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.

Travellers to Hanoi should not miss opportunities to visit museums during their trip to explore the thousand-year-old capital city.

Five-star international resort – Vinpearl Land – has been inducted into membership of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), according to a company official.

General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan said at the recent conference in Hanoi that domestic tourists rose by 9% to 48.8 million in the nine-month period, contributing to a 2.8% growth in the country’s tourism revenues.

Helicopter tours will soon be available for tourists to enjoy an aerial view of the World Cultural Heritage of My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam, a local official said.

The US travel guide Rough Guides has cited Quy Nhon- a coastal city in the central province of Binh Dinh - as top 9 places to get off tourist trail in Southeast Asia.

A local man has discovered a new cave inside Phong Nha, the world natural heritage site in Quang Binh province, according to the Management Board of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) General Director Nguyen Van Tuan said at the conference in Hanoi on October 2, VNAT will launch a 30-second video clip popularising Vietnam’s tourism on foreign TV channels.

Almost every place of natural beauty in Viet Nam has a stream called the Fairy Stream, which seems to offer the best views of nature.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang city has announced that it will work with related parties to open new river tourism programmes, such as the Han River – Co Co River Tour, the Cu De River Tour, and the Han River – Tuy Loan River Tour.

Ceremonies to mark the 715th death anniversary of Tran Hung Dao (or Tran Quoc Tuan) and commence the Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival were held in the northern province of Hai Duong on September 29.

Developing responsible and sustainable tourism in central Vietnam came to the fore at a workshop held in Quang Nam province on September 29.

Hieu Waterfall stands out in the green jungle deep inside Pu Luong Natural Reserve, about 25km from Canh Nang town in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Vietnam General Statistics Office said that Vietnam received over 626,300 foreign visitors in September, up 8.3% against the same period last year.

The Government`s new visa exemption policy for travellers from five European countries could boost tourism better if it was for longer than 15 days, tour operators and visitors have said.

Hoang Su Phi cultural and tourism week honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and the culture of ethnic groups opened in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on September 24.

The number of international visitors to Hanoi reached over 173,000 arrivals this September, increasing by 40.1% over the same period last year.

The fifth national festival of the traditional then singing of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups and Thanh Tuyen Festival 2015 will be held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang from September 24-26.

A ceremony to announce the decision recognising the Quya Hieng festival as a national intangible cultural heritage will be organised at the cultural and tourism festival, which will take place in Hoang Su Phi district from September 24-26.

Autumn tours offered by local travel firms have become increasingly appealing to Vietnamese tourists with companies announcing a rise in the number of bookings.

For the first time, various traditional activities of the Mid-Autumn festival with the participation of 1,000 children and parents will be held at the Hanoi Museum on September 20 and 26 nights.