Crowds flock to Hue during spring festivals
Renowned sites in central Thue Thien-Hue province have hosted nearly 438,000 tourists, including 165,400 foreigners, over the past two months, generating nearly 427 billion VND (20 million USD) and representing a 10 percent increase from the same period last year.
Phu Quoc among world’s top 10 best Honeymoon destinations
Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides – has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.
Eight national relic sites recognised
An additional eight historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been listed as national relic sites under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s decision.
Da Nang – A world’s best travel destination
Da Nang has long been viewed as the place travellers pass through in order to get to historic Hoi An, but has now earned its place as a top travel destination for 2015, says leading entertainment website TheRichest.
Ha Noi sees 8 percent rise in tourist numbers during Tet
Ha Noi welcomed 270,000 domestic tourists and 70,083 foreign tourists during the nine-day lunar New Year holiday (February 15-23), up 8 percent from the same period last year.
Festival commemorates nation’s legendary mother
The northern midland province of Phu Tho launched a festival paying homage to Viet Nam’s legendary mother Au Co at her temple in Ha Hoa district on February 25, the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Can Tho City revenue up 75% during holiday
Can Tho City’s tourism revenue during this year's nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) festival skyrocketed 75% on-year to VND70 billion, local authorities have revealed.
Cua Dai Beach makes TripAdvisors best list
Travel website Trip Advisor has named Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam to its 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards for Asian beaches.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang greets over 15,000 tourists on New Year days
Over 15,000 holiday-makers visited the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh during the first five days of the Year of the Goat (February 19-23), up over 10 percent against the same period last year.
Tourists flock to Binh Thuan and Dak Lak during Tet
The central provinces of Binh Thuan and Dak Lak saw a strong increase of tourists during the nine-day Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).
Spring festivals draw visitors to Bac Ninh
Thousands of visitors flocked to the Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for its annual peony festival, held on February 22 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).
Tourists to Da Nang rise 10 percent during Tet
The central city of Da Nang received nearly 200,000 tourists, including 76,000 foreign visitors, during the 9-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Thua Thien-Hue to welcome 75,000 tourists during Tet holiday
Over 75,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, have booked tours to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue during the traditional Vietnamese New Year holiday, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Viet Nam’s Ho Coc Beach among top cheapest paradises on earth
The famous website Thrillist has listed Ho Coc Beach in Viet Nam’s southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau among the 12 most unbelievably cheap paradises on earth.
Record fruit map in Can Tho   (Feb 11, 2015)
Record fruit map in Can Tho
A map of Viet Nam made entirely out of fruit has been recognised as the largest fruit map in Viet Nam by the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records on February 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
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