Caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, more and more Vietnamese are seeking long treks into the deep forest for novel experiences.

Nighttime motorbike tours and local cuisine are among the most memorable experiences for visitors to Hanoi.

Hanoi's Old Quarter is evolving. As the city reinvents its historic heart, a series of transport upgrades and tourism reforms are reshaping the way visitors experience this iconic neighborhood.

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.

Projects that integrate life values and promise excellent profitability are expected to become magnets for investors.

Vietnam should extend the visa-free period for visitors from five Western European countries, continue with this policy for more than a year, and improve tourism products to attract more tourists from this market, industry insiders told the recent 2015 International Travel Expo HCM City.