Travel

Many HCM City travel companies have launched waterway tours with attractive discounts.

Tourists from the Philippines make up the biggest spenders, with their spending rising from US$1,124 in 2017 to US$2,257 in 2019 per trip during their trip to Vietnam.

Many visitors have come to offer incense in commemoration of the war dead at Hang Duong Cemetery on Con Dao Island to mark 76 years of Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

The northern province of Ninh Binh’s famous Tam Coc - Bich Dong Tourist Site has just been temporarily closed for landscape maintenance.

A new Phu Quoc Express 5 speedboat ferry service was launched on Wednesday on the Sa Ky - Ly Son route in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Vietnam was placed fourth among the ten safest places to retire in Asia for less than 2,000 USD per month, according to a list released by GOBankingRates, a personal finance publication run by US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam has proposed the expansion of Vietnam's visitor visa exemption list to encompass all 27 EU member countries.

A 1.9m long cannon dating back to the 19th century of the Nguyen Dynasty has been found at a construction site along the Tam Bac River in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

The central city of Danang attracted around 3.8 million tourists in the first six months of this year, triple the same period of last year.

Many people from Hanoi are flocking to Haiphong to enjoy the food in the northern port city.

A park on the western bank of the Dragon River in Danang City has been decorated with 500,000 LED lights, attracting thousands of visitors every night.

Many areas and facilities of the Danang International Airport have just been painted black and pink to welcome the K-pop group Blackpink to Vietnam this month.

InterNations, a website of the largest global community for people living abroad has placed the nation in ninth position on its list of the 10 most welcoming countries in the world.

Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Phong Nha-Ke Bang have been named among the 16 most favourite UNESCO world heritage wonders in Southeast Asia by leading UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust.

The Ho Guom Opera of the Ministry of Public Security was unveiled in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 9.

Audio guides have been installed at two museums in HCM City to help visitors learn about Vietnamese culture and history.

The number of Lao tourist arrivals to Vietnam soared in the first half of the year, with a growth rate of 117%, which is the third-highest rate among nations having visitors to Vietnam, following Cambodia (338%) and India (236%).

Ha Long Bay, Hoi An Ancient City, and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have been listed among the 16 UNESCO world heritage wonders throughout Southeast Asia, as compiled by UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust.

The Hai Au Aviation JSC has announced that it has launched a new seaplane service linking Tuan Chau in Ha Long city to Co To island in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.