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 Vietnam Railways Corporation has launched the first five-star express trains in late January after upgrading the SE3/4 trains with professional staff and offering five-star services of an international standard.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) nears, residents in Ward 6 of Yen Dinh town, Hai Hau district in the northern province of Nam Dinh are hurrying to complete hundreds of longan cake batches from morning till midnight.

Vietjet Air is running yet another incredible promotion for flights between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), offering tickets at highly discounted prices, with a limited number of free tickets.

The local tourism sector served 1,470,000 tourists in 2014, a year-on-year rise of 16.6 percent, including 545,239 international visitors, and reaching over 3.2 trillion VND (152 million USD) in revenue, up 28.5 percent yearly.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate 10 two-way direct flights between the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho and Taiwan using Airbus 321 aircraft which can carry from 100 to 130 passengers to meet the increasing demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays.

An exhibition showcasing Buddhist and traditional artworks opened on February 8 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Pho Quang Pagoda as part of celebrations of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

To help visitors choosing appropriate destinations, Lao Cai Department of Culture and Tourism introduced some noteworthy tourism events in 2015 at the press conference in Hanoi on February 6.

The Binh Dinh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced its newest marketing campaign aimed at a number of promising markets in Russia, Germany, India and Western Europe.

A dragon ship will now carry tourists along the Han River at night.

The Huffington Post website has cited Vietnam’s Vinpearl Luxury Nha Trang, in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa as top 9 overwater bungalows to escape winter blues.

The central city of Hoi An plans to attract around 2 million visitors, including more than 1 million foreigners this year.

The central city of Da Nang, one of Vietnam’s popular tourist destinations, saw a jump in the number of tourist arrivals in January.

A variety of food and fruit specialties from across the nation will be available at nearly 900 pavilions of the 2015 Spring Fair, to be held from February 6-16 at the Giang Vo Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi.

Vietnam has great tourism potential with its myriad of fascinating destinations attracting international visitors, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach told Iranian Safar Magazine.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh square, Nghe An province on January 31 to receive the UNESCO certification for Vi-Giam folk singing of Nghe An and Ha Tinh province as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.

The first 5-star express train has been launched on the north-south railway line, providing high-quality services for passengers.

Street performances involving nearly 1,000 people kick-started the 2015 Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 31

Another direct air route linking Russia’s Moscow and Vietnam’s central coastal province of Khanh Hoa commenced operations as its first flight landed at Cam Ranh International Airport on February 1.

On February 2, County Commissioner, Councils and People`s Committees of Hoan Kiem district inaugurated the Hanoi Old Quarter cultural exchange centre.

Besides the passage of time and its architectural heritage, Hoi An has other features that impress visitors.