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 Prime Minister has approved a proposal for Vietnam to host the 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), the largest tourism event in the region.

The Government on June 30 issued a resolution to extend the visa exemption for citizens from the five Western European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.

According to the Hanoi Statistics Office, the number of international visitors staying overnight in the city in the first 6 months of 2016 reached more than 1.5 million arrivals, up 39.3% over the same period last year.

​Foreign visitors to Vietnam numbered over 4.7 million in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%.

According to the draft resolution on developing Hanoi` tourism sector by 2020, the city targets to welcome 30 million visitors, including 5.7 million international passengers, tourism growth rate will reach from 8-10% annually, and gaining 120,000 billion VND from tourism revennue.

3 destinations of Sapa, Hoi An and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam were ranked in the top 50 most beautiful places in Asia chosen by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, one of the world`s premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines.

The General Statistics Office said that foreign visitors to Vietnam have reached over 4 million arrivals so far this year, up 21.3% year on year, with an growth being witnessed in most tourist markets.

Vietnam’s Embassy in Chile joined the ASEAN Tourism Information Fair on June 22 in Santiago, Chile’s capital, which attracted hundreds of companies operating in the tourism sector in Chile and other countries.

People`s Committee of central province of Quang Binh held a press conference on June 22 to reveal the survey of exploration trip in Phong Nha-Ke Bang area by a team of explorers from the British Cave Research Association (BCRA).

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a request to the Prime Minister to be approved its hosting of the 38th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2019), an important activity with the largest scale in the framework of ASEAN tourism cooperation.

The Beach-Leisure & MICE Travel Mart (BMTM Da Nang 2016) will be organised from June 24 - 26 in the the central coastal city of Da Nang, the municipal People’s Committee announced at the recent press conference.

Phu Quoc island is a popular tourist destination in summer. It has the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. There you can also sample delicious seafood.

The Argentina’s Resumen Latinoamericano newspaper on June 12 published an article written by Professor Guillermo Perez Cena from the Siglo 21 Business University on the beauty of Vietnam ’s landscape and people.

Cuc Phuong, Nam Cat Tien and U Minh are the ideal eco-tourist destinations for families or groups of young people on the weekends.

Joining in the ongoing Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM +2016) from June 8-10 in Chiang Mai, the Vietnamese pavilion was paid a special attention from visitors, media agencies and partners interested in seeking business opportunities.

According to the Phong Nha – Ke Bang Tourism Centre in the central province of Quang Binh, the discount programme on fares of 30% will be applied for the tickets to the caves of Phong Nha, Tien Son, and Thien Duong and last through the end of this year.

Alongside the traditional ‘pho’ and world-renowned ‘banh mi’, ‘xoi’ (sticky rice) has long secured a concrete position on the intangible breakfast map of anyone who claims Hanoi as their home.

The Hanoi Tourism Department held a recent conference to introduce its new tourism product entitled "Emotion of Hanoi" to more than 100 travel companies in HCM City and Da Nang city.

Kien Giang province in southwestern Vietnam is one of the best places to explore the Mekong River Delta. Blessed by nature, Kien Giang is home to the beautiful scenery of Ha Tien and Phu Quoc island and historically famous spots like Chong islet, Chem islet, Phu Tu islet, Mui Nai beach, and U Minh forest.

The ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding to foster a tourism partnership among northern provinces and cities was organised in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh on May 31.