Passengers eligible for refunds if flights delay for five hours or more
Passengers eligible for refunds if flights delay for five hours or more

The Ministry of Transport has issued a document on reviewing and amending circulars related to air transport, specifying the obligations of air carriers towards passengers in cases of cancellations and delays.

Passengers eligible for refunds if flights delay for five hours or more
Vietnam emerges as new Asian tourism hotspot
Vietnam emerges as new Asian tourism hotspot

VOV.VN - Travel Off Path, a US website specializing in tourism, recently published an article highlighting the nation for its array of breathtakingly beautiful scenery, a huge coastline that stretches for an incredible 3,260km, and several energetic cities.

Vietnam emerges as new Asian tourism hotspot
Condé Nast Traveller suggests 10 best vegetarian dishes to try in Hanoi
Condé Nast Traveller suggests 10 best vegetarian dishes to try in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The famous and long-standing travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller has named the 10 top plant-based dishes to try in the Vietnamese capital, including banana blossom salad and tapioca coconut pudding.

Condé Nast Traveller suggests 10 best vegetarian dishes to try in Hanoi
Musical tourism hoped to attract high-spending travellers to Vietnam
Musical tourism hoped to attract high-spending travellers to Vietnam

With many international singers choosing Vietnam as a destination of their world tours recently, musical tourism is expected to develop and help the country attract travellers who are ready to spend big.

Musical tourism hoped to attract high-spending travellers to Vietnam
Discovering lotus tea making art of Hanoians
Discovering lotus tea making art of Hanoians

VOV.VN - Lotus tea is widely viewed to be one of the best Vietnamese teas and can be considered a unique gift from Hanoi, with experiencing the traditional lotus tea making art in Thuong Tin district being a good suggestion for travelers during their trip to the capital.

Discovering lotus tea making art of Hanoians
Filipinos become biggest average spenders on trips to Vietnam
Filipinos become biggest average spenders on trips to Vietnam

VOV.VN - Tourists from the Philippines make up the biggest spenders, with their spending rising from US$1,124 in 2017 to US$2,257 in 2019 per trip during their trip to Vietnam.

Filipinos become biggest average spenders on trips to Vietnam
Thua Thien – Hue strives to turn tourism into spearhead economic sector
Thua Thien – Hue strives to turn tourism into spearhead economic sector

The tourism industry of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue continued to regain recovery momentum and high growth in the first half of 2023, ranking 11th among 63 provinces and cities in terms of total revenue.

Thua Thien – Hue strives to turn tourism into spearhead economic sector
UK newspaper reveals eight oddest things about Vietnam
UK newspaper reveals eight oddest things about Vietnam

VOV.VN - Leading British travel publisher Rough Guides has revealed a list of the eight oddest things visitors should see during their trip to Vietnam.

UK newspaper reveals eight oddest things about Vietnam
Foreign travel website suggests 10 top tourist attractions in Vietnam
Foreign travel website suggests 10 top tourist attractions in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A recent post published on The Travel has described the nation as a distinctive country that is not only famous for fiercely defending its independence, but for its beautiful natural attractions, while suggesting 10 top tourist attractions travelers can’t miss in Vietnam.

Foreign travel website suggests 10 top tourist attractions in Vietnam
'Multilingual Voiceover - Audio Guide' debuts at My Son World Cultural Heritage
'Multilingual Voiceover - Audio Guide' debuts at My Son World Cultural Heritage

VOV.VN - The My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board launched a digital product titled "Multi-language voiceover - Audio Guide" on July 19 to provide visitors with information about the My Son relic site.

'Multilingual Voiceover - Audio Guide' debuts at My Son World Cultural Heritage
Vietnam up six places in world's powerful passport ranking
Vietnam up six places in world's powerful passport ranking

VOV.VN - The latest report compiled by the Henley Passport Index indicates that Vietnam climbed six positions to secure 82nd place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports this year.

Vietnam up six places in world's powerful passport ranking
Video contest on Vietnamese tourism launched
Video contest on Vietnamese tourism launched

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) have jointly launched an online video contest titled “I Love Vietnam” in an effort to elevate the images of Vietnam and its people.

Video contest on Vietnamese tourism launched
Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City among top 15 favourite cities in Asia
Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City among top 15 favourite cities in Asia

VOV.VN - The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam along with Ho Chi Minh City have been listed among the top 15 favourite cities in Asia of 2023, as chosen by readers of United States magazine Travel+Leisure.

Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City among top 15 favourite cities in Asia
Vietnamese, Chinese localities foster tourism cooperation
Vietnamese, Chinese localities foster tourism cooperation

A tourism promotion programme between Sa Pa township in Vietnam’s Lao Cai province and Mile city in Honghe county of China’s Yunnan province was held in the Vietnamese northern mountainous locality on July 18.

Vietnamese, Chinese localities foster tourism cooperation
Sustainable tourism an inevitable trend: Insiders
Sustainable tourism an inevitable trend: Insiders

With more than 5,000 accommodation establishments receiving Travel Sustainable badge of Booking.com, Vietnam is among the top five countries in Asia-Pacific region with the highest number of the providers of this kind of service recognised for their efforts to operate more sustainably.

