Travel

A group of households providing homestay services in Ta Van commune, Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, have received the “Homestay ASEAN” award.

Quang Ninh Province authorities have lifted the ban on kayaking after the decision by Ha Long City faced huge opposition from travel firms.

Nam Dinh province has held a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister’s certificate of merit recognising Keo pagoda in Xuan Truong District as a special national relic site.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a plan to upgrade the Opera House and Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi.

The management board of Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is seeking names for 23 caves newly discovered in Ha Long and Bai Tu Long Bays.

Bitexco Financial Tower is among the Top 10 most attractive places in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Professor Ha Dinh Duc said he totally approves of the idea to install a huge turtle statue at Hoan Kiem Lake.

Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang has been named as one of the top 10 most beautiful Asian islands to visit this summer by the tourism site www.topinspired.com.

Vietnam’s beloved town Hoi An has proved its charm once again as TripAdvisor users have chosen it among the world's best destinations.

The FLC real estate group has just opened a safari park in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Ha Long is one of the first municipalities to blanket the city in free Wi-Fi as it hopes ‘Muni-Wi-Fi’ will somehow attract more tourists, facilitate waves of innovation and brand the city as tech-friendly.

Luu Cong Huyen, a 58-year-old man from Nam Dinh province, has been growing his fingernails for over 35 years, and takes great care to avoid any activity that might cause him to accidentally break on of his keratinous treasures.

Đà Lạt, for long a popular hill station in Vietnam, has added economical homestay arrangements to its long list of attractions.

Visitors born on March 20 visiting Hoi An Town on the same day will get free admission to the old quarter and all destinations within the town.

Vietnam’s first natural history museum will be built in HCM City on an area of 23.9 hectares inside the Historical and Cultural Park in District 9.

March is the month when Ban (Bhauhinia) flowers bloom in Vietnam’s northwest and Dien Bien province organizes its Ban Flower Festival to honor, preserve, and promote local culture and boost its tourism.

The central city will host “Sunshine of March”, the first installation of umbrellas and paintings on umbrella, from March 24-26.

The owner of a Bun cha restaurant in Hanoi has renovated an old bus and turned it into a restaurant.

The first wax museum of Vietnam’s celebrities, which is located on level 1 of Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC’s District 10, will be open to the public on April 11.