Pho Hanoi, now a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, will be the centerpiece of a year-end festival celebrating its timeless inheritance and cultural significance.

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.

Spring roll ("Nem rán" in the North or “Chả giò” in the South) is one of the most popular traditional Vietnamese food in Tet Holiday, literally meaning minced pork roll.

Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the biggest festival and public holiday in Vietnam. Officially, the festival includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day in Lunar Calendar.

In Vietnamese New Year party, beside traditional dishes, no family can forget to make a tray of "Mứt Tết” and “Ô mai”, a cup of tea, betel and areca ready to entertain their visitors.

"Chung" Cake is a traditional and irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people in Tet Holiday and Hung King’s anniversary (10th of Lunar March). For the Vietnamese, making "Chung" Cake is the ideal way to express gratitude to their ancestors and homeland.

As a decades-long Vietnamese tradition, the calligraphy markets in HCM City have attracted locals and tourists looking for artworks that will bring them happiness, success, wealth and health.

Vietnam is expected to welcome over one million foreign arrivals in the first month of 2017, up 12.3 percent from the previous month, said Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

An international food festival will be held in the world heritage site of Hoi An, Vietnam`s central Quang Nam province, from March 20-26.

The Politburo`s resolution aims to develop tourism into one of the country’s key economic sectors, attracting 17 to 20 million visitors by 2020.

The fifth Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) is expected to take place on April 6-9 in capital Hanoi with the participation of over 600 domestic and foreign exhibitors.

At an altitude of over 1,000 meters, Moc Chau Plateau is in flowered throughout the year. However, Spring is the best time to admire the stunning beauty of Moc Chau Plateau when the white plum blossom cover many hills and valleys in the land making it extremely attractive and lovely.

With the aims to create a new impression for tourists to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, the Complex of Hue Monuments is scheduled to open in the evening, from 6:30pm to 10pm, from the second quarter of this year, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the tourism sector to effectively implement the Strategy on Tourism Development, especially the Politburo-issued resolution on turning tourism into the country`s spearhead economic industry during a conference held by the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism in Hanoi on January 12.

The Hanoi Tourism Department held a conference on January 11 to review its implementation in 2016 and deploy tasks of 2017. Deputy Chairman of the municipal People`s Committee Ngo Van Quy attended the meeting.

The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Ngai has approved a plan to turn a coastal road in Ly Son island into a walking street.

In 2016, the municipal tourism sector introduced some exciting new products such as: the Hanoi Memories programme, the "Emotion of Hanoi" tour, the pilot of opening more walking area around Hoan Kiem Lake and Vietnam`s Ao dai space.

Vietnamreceived a record 12.9 million foreign visitors in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 29.1 per cent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The number of travelers to Hanoi increased strongly during the New Year 2017 holiday from December 31, 2016 to January 2, 2017, according to the city`s Tourism Department.

When talking about terraces, many people may immediately think about Northern highland provinces and not many people know about Pu Luong (Thanh Hoa) where is also a wonderful address for enjoying the beauty of terraces in the rice ripening season. Pu Luong used to be a natural reserves.

Vietnam to welcome over 10 million international arrivals in 2016, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The issuing of the Resolution on the city`s tourism development for 2016-2020 period and following years, a pilot of Hanoi walking street model, providing of free Wi-Fi services in walking streets, the "Memory of Hanoi" programme and the Ao Dai Festival made the important contributions for Hanoi`s tourism reaching a record growth in 2016.