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.

TripAdvisor, the booking and user review site, recently revealed the list of 25 world`s most attractive destinations in 2016 voted by TripAdvisor users. Accordingly, Vietnam`s capital of Hanoi ranked the 8th place in the list.

The northern province of Bac Giang held a ceremony on March 20 to receive the certificate recognising Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Yen Dung district as a Special National Relic.

KTĐT - Rising 136 levels and ranked among the world’s top 100 best airports this year, Noi Bai International Airport was presented the "World's Most Improved Airport" award from Skytrax in Germany’s Cologne city on March 16. 

The Tourism Organization of Gyeonggi – the most populous province in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has included Vietnam in its tourism marketing strategy.

Under the EU-funded capacity development programme for environmentally and socially responsible tourism in Vietnam (EU-ESRT), a website will be built to help promote tourism in the central coastal region, where owns beautiful beaches and numerous destinations recognised by the UNESCO as world cultural heritages.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc held a ceremony to receive certificates recognising the Tay Thien site and the Binh Son Tower as special national relic sites on March 14.

Vietnamese-based Hoa Binh tourism company recently inaugurated its representative office in Berlin, Germany.

Phu Quoc Airport on Vietnam’s popular tourist island has welcomed 299 visitors from Sweden as it launched a new charter service connecting to Stockholm.

According to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board, to implement the expansion of the Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district, along with the upgrades of an exhibition house, film-screening room, parking lot and road, a memorial house to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh was also constructed.

Some 50 Vietnamese tourism companies are showcasing their products at the International International Tourism Exchange Berlin (ITB) in Germany.

Around 326,000 travellers visited the central coastal city of Da Nang in February, up 13.9 from the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

The visa exemption lasting 15 days for visitors from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Belarus (from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016) have proved effectively to lure foreign tourists in the past months.

In the first two months of 2016, the number of international arrivals to Vietnam were estimated at 1.63 million, up 16% compared to the same period last year.

The Beach-Leisure and M.I.C.E Travel Mart, the first of its kind in Vietnam, will take place from June 24 to 26 at the Tien Son Sports Centre.

Vietnam`s tourism sector aims to attract at least 400,000 Russian holidaymakers in 2016, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration Nguyen Quoc Hung said at the tourism promotion programme held in Moscow on February 24.

The city of Hoi An will begin the first trial of a public bus route connecting major destinations; An Bang and Cua Dai beach, the old quarter and Tra Que vegetable garden, on February 26-27.

In February, the number of international visitors to Hanoi was estimated at 238,000 arrivals, an increase of 44% over the same period last year.

According to the organising board of Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2016, which will take place in Hanoi from April 14-17, Russian tourists will be honourable guests at the Vietnam’s leading tourism show.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang held a ceremony to launch the 2016 National Tourism Year themed “Discovering the Southern Land” on February 22.

A workshop on tourism promotion in the north and south-central regions opened in central Nghe An province on February 20.