The newly established food street in the inner district of Ba Dinh brings fascinating cultural, tourist, and culinary experiences to travelers at home and abroad.

To make Quoc Oai District a magnet for visitors, the local government planned to improve service quality and work with travel agencies to include its destinations in tour itineraries.

Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The Hung Kings Temple historical site in the ancestral province of Phu Tho welcomed nearly 1 million worshippers during the six-day festival of the Tet holiday (Lunar New Year), reported the Relic Management Board.

Huong Pagoda has received around 50,000 visitors on the first day of its festival (February 21), according to a report published by the Management Board of Huong Pagoda.

The Saint Giong Festival was launched on February 21, the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, at Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi.

In the first four days of the Lunar New Year, the Temple of Literature-Imperial Academy has received more than 100,000 visitors coming for sightseeing and for the traditional “asking for letters” from calligraphy masters at the beginning of the year, according to Center for Cultural and Scientific Activities of the Temple of Literature-Imperial Academy report.

Activities to mark the 229th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory against the Chinese Qing invaders took place in Dong Da Cultural Park in Hanoi on February 20.

The number of international tourists to the capital city of Vietnam is estimated to rise by 30% to 125,000 people during the week-long Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

The scenic spot of Huong Pagoda, designated by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site, makes visitors cannot help having the feeling of losing in a world of fairies.

Ancient stone field Nam Dan, Nam Dan commune, Xin Man (Ha Giang) is one of the famous relics of Ha Giang province and also a national heritage. This heritage is gradually becoming a tourist attraction of Ha Giang.

​Nature has particularly bounteous in Hau Giang province, providing water loaded with minerals that is home to the most delicious "thac lac" fish (clown knife fish). The flesh is fragrant, firm and crisp-skinned.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre will offer free tickets to Vietnamese visitors during the first three days of the 2018 Lunar New Year (February 16-18).

CNN and Hanoi inked the US$2 million program to promote the city`s image to the world during 2017-2018. Tourism sector of Hanoi as well as Vietnam would benefit more from this cooperation, Sunita Rajan, Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales, Asia Pacific, CNN International Commercial told Hanoitimes.

Covered by a wide ecological structure of over 200ha, the climate is cool all year round, Khoang Xanh - Suoi Tien tourist area (Van Hoa commune, Ba Vi district, Hanoi) is a small version of Dalat in heart of the capital. Therefore, this is the ideal place for weekend or short holidays in the summer.

The Prime Minister has approved the conversion of Ta Dung Nature Reserve in Dak Nong Province into Ta Dung National Park.

Xuan Truong Construction Company has opened the third waterway for operation at Trang An eco-tourism site to serve tourists visiting the Trang An Scenic Landscape complex.

Tourists now can experience the Vietnamese traditional custom of asking for and giving words in the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel`s hall.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have proposed that the Government extend visa exemption for citizens of certain countries to 21 or 30 days instead of the current 15 days, in order to match the duration of tour programs.

CNN has selected Hanoi’s most popular flower market to among 14 best destinations to celebrate Lunar New Year.

Two locations in Vietnam—Sapa and Hoi An towns—have been named among the top ten places to visit in Southeast Asia in 2018, as selected by the readers of the UK-based travel website Rough Guides.

Da Nang city is one of the top 10 best places in the world for foreigners to live in 2018, according to international tourism magazine Live and Invest Overseas (LIO).

With the theme “Online travel, Vietnam tourism looks toward the fourth industrial revolution,” the 6th Vietnam International Travel Mart—VITM Hanoi 2018 will highlight hi-tech tourism.