The TLC West Lake Joint Stock Company has officially opened the Ho Tay (West Lake) electric car tourism route for visitors to discover the history, culture and beauty of the 18-km long lake.

Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam started offering free wireless internet (wifi) access at the beginning of the Lunar New Year, becoming the first city in Asia to provide such service.

Vietnam welcomed some 630,000 foreign visitors in January, estimated the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

“Vietnam has many fascinating things to discover, but it’s the best if you discover them yourself.”

Vietnam led the number of visitors to Cambodia last year with nearly 600,000 tourists, followed by the Republic of Korea (330,000), China (240,000), Japan (120,000) and the US (110,000).

Around 80,000 tourists in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces went abroad through Tan Son Nhat International Airport to enjoy their lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, representing a year-on-year increase of 20 percent.

Nearly all members of the Ramsar Convention’s Secretariat have reached an agreement to recognise Tram Chim National Park, of Dong Thap Mekong Delta province, as a Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance, according to the park’s director, Nguyen Van Hung.

Jetstar Pacific is operating the cheapest short-haul flights in the world, says online tourism agency eDreams.

Around 183,000 foreign tourists visited Hanoi during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent.  

More than one million visitors from across the country visited the Hung Kings Temple historical complex in the northern midland province of Phu Tho during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

The famous citadel in the former imperial capital of Hue drew more than 50,000 tourists, including 30,000 foreigners, during the recent Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

The annual Vieng Market Festival takes place on the eighth day of the first lunar month, when people have just finished celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.  

Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers and tourists nationwide have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the new-year, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for all.

HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities for street food according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine. 

The northern central province of Thanh Hoa is famous for the mysterious Hang Ma (Ghost Cave).

Despite drizzle and cold weather, 31,000 visitors, including 7,200 foreigners, visited relics in the former imperial city of Hue during the first three days of the Lunar New Year (January 23-25).

Visitors to Sapa are enjoying adventure tours in the villages of Ta Giang Phinh in Sapa township and Nam Tam in neighbouring Lai Chau Province, where the local people fiercely cling to their traditions.

The central province of Thua Thien Hue will organize various activities to promote its image during the 2012 National Tourism Year of the Northern Central Coastal Area.

Nearly 27,500 passengers have entered and went out of Hanoi through Noi Bai International Airport from January 23-25, according to the Airport Customs Department.   

The central city of Danang is expected to receive nearly 10,000 foreign visitors by sea and air on the first 10 days of the lunar New Year festival (Tet).  

Two planes carrying 251 passengers from the Russia Far East landed at Cam Ranh airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on January 23 – the first day of the lunar New Year festival.

The travel company Vitours will welcome 32 Australian visitors on a two-week trans-Vietnam tour and the Vietravel company will welcome nearly 50 Chinese and Japanese tourists during the first days of Lunar New Year.

All domestic and foreign tourists will have the chance to visit Ha Long Bay without fees during the traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet) from January 23 to February 5.

Vietnam has emerged as one of the top destinations for travelers from Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the Republic of Korea, according to a recent Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey released in Hanoi last week.

About 1,500 Vietnamese, including overseas Vietnamese, have booked Lunar New Year or Tet tours with Saigontourist Travel Service Co. to enjoy pre-Tet activities around the country.  

Tickets for foreign tours during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) have been sold out as the number of visitors registering for these tours has increased by 20-40 percent, according to some travel agencies.

Located in a charming natural area in northern Ha Nam province, Nui Cam (Forbidden Mountain) with its beauty and legend has attracted a large number of visitors.

With its distinctive culture, beautiful natural landscape and affordability, Vietnam has emerged as one of the top destinations for travellers from Singapore, Thailand, Australia and the Republic of Korea (RoK).  

Vietnam’s tourism ambassador Ly Nha Ky has left for Taiwan, China, to advertise the national culture and call for foreign investment into the country.

Vietnam’s distinctive and high-quality tourism products are being showcased at an ASEAN international tourism fair in Indonesia.