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HCM City welcomed 4.32 million visitors during the nine-day Tet 2026 holiday, generating an estimated VND 12.15 trillion (about USD 462 million) in tourism revenue, up nearly 43 per cent year-on-year.

Thousands of pilgrims and visitors flocked to Huong Pagoda in Hanoi on February 22, the opening day of the annual festival, despite persistent drizzle.

Italian cruise ship Costa Deliziosa docked at SP-PSA Port in HCM City on February 22, bringing 1,959 international tourists and 892 crew members on a visit at the start of the 2026 Lunar New Year.

Quy Nhon ranked fourth among the world’s 25 Trending Destinations in Tripadvisor’s 2026 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best awards, a first for Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

Prestigious fashion magazine Vogue has named Con Dao Island among the world’s top honeymoon destinations for 2026, highlighting its appeal to the high-end resort market.

A surge of holiday makers to former Ha Giang, now part of Tuyen Quang Province, has gridlocked major tourist sites and left accommodation fully booked.

Dalat in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong was inundated with visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday, with many hotels fully booked and some room rates tripling.

Beaches and hotels in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, were packed in the early days of the Lunar New Year, as tens of thousands of visitors caused traffic congestion and room shortages.

Italian-flagged cruise ship Costa Serena brought more than 3,500 passengers to Nha Trang Bay on February 20, marking the first international cruise call to Khanh Hoa Province in the Lunar Year 2026.

Tourism operators from seven provinces along the Thailand-Cambodia border have met with the Thai House of Representatives’ Committee on Tourism to seek solutions to restore market confidence.

More than 170,000 passengers are expected to pass through Tan Son Nhat on February 20, marking the airport’s busiest day so far during the 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet travel period.

Tourist numbers have surged in Moc Chau during the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday, leaving many hotels fully booked and pushing accommodation prices sharply higher.

Vietnam has been ranked the most affordable country in the world for expatriates and long-stay travelers for the fifth consecutive year, according to French digital news outlet Journal du Net.

The international cruise ship Adora Mediterranea docked at Chan May Port in Hue City on February 19 (the third day of the Lunar New Year).

The central city of Danang welcomed nearly 4,200 cruise passengers during the Lunar New Year holiday or Tet, adding momentum to tourism activity from the first days of the year.

A cultural tourism train in Hanoi has launched a special spring programme titled Carrying Spring Home during the early days of the Lunar New Year.

An ecotourism site in southern Vietnam is drawing visitors seeking tranquillity and close encounters with wildlife, with hundreds of animal species thriving in its vast wetlands.

More than 4,500 international and domestic travellers arrived at Ha Long International Cruise Port on the first day of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

The northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed its first visitors on February 17, marking the start of the 2026 tourism season on Lunar New Year’s Day.