A video clip on Vietnamese people, culture and history has presented at UIndy Athens, a branch of Indianapolis University, by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece. 

The central coastal city of Danang has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of sea travellers during the first two months of 2012. 

Korean Tourism Organization and Vietnamese tourism enterprises have jointly held a conference to strengthen tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Cam Ranh International Airport received four flights from Russia’s Far East region with almost 790 passengers aboard on March 2.

The national tourism administration will receive suggestions concerning the amendment and supplement to different articles of tourism policies from now until June for submission to the National Assembly.

The European Union (EU) will provide 11 million euros for a five-year environmentally and socially responsible tourism (ESRT) development programme in Vietnam.

The total number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first two months of 2012 reached over 1.3 million, up 27 percent compared to the same period last year.

The central city of Danang has set up a hotline to help local expats who have passports and personal property lost or stolen.

Ba Be Lake is part of Ba Be National Park with 21 famous eco-tourism and cultural sites in the northeastern region.

More than 200 Vietnamese and foreign delegates made a fact-finding tour of the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 25 to explore its investment opportunities and natural beauty.

Tourists to Hong Kong will now have the opportunity to go to horse races, in addition to popular destinations and shopping malls, on new tours offered by Vietravel.

A squad of 36 tourists from the US and Australia will join a Trans-Vietnam adventure by way of 13 vintage jeeps from April 24 to May 3.

Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district of southern Dong Thap province has welcomed the return of some 35 red-headed (sarus) cranes, as floodwaters have receded since late January.

The BBC Television has covered cruise safety in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.

Sung Sot (Amazing), one of the largest caves in Ha Long Bay, has been selected as one of the world’s ten most beautiful caves by the Association of Tourism Offices and Brokers in the Czech Republic.

Managers, researchers and experts from the US, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam gathered at an international seminar on tourism in Hue city on February 14.

A Greek Television station will continue to work with the Vietnamese embassy in Athens to promote Vietnam’s image through diplomatic, business and cultural events organised by the embassy.

Lanta-Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has paid its VND10 billion debt to 17 resorts in Mui Ne town, southern Binh Thuan province.  

Canadians Andrew and Marith Kull had intended to find a good restaurant for their final evening in Hanoi, but they changed their plans after hearing about a tour to a local house, which they described as "the perfect end to our trip".

Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh is famous for its great size and beautiful architecture, and also well-known for its record number of huge Buddha statues.

Costa Classica and SuperStar Aquarius, two international luxury cruise ships carrying a total of 4,000 visitors and crew members, were received by Vietnam’s leading tour operator Saigontourist in Ha Long Bay on February 9.  

Over the last five years, many garden houses in Hue have remained in a poor state of repair despite the launch of a four-year project in 2006 to preserve "nha vuon".

Stretching 192km along the coast, the southern province of Binh Thuan boasts great potential for tourism development, especially sea tourism - the most popular in Vietnam.

The world’s renowned travel guide, the Lonely Planet, has rated Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region ninth out of the top 10 destinations for 2012.

Vietnam participated in the 53rd Holiday Fair in the Belgian capital city of Brussels from February 2-6.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, announced on February 7 that it had transported safely over one million passengers during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) from January 7-30.

US tycoon Sheldon Adelson said that his Las Vegas Sands is willing to build luxurious integrated resorts (IR) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at a combined investment capital of US$5-6 billion.

In January, Ho Chi Minh City earned VND5,808 billion from 310,000 foreign arrivals, achieving a year-on-year increase of 37.8 percent.

Lanta Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has resumed its operations in line with procedures related to Russian tourists stranded in Binh Thuan under contract to local service providers.

The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than 28,000 tourists since the beginning of 2012, including 6,500 during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.