Around 66,000 visitors spent their holiday in the central city of Da Nang on Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), an increase of 20 percent over last year’s holiday, said the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has promoted tourism and trade with the Thailand’s northeastern provinces and important places such as Bangkok and Pattaya to attract more Thai people to visit Hue.

Vietnam has welcomed almost 4 million foreign visitors since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year rise of 18.3 percent, and earned nearly VND85 trillion in revenue from tourism. 

The leading United Arab Emirates-based newspaper Gulf News on August 20 ran an article entitled “Discover Vietnam” by Skhan Kar, deputy editor in chief of Gulf News’s photo magazine.

The International Tourism Exhibition 2011 (ITE) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from September 14-17. 

The Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has attracted 30,000 tourists, including over 10,000 foreigners, helping raise the province’s tourism revenue to VND41 billion in July. 

Despite the proliferation of modern shopping complexes and commercial centres in Hanoi, the old fashioned Chợ Hôm (Hom market) is still bustling with business every day of the week.

The 12th Guide Awards ceremony on the theme of “Tourism Vietnam: Friendly Hospitality” was held at Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan on July 29, honouring 134 businesses over the country.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has said it is keen for their cruises to stop in Vietnam to make its products more interesting.

Despite the global economic downturn, more than 1.8 million foreign tourists visited Ho Chi Minh City over the past seven months, up 10 percent compared to the same period last year.

Nestled in a pine forest, the Dalat Cadasa Resort has become a highlight of the peaceful misty city of Da Lat. The resort has 16 villas of different shapes and sizes, which mingle with the magnificent natural surroundings and create a relaxed atmosphere for visitors.

A new beautiful cave has been discovered in Na Hang primeval forest in the northern province of Tuyen Quang.

Nghe An province attracted more than 2 million visitors in May and June, including nearly 58,000 foreigners.

The five-star SuperStar Virgo cruise ship will dock at Ho Chi Minh City’s Lotus port at 9am on July 5, bringing 2,700 sea travelers, mainly from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

Pu Mat National Park, located in the central province of Nghe An and classified as a World Biosphere Reserve (the largest in Southeast Asia ) by UNESCO in April, has long been known for its bio-diversity.

If you visit Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap during the time of day when the highest tides occur, normally from August to November, you can take a motorboat ride through forests rich with plants and flowers and green cajeput trees.

About 3,000 tourists from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia on the five-star cruise ship Super Star Virgo docked at Ho Chi Minh City’s Lotus port on June 14.  

Lang Co Festival 2011 – the World Beautiful Bay will be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 9-10 to promote tourism and encourage investment in the Lang Co-Chan May economic zone.

The fifth biennial Nha Trang Sea Festival, themed Nha Trang – Coastal Destination this year, will be held next month.

Vietnam Airlines held a seminar in the central city of Da Nang on May 18, aiming to seek ways to turn Vietnam’s central region into a popular destination for Chinese-speaking tourists.

Located in the coastal district of Vinh Linh in the central province of Quang Tri, Cua Tung Beach is the nation's "Queen of Beaches", arousing the curiosity of many tourists to come and experience its beauty.

Vietnam had performed as the best tourism market in the region in 2010 with the number of foreign arrivals recording a year-on-year increase of 40 percent, according to Business Monitor International (BMI).

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a campaign on April 9 to promote tourism and voting for Ha Long Bay as a natural wonder of the world.

Quang Ninh’s largest ever tourism festival, the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week, was kicked off on April 1.

With its rich culinary heritage and an exciting street food scene, Hanoi is a wonderful city for many delicious dishes.

Tourists will soon be able surf in Bali, shop in Singapore and eat spicy street food in Thailand before crossing into Cambodia and cruising the Mekong in Vietnam with a single tourist visa.

Situated near the banks of the To Lich River, the ancient village of Hoa Muc in Trung Hoa, Cau Giay District of Hanoi, is known for many historical relics connected to its cultural and religious life dating back hundreds of years.

Today, you can explore Ha Long Bay from unprecedented heights by going on a helicopter tour.

Up to 885,200 tourists flocked to the northern province of Quang Ninh during February this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 8 percent.

The Thang Long Xanh Investment Company, an affiliate of Archi Group launched Zen Resort project, a Japan-styled resort complex in Hanoi on March 5.