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.

On the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month (April 16), the incense in memory of the Hung Kings took place with the participation of the leaders of the Party, the State and thousands of people.

In the first three months of this year, the number of visitors to Hanoi reached over 5.6 million arrivals by both international and domestic travellers, rising 10% from the same period in 2015, according to Hanoi Tourism Department.

The National Tourism Year 2016, Phu Quoc Island and the Mekong Delta, themed “Discover the Southern Land” officially kicked off in Phu Quoc district in Kien Giang province on April 10.

Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Hanoi 2016, themed “Vietnam – The paradise of sea and island tourism” opened at the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel on April 13.

In the first quarter of this year, the number of Chinese tourists to Vietnam increased by 66%, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism at a press conference in Hanoi on April 12.

A conference on investment and tourism promotion in the central province of Quang Binh was held in Hanoi on April 11.

In the framework of the 2016 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM), which will take place in Hanoi from April 14-17, the online tourism portal www.tripi.vn was officially launched on April 11.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked its provincial departments to ensure that local travel agencies and the management boards of places of interests serve visitors as best as possible.

Saigontourist Cable Television (SCTV) and NetViet Multimedia have launched “Tour de Vietnam”, a new TV show to promote tourism in Vietnam, in Hanoi.

"Com chay" (burned rice) is a simple but very crispy and yummy dish of Ninh Binh province.

People `s Committee of Phu Tho province has prepared readily for Hung Kings Temple festival 2016, which is expected to have many new features, Vice Chairman of the provincial People `s Committee Ha Ke San said at the recent press conference in Hanoi.

Cam Ranh Riviera Beach Resort & Spa has officially announced opening for operation from April 1, 2016.

Despite HCM City’s dense network of rivers and canals, waterway tourism has not matched its potential, thus failing the city’s expectations it would become the main tourism product by 2020.

The Japanese Government will relax visa regulations for citizens from five countries, including Vietnam, in a bid to attract more tourists to Japan in the coming time, the local Yomiuri newspaper said on March 30.

With abundant tourism advantages, the island district of Ly Son in the central province of Quang Ngai is making the most of its strengths to promote the locality’s economic development.

According to the Hanoi Statistics Office, number of foreign tourists to the city in the first quarter reached 761,000 arrivals, increasing by 28.7% over the same periods last year.

Hue Festival 2016, themed “710 years of Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, Thua Thien - Hue; Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, will be held from April 29 to May 4 with various culture, sport and art activities.

Ha Long Bay, Trang An-Bai Dinh pagoda tourist complex, Son Doong cave and Cu Chi tunnels have been nominated for the world’s top 100 attractive destinations, according to the Vietnam Record Organization (VietKings).

According to the ABC of Australia, Vietnam is a tourist destination existing not only safety but also danger and visitors need to actively protect themselves. Deputy General Director of Tourism Department Ngo Hoai Chung confirmed: "According to our assessment, Vietnam remains to be a safe, friendly, attractive destination to worldwide tourists.”

​Vietnam is taking part in the 23rd Moscow International Travel and Tourism (MITT) Exhibition which opened in Russia on March 23.