News and Events - Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Immigration Department pilots granting passports through e-portal (May 16, 2022)

Vietnamese citizens applying for passports without electronic chips will be able to submit their forms online and receive by post.

Food tours in Viet Nam voted among best in the world (Feb 10, 2022)

Exploring HCM City’s street food on a motorbike has been selected as one of the top food experiences in the whole world.

Vietnam hotel listed among top hotel serving the world’s best hotel breakfast (Jan 27, 2022)

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi ranked fourth on the list of 10 hotels serving the best breakfasts in the Asia-Oceania region, and 11th globally, based on Tripadvisor reviews.

Gami Hoi An to receive international visitors (Dec 21, 2021)

Gami Hoi An has just been allowed to receive international visitors in the first phase of pilot tourism reopening in Quang Nam.

MOU inked on development of elephant-friendly tourism model in Dak Lak (Dec 17, 2021)

A Memorandum of Understanding was inked on December 15 between the Dak Lak Provincial People’s Committee and the Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) on the development of an elephant-friendly tourism model in Dak Lak Province

Melia Ba Vi Mountain Retreat named winner of international prizes (Oct 07, 2020)

The Melia Ba Vi Mountain Retreat has been the recipient of several international prizes, most notably picking up TripAdvisor’s Luxury Lifestyle Awards in the Best Luxury Family Hotels category.

Photo exhibition and dance festival mark Hanoi’s Liberation Day (Oct 05, 2020)

A photo exhibition entitled ‘Thang Long - Hanoi: Historical Milestones’ opened in the pedestrian area along Dinh Tien Hoang Street in Hanoi on October 3 as an event to mark the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi and the 66th anniversary of the capital city's Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2020).

Vietnam’s tourism spots in world’s top 25 (Mar 06, 2020)

The world’s biggest tourism review site TripAdvisor has releaved theirTravelers' Choice Best of the Best năm 2020. Many tourism destinations of Vietnam are listed in the world’s top 25 in serveral categories

Event schedule in September 2019 (Aug 29, 2019)

Viet Nam listed among 10 fastest-growing foreign tourist destinations (Sep 12, 2018)

Viet Nam ranks third among the 10 fastest-growing foreign tourist destinations in 2017 and 2016, according to Tourism Highlights Report 2018 recently released by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Viet Nam Tourism and Culture Week in France (Sep 12, 2018)

Viet Nam Tourism and Culture Week in France will take place in Versailles city from September 26th to 29th, to mark the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam - France diplomatic ties.

Discovering Mid-Autumn traditional toys at Museum of Ethnology (Sep 12, 2018)

Visitors, especially children, in Ha Noi will have an opportunity to discover the traditional toys of the mid-autumn festival through the “Discovering Mid-Autumn toys” programme held at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology at 9am, on September 15.

Sai Gon’s war crimes museum named among world’s top 10 by TripAdvisor (Sep 07, 2018)

TripAdvisor readers have picked Sai Gon’s War Remnants Museum among the world’s top 10 museums.

Vietravel wins big at Tour Travel Awards 2018 (Sep 05, 2018)

Vietnamese tour operator Vietravel has been named “Asia’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” and “Viet Nam’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” by the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the sixth consecutive year.

Viet Nam a top three global adventure travel destination: TripAdvisor (Aug 29, 2018)