Hanoi should intensify its efforts to promote the value of its precious heritage and unlock its potential to drive economic growth and diversify local tourism offerings.

Artifacts and bronze sculptures are displayed at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, offering visitors a glimpse of Vietnam's thousand-year-old tradition of casting bronze.

Hanoi, Vietnam's vibrant capital, remains a top choice for both domestic and international travelers.

Vietnam`s Ho Chi Minh City will launch its first passenger riverway route in early June to help reduce road traffic congestion, the municipal Transport Department said Friday.

With rich traditional cultures and unspoiled landscapes, Con Dao in Vietnam`s southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province is one of 12 crowd-free sea paradises in Asia, US Cable News Network (CNN) has recently stated.

Travelers have selected Non Nuoc and An Bang beaches in Vietnam in the list of top 25 Asian beaches in a recent survey conducted by global travel site TripAdvisor.

When coming to the Detrang Farm in Ba Vi district, Hanoi capital, visitors will participate in activities related to animals such as watching, feeding, milking, riding trailers, as well as some games, including blind man’s buff, goat herding, goat finding, animal drawing.

If Da Lat is filled with peach flowers in the spring, the summer is the time for violet flamboyant flowers blooming in many large or small roads in the city.

Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy has signed the Decision No. 1415/QD-UBND to approve two promotional clips to be broadcast on the American Cable News Network (CNN) in 2017.

In the first two months of this year, the number of international visitors to Vietnam reached 2,206,659 arrivals, up 33 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved a master plan of Mau Son tourism zone in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son by 2030.

People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang held a press conference in Hanoi on February 20 to announce a conference on investment, trade and tourism promotion scheduled to take place in the localtity on February 27.

The prestigious American magazine Forbes recently published an article about 21 of suitable destinations for low-cost travelers in 2017. Northern Vietnam led the top in Forbes among the cheapest destinations in 2017.

With the theme of “Northwest colours”, 2017 National Tourism Year offers a good chance for regional localities to introduce and promote their tourism potential and strengths.

Cat Bi International Airport and the Hanoi-Hai Phong expressway, which were put into service in early 2016, have helped reduce travel time from Hanoi to Hai Phong.

The HCM City Department of Tourism and the Immigration Management Department organised a ceremony on February 4 to welcome Richard Kenneth Wilson (Britain), the first e-visa visitor to Vietnam at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of international tourists from almost markets saw a strong increase, with China topping the list (up 67.9 percent) and Laos ranking second with nearly 42 percent.

Hanoi Tourism Department reported that during the 5-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays from January 26-30, the number of tourists to the capital city reached over 230,000 arrivals, up 7.5% against the same period in 2016.

In 2017, Hanoi Department of Tourism will promote the collaboration with cities and provinces nationwide in developing high-quality and highly competitive tourism products with special focus on culture, according to Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong.

The Politburo`s resolution aims to develop tourism into one of the country’s key economic sectors, attracting 17 to 20 million visitors by 2020.

With the aims to create a new impression for tourists to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, the Complex of Hue Monuments is scheduled to open in the evening, from 6:30pm to 10pm, from the second quarter of this year, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the tourism sector to effectively implement the Strategy on Tourism Development, especially the Politburo-issued resolution on turning tourism into the country`s spearhead economic industry during a conference held by the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism in Hanoi on January 12.

The Hanoi Tourism Department held a conference on January 11 to review its implementation in 2016 and deploy tasks of 2017. Deputy Chairman of the municipal People`s Committee Ngo Van Quy attended the meeting.