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.

The first overall investigation of accommodation locations is not to "find mistakes" but to change perceptions and thinking of travel businessman, toward each citizen is an ambassador of Vietnam tourism, accordingn to Deputy General Director of Tourism Ha Van Sieu.

According to an analysis of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) under the UK-based Economist Group announced on September 3, Vietnam has been implementing drastic measures to promote tourism with the target to turn it into an important pillar of the economy.

With the aims to attract more domestic and foreign tourists, Hanoi People`s Committee will pilot longer opening hours until 2 a.m. for restaurants, bars in Hoan Kiem districts, offer free wifi and open more walking area around Hoan Kiem Lake from September 1.

Visitors to the Complex of Hue Monuments will enjoy free admission on the occasion of the National Day (September 2), according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

A ceremony to recognise the two of the lanterns as Vietnam’s records will be the highlight of “Le hoi Thanh Tuyen” (Tuyen Quang City Festival) 2016 in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

Vietnam has become an attractive destination in Southeast Asia for Russian tourists, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

With natural and cultural advantages, the northern province of Phu Tho is considered a “golden” land for tourism development.

The Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam jointly held the recent programme, themed Tourism Through Korean Arts Performance, aims to offer a new outlook on RoK tourism to potential Vietnamese tourists.

Vietnam welcomed about 899,738 foreign investors in August, up 6.3 percent from July and 34.4 percent higher than the same period last year according to the Vietnam Administration of Tourism.

Numerous art performances and activities to mark the 71st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2) are being organised throughout the country.

More than 100 young people in the capital of Hanoi are participating in the programme entitled "Back to the Roots: Experiencing the country’s intangible culture heritages" with the aims to experience the life and work of artisans, starting last weekend until September 24.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held the conference entitled "Vietnam targets sustainable tourism in the era of climate change" in Hanoi on August 17 with the participation of 200 representatives from relevant agencies and many domestic and international experts.

The 2016 Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival will take place in the northern province of Hai Duong from September 10-20.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is developing eco-tourism products based on its rivers, fruit orchards, and rural sights and life, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Up to 40 garden houses in the imperial capital city of Hue will be restored under a Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee project.

Vietnam welcomed 5.55 million international visitors in the January-July period, a 24% year-on-year increase, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Hanoi Party Committee has issued the resolution on the city`s tourism development for the period 2016 - 2020, which is considered to be the strategic orientation to make tourism more sustainable and a key industry.

In the framework of the national conference on tourism development in Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province, on August 9, Departments of Tourism of Hanoi city, Thua Thien-Hue province, Da Nang city and Quang Nam province has signed a cooperation programme in tourism development for 2016-2020 period.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) recently sent a document requiring local Departments of Tourism and Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism to implement specific measures to attract more international visitors from the country`s key tourist markets.

Emirates Airline officially launched a daily route linking Dubai to Hanoi as part of a plan to expand its network in Southeast Asia.