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.

Hanoi Tourism Department reported that Hanoi tourism sector is set on attracting 23.39 million visitors, including 4.08 million foreign tourists, in 2017, with a revenue of over 66 trillion VND (2.89 billion USD).

The Prime Minister recently has signed the decision to recognise 13 more places as national special relic sites in terms of history, architecture and landscape.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People`s Committee of Kien Giang province jointly organised a ceremony to close the National Tourism Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – the Mekong Delta, themed “Discovering the Southern Land”, in Phu Quoc island district on December 25.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism in collaboration with the People` Committee of the southern province of Kien Giang held a ceremony to receive the 10 millionth foreign visitor to Vietnam for the year of 2016 at Phu Quoc International Airport at 1pm on December 25.

Vietnam will advertise domestic tourism through the two documentaries of Phien Cho Vung Cao (A Mountainous Market) and Mui Ne - Vung Bien Thuc (Mui Ne - An Awake Sea).

The country’s tourism sector has made new records in 2016, reaching 10 million international tourist arrivals, up 25 percent against last year(or two million), making the highest thus far. On December 25, the sector will welcome the 10 millionth international visitor to Vietnam at Phu Quoc International Airport.

The Hanoi People`s Committee has decided to continue to implement a pilot project to June 30, 2017 creating pedestrian malls around Hoan Kiem Lake from 7pm to midnight on weekends and important national holidays.

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The flavours of international cuisine and entertainment activities will be offered during the annual food festival held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

An event yesterday held in Singapore stressed that tourism packages combining meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) hold big potential for cooperation between Vietnamese and Singaporean travel agencies.

Deputy Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Ngo Hoai Chung said that in December, Vietnam tourism is expected to welcome 10 million international tourists and reaching its revenue of about 400 trillion VND, 18 billions USD in 2016.

The Ban (Bauhinia variegate) Flower Festival is scheduled to be held from March 11-14, 2017 in the northwestern province of Dien Bien, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Pho bo vien thap cam (Vietnamese noodle soup with mixed beef meatballs) in Ho Chi Minh City has been named the most delicious street food in Asia by Traveller website of Australia

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of international visitors to Vietnam is expected to reach 10 million arrivals in 2016, a landmark for the country.

The Central city of Da Nang is expected to welcome 5.51 million visitors in 2016, up 17.7% against to 2015, exceeding the targeted figure by 7.2%, according to a report of the municipal tourism department.

Delivering his speech at the recent meeting of Vietnam - Japan Tourism Cooperation Committee, Deputy Head of the Japan Tourism Agency Yasuto Kawarabayashi said that the increasing number of Japanese travellers to Vietnam showed the country is a very attractive market for Japanese tourists.

Hai Nam Assembly Hall has become a new sightseeing spot in the ancient town of Hoi An since it formally opened to the public on November 23.

Hanoi plans to spend 1 million USD to promote the image of Vietnam and the city on CNN channel, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said at the a dialogue between the city’s authorities and entrepreneurs on November 28.

The General Statistics Office unveiled that the number of international visitors to Vietnam surpassed 9 million arrivals in the past 11 months of this year, up 25.4% over the same period last year.

Vietnamese National Ambassy has recently passed a resolution on the pilot implementation of electronic visa (E-visa) to foreigners entering Vietnam for a period of two years, that will take effect from February 1, 2017. This is considered a push to attract international tourists to Vietnam.