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.

The central city of Da Nang has conducted a string of activities in order to attract more visitors during the off season when the number of tourists drops by half that in summer months.

The global Fodor’s Travel magazine has picked out Viet Nam as one of the world’s 10 must-see destinations in autumn.

Vietnam`s tourism sector will recover in the last months of this year, Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), expressed his hope at the recent press conference to review the results of the past few months` tourism improvement strategies.

According to the plan announced recently by the Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture, the historical Soc Temple monument complex in Phu Linh commune in Soc Son district will be converted into a cultural tourism site.

Travellers to Hanoi should not miss opportunities to visit museums during their trip to explore the thousand-year-old capital city.

General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan said at the recent conference in Hanoi that domestic tourists rose by 9% to 48.8 million in the nine-month period, contributing to a 2.8% growth in the country’s tourism revenues.

Helicopter tours will soon be available for tourists to enjoy an aerial view of the World Cultural Heritage of My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam, a local official said.

The US travel guide Rough Guides has cited Quy Nhon- a coastal city in the central province of Binh Dinh - as top 9 places to get off tourist trail in Southeast Asia.

A local man has discovered a new cave inside Phong Nha, the world natural heritage site in Quang Binh province, according to the Management Board of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) General Director Nguyen Van Tuan said at the conference in Hanoi on October 2, VNAT will launch a 30-second video clip popularising Vietnam’s tourism on foreign TV channels.

Almost every place of natural beauty in Viet Nam has a stream called the Fairy Stream, which seems to offer the best views of nature.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang city has announced that it will work with related parties to open new river tourism programmes, such as the Han River – Co Co River Tour, the Cu De River Tour, and the Han River – Tuy Loan River Tour.

Developing responsible and sustainable tourism in central Vietnam came to the fore at a workshop held in Quang Nam province on September 29.

Vietnam General Statistics Office said that Vietnam received over 626,300 foreign visitors in September, up 8.3% against the same period last year.

The Government`s new visa exemption policy for travellers from five European countries could boost tourism better if it was for longer than 15 days, tour operators and visitors have said.

The number of international visitors to Hanoi reached over 173,000 arrivals this September, increasing by 40.1% over the same period last year.

Hanoi People`s Committee held a ceremony to announce the debut of the municipal Tourism Department on September 21.

Officials of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and central Thanh Hoa province alongside heritage experts and travel agencies have gathered in a workshop to propose ways to connect heritage sites in Thanh Hoa and nationwide into attractive tours and tourism routes.

Societies of Travel Agents of Vietnam and Czech signed a cooperative agreement on boosting bilateral tourism and friendship.

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