An international sea tourism fair entitled "Seas, islands, and tourism development" will take place in Nha Trang city this June.
The title of national special relic site was awarded to Ba Be Lake in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan at a ceremony on December 29.
HCM City on January 1 welcomed 465 air passengers travelling from Germany and Hong Kong.
A Culture, Tourism and Trade Exchange Week is taking place in Da Lat, Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands from December 30 to January 5.
According to a report conducted by Binh Thuan's Department of Sports, Culture and Tourism, this year the locality has lured 3.1 million tourists, 341,160 of them foreigners - a 13.5% increase year-on-year netting the province VND4.36 trillion.
The Dong Thap province held a ceremony on December 26 to receive the Prime Minister's certificate recognising the "Go Thap" archaeological and architectural site as a Special National Relic.
The central axis of the Thang Long Royal Citadel, laid at a depth of between 0.5 and 4.2 metres underground for thousands years, consists of overlapping cultural layers ranging from Ly (1009-1226) to Nguyen (1802 - 1945) dynasties.
HCMC's tourism sector revenues this year are estimated to reach VND68 trillion, rising 20% from last year and accounting for 40% of the country's total, according to the HCMC government.
Various cultural activities to celebrate the Year of Snake will be organized from December 27th, 2012 to February 27th, 2013 in the Hanoi's Ancient Quarter by the Management Board of the Ancient Quarter and units in Hoan Kiem district.
HCMC has worked out some proposals concerning visa policy, including offering unilateral visa exemptions for major markets and establishing representative offices in foreign countries.
Vietnam ranked second in the list of attractive destinations for foreign tourists in 2013, according to a recent survey conducted by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA).
The central province of Thua Thien - Hue has adopted a programme on developing new services in the ancient imperial city of Hue, with the aim of attracting even more tourists to the world heritage site.