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.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently has signed a decision to approve the establishing of the first representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) in Hanoi.

Low-cost airline AirAsia has announced an addition of flights on the Hanoi-Bangkok route to two per day to facilitate passengers’ travel from December 9, 2016 to October 2, 2017.

TUI Nordic, a charter airline based in Stockholm, Sweden, has announced its plans and strategies for Phu Quoc island, offshore southern Kien Giang province, for this winter and next year.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang plans to promote ecotourism in combination with environment protection.

In the implementation of more favourable policies, Vietnam will pilot granting electronic visas for international visitors in 2017 and 2018, Nguyen Van Tuan, Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) unveiled at a recent press conference in Hanoi.

The number of international visitors to Hanoi reached nearly 3.2 million arrivals in the first ten months of 2016, up 23 percent against the same period in 2015, according to Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Luxury cruise ship Genting Dream docked at Tan Cang – Cai Mep port in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on November 8, bringing 2,044 foreign visitors to exciting destinations in Vietnam.

The newspaper New York Times of the United States has named the 10 most attractive places to travel for young people in their twenties, including Vietnam.

The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival, themed “Vietnam-China youth join hands in fostering friendship”, will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10.

The Ba Na Hills Golf Club has been awarded ‘Best New Golf Course in Asia Pacific’ and ‘Best Golf Course in Vietnam – the 1st Runner Up’ at the 2016 Asian Golf Awards.

The "handshake" between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with VTV and SUN Group in a long-term promotion program to be broadcast is a good signal for Vietnam tourism.

Vincent Van Gogh once said that “Sunshine, a light which, for want of a better word I can only call yellow — pale sulphur yellow, pale lemon gold. How beautiful yellow is!”

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has agreed to open a new tourism route to Con Co island proposed by the People’s Committee of the Central province of Quang Tri.

According to the National General Office of Statistics, Vietnam received over 8 million foreign tourists in the past 10 months of this year, up 25.4% over the same period in 2015.

The Vietnam Society of Travel Agents, the Southeast Asia representative office of Russian Tourism Agency and Aeroflot Airlines held a recent press conference in Hanoi to introduce some of Russia’s famous attractions in winter.

The Vietnam Embassy in Argentina organised an event to promote Vietnamese tourism and cuisine in Buenos Aires’ La Plata city on October 20.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, in the central Thua Thien-Hue province is holding the “Promoting services for tourism” plan, using community and businesses resources to promote the relics’ values in the remaining months of this year.

The 6th Vietnam Culture Festival, which was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 16, is one of the largest events for Vietnamese community who are living, studying and working in the RoK.

The second Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival was kicked off at an opneing ceremony in Dong Van district in the northwest province of Ha Giang on on October 15 night.

Ha Long Bay and pho in Hanoi have been named among 50 can’t-miss attractions, foods and experiences in Asia by US news website Business Insider.