US cruise ship brings 600 tourists to central region
The luxury US cruise ship Seven Seas Voyager on February 20 anchored at Chan May port in central Thua Thien-Hue province, bringing 600 tourists to world-renowned sites in the central region.
Stone plateau to become national tourism complex
Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will be developed into a national tourism complex by 2020.
Bonanza for tourism industry
Bonanza for tourism industry    (Feb 20, 2013)
This year's nine-day Lunar New Year holiday has helped drive large numbers of local and foreign visitors to tourist destinations across the country, raising hopes of a successful year for…
Korean artists help popularise Vietnam's beauty
A group of famous artists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has visited Vietnam to record the country's images and culture to introduce to Korean viewers.
Hanoi welcomes over 2 million visitors during Tet
The capital city of Hanoi has received 2.08 million tourists, including 60,000 foreigners, during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, an increase of 11 percent from the same period last year.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau receives 650,000 visitors during Tet
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau received 650,000 visitors from Feb. 9 to 17 (the last day of the lunar year of 2012 to the eighth day of the 2013 lunar year), an increase of around 10 percent over the same period last year.
Visitors buy good luck at Vieng market
On the 8th day of the first lunar month, people flocked to a unique market in Vu Ban district in the northern province of Nam Dinh to wish for a prosperous and lucky new year.
Lao Cai: 7,000 tourists in 1st week of New Year
Over 7,000 foreign tourists, mostly Chinese, entered Vietnam through the Lao Cai International Border Gate during the first seven days of the Lunar New Year, according to local authorities.
Hue receives 30,000 visitors for Tet
As many as 30,000 tourists visited imperial Hue's relics in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue during the first three days of the Year of the Snake.
Thang Long Royal Citadel's Tet tourism success
Hanoi's Thang Long Royal Citadel welcomed nearly 20,000 visitors - mostly foreign tourists - in the first six days of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Co Loa: Special national relic
The Co Loa archeological, architectural and historical relic site got a certificate recognising it as a special national relic on February 14.
First cruise ships dock at Nha Trang, Da Nang
The Dutch cruise ship, Volendam, was the first ship to dock at Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa Province in the Lunar New Year.
Nearly 144,000 tourists to celebrate Tet in Danang
The number of tourists staying in Danang for Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is estimated at 143,199, up 10.4 percent against last year.
Temple of Literature decorated for Tet
Preparing for Tet, the relics of the Temple of Literature, which will welcome many tourists on the occasion of the lunar new year, have been colourful decorated with peach, kumquat and daisy. Documents and objects of later candidates are on display here.
(TITC)- On January 11, VNAT organized a working session under the chair of Deputy General Director Hoang Thi Diep, for review and acceptance of the mission "Developing a website to promote community-based tourism of Viet Nam".
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