Sustainable tourism an inevitable trend: Insiders
Vietnam moves to attract more Indian tourists
Vietnam moves to attract more Indian tourists

India is seen as a potential market for Vietnam’s tourism, and the country will strengthen promotion activities to lure more holiday-makers from the South Asian market, according to Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.

Vietnam moves to attract more Indian tourists
Hanoi’s incense artisans keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive
Hanoi’s incense artisans keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive

VOV.VN - South China Morning Post (SCMP) of Hong Kong (China) recently published an article highlighting Quang Phu Cau village as a great place to visit as incense artisans of the capital keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive.

Hanoi’s incense artisans keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive
International media suggests five ways to travel across Hoi An, Da Nang, and Hue
International media suggests five ways to travel across Hoi An, Da Nang, and Hue

VOV.VN - Central cities like Hue, Hoi An, and Da Nang are essential stops for anyone looking to put together a Vietnam itinerary, as each of these cities highlights the different elements of what makes Vietnam so special, with travel website Road Affair suggesting a dizzying number of ways to enjoy the trip.

International media suggests five ways to travel across Hoi An, Da Nang, and Hue
New cave discovered in Tuyen Quang
New cave discovered in Tuyen Quang

A new cave has been recently found and explored in Na Hang District of the northern province of Tuyen Quang, according to the local media.

New cave discovered in Tuyen Quang
Limited tourism promotion leaves Vietnam lagging behind competitors
Limited tourism promotion leaves Vietnam lagging behind competitors

Setting up representative offices in target markets is considered the "trump card" in attracting travelers. But Vietnam has allocated only modest budgets for tourism promotion and has been slow in opening representative offices.

Limited tourism promotion leaves Vietnam lagging behind competitors
Pedestrian street and night market for backpackers opens in Da Nang
Pedestrian street and night market for backpackers opens in Da Nang

VOV.VN - An Thuong street, also known as backpacker street, kicked off a pedestrian space and a night market on July 15 in Ngu Hanh Son district of central Da Nang city, becoming a new attractive destination for both locals and foreign tourists.

Pedestrian street and night market for backpackers opens in Da Nang
Tourism industry’s efforts to attract and retain foreign holidaymakers
Tourism industry’s efforts to attract and retain foreign holidaymakers

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese tourism industry is seeking to attract and retain foreign visitors ahead in the second half of the year and beyond, particularly amid the spending of holidaymakers remaining modest.

Tourism industry’s efforts to attract and retain foreign holidaymakers
Vietnam Airlines reschedules international flights due to storm Talim
Vietnam Airlines reschedules international flights due to storm Talim

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has rescheduled international flights on July 17 due to storm Talim, the first of its kind forecast to hit Vietnam this year.

Vietnam Airlines reschedules international flights due to storm Talim
Top spot to catch sunset over century-old Long Bien Bridge
Top spot to catch sunset over century-old Long Bien Bridge

VOV.VN - Situated in Ngoc Lam ward of Long Bien district in Hanoi, Ngoc Lam wharf has attracted plenty of locals and tourists recently as it has become an ideal spot to snap photos of the sunset across the century-old Long Bien Bridge.

Top spot to catch sunset over century-old Long Bien Bridge
EuroCham proposes inclusion of EU members on Vietnam's visa exemption list
EuroCham proposes inclusion of EU members on Vietnam's visa exemption list

VOV.VN - The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has submitted a letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposing the expansion of the country’s visitor visa exemption list to include all 27 EU member states.

EuroCham proposes inclusion of EU members on Vietnam's visa exemption list
Hanoi rises in The Telegraph’s rankings of best cities on earth
Hanoi rises in The Telegraph’s rankings of best cities on earth

VOV.VN - Hanoi - the Vietnamese capital - has jumped from 54th to 27th position in the rankings of the best cities on earth during the 2019 - 2023 period, as compiled by UK newspaper The Telegraph.

Hanoi rises in The Telegraph’s rankings of best cities on earth
Australian media proposes Vietnamese destinations for best winter holiday escape
Australian media proposes Vietnamese destinations for best winter holiday escape

VOV.VN - Traveller of The Sydney Morning Herald recently released a list of the best winter holiday escapes, with Ho Chi Minh City and a river cruise across Vietnam included.

Australian media proposes Vietnamese destinations for best winter holiday escape
Family tours a trend in Ho Chi Minh City this summer
Family tours a trend in Ho Chi Minh City this summer

People pay more and more attention to summer holiday vacation and consider it an opportunity to tighten connectivity among family members, according to travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City.

Family tours a trend in Ho Chi Minh City this summer
Vietjet launches direct flights between HCM City and Tokyo’s Haneda airport
Vietjet launches direct flights between HCM City and Tokyo’s Haneda airport

Vietjet has officially launched the direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, meeting the demands of people and tourists.

Vietjet launches direct flights between HCM City and Tokyo’s Haneda airport
Vietnam targeting high-end Cambodian tourists
Vietnam targeting high-end Cambodian tourists

Vietnam is seeking to attract high-end tourists from Cambodia, which is rapidly emerging as a promising source of visitors.

Vietnam targeting high-end Cambodian tourists
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