Saigontourist Travel Service Company has received 1,000 foreign passengers and crew members from Germany’s Amadea and the UK’s Saga Ruby cruise ships which docked in HCM City on March 27.

Thirteen Vietnamese travel agencies are participating in the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT-2012) to promote Vietnam’s popular destinations in Russia. 

Representatives from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Museum met in Hanoi on March 21 to seek cooperative opportunities with travel agencies to attract international visitors to museums.

Laguna tourism area, the largest of its kind in Lang Co bay, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be on a trial operation as from early June

The British Cave Research Association led by Dr. Howard Limbert has found seven new caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Saigontourist Travel Services (Saigontourist) have welcomed 550 foreign passengers, mainly from Germany, on board the Columbus, which docked at Tien Sa Port in central Danang city on March 20.

As the holiday season has started in Russia, there is an increasing number of Russian tourists traveling to Vietnam.

A workshop entitled ‘Vietnam – Timeless Charm’ was held in Kuala Lumpur on March 17 to introduce Vietnam’s tourism development and promote its attractive destinations.

Tourists to Hoi An ancient city, in the central Quang Nam province now have a chance to become local farmers for one day.

The US well-known street fashion, Free People, has chosen Vietnam as its destination to take “look book” photographs for its March publication.

Vietnam is joining nearly 60 countries at the 18th annual Travel and Vacation Show which opened in Ottawa city on March 10.

With its natural treasures of waterfalls, lakes and mountains, Thien Son-Suoi Nga tourism area has become a favourite weekend retreat for both local and foreign visitors.

Vietnam welcomed about 681,850 foreign visitors in February, up 8.2 percent compared to January, bringing the total number of international tourists in the first two months to more than 1.31 million, a year-on-year increase of 27.1 percent.

The Vietnam National Administration for Tourism (VNAT) has unveiled plans to open a representative office in Tokyo later this year as part of efforts to attract more Japanese tourists to Vietnam and promote cooperation between the two countries.

British cruise ship to visit Saigontourist Travel Service Co welcomed some 500 passengers and crew members who arrived aboard British cruise ship Spirit of Adventure in HCM City’s Sai Gon Port on March 9 as part of a three-day tour of the city and Nha Trang.

Laos Airlines will open a new air route linking Lao provinces of Pakse and Savannakhet with Vietnam’s central city of Danang in mid-April.

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.