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 Hue Monuments Conservation Centre will offer a variety of promotions to visitors during the Golden Tourism Week, which is running from December 24-30, said its Director Phan Thanh Hai.

Renowned US business magazine Forbes has named Vietnam as top 10 coolest places to visit in 2015 thanks to its attractive tours including hydro-plane service between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, and Saigon Vespa tour.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has proposed exempting visas for Indian tourists, said MCST Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan at a Vietnam-India tourism and aviation cooperation conference in Hanoi last Friday.

Cape Ca Mau feels like the end of the world. This southernmost point in Vietnam is a place where land, sea and sky mingle at the edge of mangrove forests teeming with wildlife.

Vietnam is the top destination of Spanish visitors last summer, according to Spanish Atrapalo travel agent.

Vietnam joined 13 other Asian countries to attend the Asian Food and Crafts Bazaar, which was held by the Asian Diplomats` Spouses Association (ADSA) in Cairo on November 15.

Hoi An, with its beautifully restored houses, shops and public buildings has a reputation of being a favourite getaway of budget minded travellers, the type of cultural hub where tourists come to visit for a few days and end up staying for weeks.

The Bang Lang stork sanctuary in Thot Not district has boasted itself one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

In autumn, the number of visitors to Hon Dau Island falls sharply, but the lack of people makes this small island very peaceful.

A workshop on culture and sustainable development in the Central Highlands was held in the southern central province of Phu Yen on November 11.

Cannon Bastion, which lies atop a hill – 177m above sea level, is not only fascinating for its historical relics, but is an impressive tourism site in Cat Ba island in Haiphong province.

If you have a chance to come to Dien Bien Phu City in Dien Bien Province, don’t forget to visit and explore specialties, dances and other distinctive cultural features of Thai ethnic minority people in Noong Chun Village.

The local Cham community mainly follows Muslim, creating unique cultural features from mosque architectures to housing designs or traditional costumes. Among traditional cultural traits, culinary is a pride of Cham people there, especially for their curry dishes.​

Son Moc Huong Cave, also known as Bat Cave, is said to be the most beautiful cave in Son La Province. It is a natural rock cave located northeast of Moc Chau District.

Less than 100km from Hanoi, the Trang An tourism complex is located on over 2,000 hectares and is home to limestone mountains, caves and temples.

A dialogue, touting Vietnam and Southeast Asia as a top holiday destination, recently attracted a large gathering in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A conference on November 8 was held jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Thanh Hoa province People’s Commitee to discuss preparations for the upcoming National Tourism Year 2015 festivities.

World Travel Market 2014 – a leading global event for the travel industry - kicked off in London with more than 50,000 people from 100 nations and territories around the globe in attendance on opening day.

Vietnam’s fastest growing airline Vietjet today announced the opening of the air route connecting Taipei (Taiwan) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), with the maiden flight scheduled on December 12.

More than 200 employees working in the travel and service industry in Thua Thien-Hue province attended a training seminar on November 5-6 sponsored by the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA).