Public museums in HCM City attracted around 2.6 million visitors last year, with the five museums administered by private organisations and individuals.

Located in the central province of Nghe An about 18km from Vinh city, Cua Lo beach is one of the most popular destinations for both local and foreign tourists, especially during the summer.

The Singaporean airline SilkAir launched its new direct flight route Hanoi-Singapore at Noi Bai International Airport on June 5.

VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company (VietJetAir) is the first airline in Vietnam to offer auto check-in services to its passengers.

Among well-known tourist attractions in Dalat city in the Central Highlands, Thung Lung Tinh Yeu (The Valley of Love) appeals to many travellers thanks to its romantic landscape.

Foreign tourists traveling to Vietnam by sea in May showed a sharp increase of 101.9 percent year on year.

Since the beginning of this year, nearly three million foreign visitors have arrived in Vietnam, up 17.5 percent compared to the same period last year.

A passenger plane, Boeing-767-300, touched down the runway of Cam Ranh airport on May 28, kick-starting direct flights between Ulan-Ude, the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, and the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnam’s beauty appears on National Graphic through pictures featuring its friendly people and magnificent landscape.  

The Vietnamese private airline VietjetAir has launched daily shuttle flights between Hanoi and Da Nang as from May 24.

Vietnam is one of the most attractive destinations for tourists from Cambodia, with the number of visitors increasing annually by around 30 percent, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism.

From art to food, history and spas, Australian traveller Lance Richardson points out many reasons to visit Hanoi.

The second charter flight from Russia with 150 tourists on board arrived in the central city of Danang on May 15.

Okay, as a visitor to Saigon you are free 24 hours a day. What is the best way of spending your time in this historical and vibrant city?

Sandra Therese Fagerberg, 35, and Thomas Harald Gronvoll, 32, from Sweden, who share travel as a hobby, have chosen Nha Trang beach as the place to organize their wedding.

Many beaches in Vietnam are mentioned in Forbers’ and CNN Go’s lists of the most beautiful beaches in the region, including An Bang, Sao (Star), Bai Lu and Quan Lan.

Asiana Airlines of the Republic of Korea has pledged to promote Vietnam’s central region heritage sites on its international flights. 

Saigontourist Travel Service Company on May 7 welcomed 2,300 foreign passengers and crew members from Italy, Spain, the UK and Germany aboard five-star cruise ship Costa Victoria on a Trans-Vietnam tour.

Russian magazine Livejournal has recently illustrated Vietnam's beautiful landscape through the lens of Vietnamese professional photographer Hoang Nam.

The low cost airline Jetstar Pacific has said it will launch daily flights between the capital city and two tourism destinations in the central region – Danang and Nha Trang - to meet the increasing travel demand over the summer.

Mekong Aviation JSC (Air Mekong) will launch a new direct route between Hanoi and Con Dao starting on May 19 to meet the growing demand of tourists from northern localities to the southern historical island during the summer.

An exclusive group of committed bikers from the US and Australia in April participated in Rally Indochina, a trip along mountainous paths in the North, down the remnants of the original Ho Chi Minh Trail through central Vietnam, to raise money for local children.

The Danang City Tourism Promotion Centre has held a meeting with business delegations from Russia, Japan and the Republic of Korea after launching the 2012 international fireworks competition.

More than 5,000 local and foreign tourists took express trains to Lao Cai Railways Station on April 28 to spend the four-day holiday enjoying the cooler weather in the tourist town of Sapa.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Vietnam is willing to cooperate with the New Open World Corporation to link the seven new natural wonders and other beauty spots around the world.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said  over the first four months, Vietnam has welcomed more than 2.5 million foreign visitors, up nearly 23 percent compared to the same period last year.

Anthony James Marrinan, general manager of InterContinental Sun Peninsula Danang resort tells Vietnam Investment Review’s reporter that the property will raise the bar when it comes to luxury resorts in the country.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will help Vietnam to promote tourism, said its Secretary General Taleb Rifai on April 20.

The US news cable CNN has selected Halong Bay in northwestern Vietnam as one of the five most beautiful tropical islands in Asia.

More than 200,000 domestic and foreign tourists attended the 8th annual Tourism Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from April 12-15.