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.

On December 27, a ceremony took place in Noi Bai international airport to welcome the 94 millionth passenger aboard the 800,000th flight operated by the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) this year.

Vietnam’s two world heritage sites of Hue and Hoi An have been listed among 12 must-visit Asian cities by travel site Culture Trip.

About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly 3 million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.

The central city of Da Nang will hold diverse tourism activities to attract visitors for the New Year 2018 holiday.

Prime Minister has approved a master plan for the development of the Tan Trao national tourist site in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang until 2030.

Da Nang Department of Tourism said on the occasion of Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018, the city will receive four international cruise ships at Tien Sa port carrying about 6,000 passengers.

The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam is holding a programme themed “Welcome the 2018 New Year” from December 24 to January 2.

Tourism companies in Hanoi and South Korea have enhanced cooperation to diversify tourist products for the latter’s visitors.

Foreign partners have shown interest in cooperating with the Lam Dong Province to develop the local tourism and agriculture sectors.

Industry insiders have urged the Government to further open up visa policy for foreign tourists to make Vietnam’s hospitality industry more attractive.

The Central Highlands provinces attracted 244 projects with total investment capital of US$4.66 billion in 2017, doubling that of last year.

The central city of Da Nang will host 143,000 tourists, including 82,000 foreigners, visiting during the Christmas and New Year vacation from December 24 through January 2.

Ho Chi Minh City will see a sharp increase in MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions) tourists in 2018, according to the local Department of Tourism.

Sa Pa winter festival 2017 kicked off in Sa Pa resort town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as part of activities to promote tourism potential of the locality in the framework of the 2017 National Tourism Year.

Vietnam wants to make tourism a key economic sector by 2020 that creates a driving force for the development of other sectors.

Restructuring the tourism sector is one of solutions to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector as set forth in the Politburo’s Resolution No. 08-NQ/TW.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from April 29 to June 30 next year and is meant as an international tourism and culture event in celebration of Vietnam’s Reunification Day (April 30).

The central province of Khanh Hoa, hosted its 2 millionth international tourist of the year, who landed on a VietJet Air plane from Incheon, South Korea.

A series of Christmas music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists offering something for everyone in Ho Chi Minh City’s Dam Sen Park, District 11, will begin on December 23.

A range of activities has been carried out by Vietnam tourism sector and other related authorities to realize the single ASEAN visa policy.