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 Ho Dynasty Citadel in central Thanh Hoa province will be preserved better following a master plan unveiled by the provincial People`s Committee early this week.

A photo exhibition on the buckwheat flower festival, which will be held for the first time in the northern moutainous province of Ha Giang, is being displayed in Hanoi from November 9.

In order to boost tourism and promote Hanoi’s image, the city organised “Tourism promotion festival 2015” at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden from November 7-8 with 40 promotional booths from well-known tourism brand names, such as Hanoi Tourist, Vietjet Air, UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club and the Centre for Malaysia Tourism Promotion.

This January, a direct international flight from Guangzhou, China to Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang Province will be created to meet the increasing demand of Chinese tourists who want to visit the island.

Perilous trails, hairpin turns, steep cliffs, and an unspoiled landscape- the things that make Ha Giang a must destination for nature lovers.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s budget carrier T’way Air will operate flights between Incheon and Ho Chi Minh City from December 24, reported the Korea Times on November 6.

According to the report of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Hanoi has witnessed encouraging results in the past 10 months. In the period, the city reached a 13% yearly growth in the number of foreign tourists and a 10% annual rise in tourism revenue.

The top-notch InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort in the central coastal city of Da Nang was recently named as Asia’s leading Luxury Resort at the Gala ceremony of the World Travel Awards Asia and Australia 2015, where various sectors in tourism industry were recognised and celebrated.

The Prime Minister has approved the extension of the EU-funded Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme till November 10, 2016.

A project on restoration and preservation of heritage sites in Quang Nam province is being implemented, Vice-Director of Quang Nam`s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Xuan Tinh said.

The Mekong Delta’s cultural values and tourism potential will be showcased during a programme taking place in Hanoi this month.

An air route from the southern resort island of Phu Quoc to China’s Guangzhou will begin in 2016, according to Huynh Quang Hung, Vice Chairman of Phu Quoc District People’s Committee in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, has officially used the state-of-the-art aircraft Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for flights from Vietnam to Germany.

Following National Highway 70 which lies by imposingly high mountains of the northern province of Lao Cai, we arrived in Bac Ha District, which is known by the name “white plateau.”

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism last week recognised Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong province of Dong Thap as a national heritage site.

In October, the number of international tourists to Vietnam is estimated to reach more than 649,000 arrivals, up 3.6% from the previous month and up 16.1% against the same period last year.

The UK’s travel guide Wanderlust has cited Vietnam as one of the hot travel tickets of South East Asia.

Vietnam has been voted as one of the 20 best countries in the world to visit, according to a survey released recently by the US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler (CNT).

Six hotels and resorts in Vietnam are among the finest properties in all of Asia, according to readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

Tourism officials from Ho Chi Minh City, Central Highlands Lam Dong province and central Binh Thuan province have reviewed their cooperation in tapping local tourism strengths for joint development over the past two years.