The Ho Chi Minh City administration has recently sent a document to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposing plans to include the Cu Chi Tunnels relic site in the list of UNESCO’s proposed World Heritage records.

Thousands of people flocked to the streets of District 5 on February 5 to enjoy performances during the Nguyen Tieu festival performed by the Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City.

Germany’s famous travel site reisereporter.de has run an article highlighting the world’s top 25 trending destinations for 2023, including Vietnam’s Hoi An ancient city and Ho Chi Minh City, recently voted by readers of TripAdvisor.

Recent days has seen craftsmen in Le Minh Xuan incense-making village in Binh Chanh district of HCM City hard at work as they strive to meet orders for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

The HCMC departments of tourism and information-communications have jointly launched one more extension of the 1022 hotline to support international and domestic visitors to the city.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named among the top 10 trending destinations to visit in 2023, according to New York-based travel site Thrillist, who quote the latest data compiled by travel search engine Kayak.

HCM City has opened a new night food street, Nguyen Thuong Hien, which was officially put into operation on December 21.

Despite significant potential for growth, river-based tourism remains underexploited due to a lack of proper investment and a legal framework for developing river cruising, a conference heard.

A video introducing tourism in Ho Chi Minh City is set to appear during the New Year's Eve celebrations held at the world-famous Times Square in New York City.

A video about HCM City’s tourism will be broadcast during prime time hours on CNN, according to the HCM City Department of Tourism.

Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism authority plans to launch overnight cruises with ships accommodating hundreds of people along the Saigon River starting next year.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to fully exploit bleisure travel - a novel type of tourism combining business travel with leisure time.

Saurus Coffee and Gallery is an ideal destination for people with a love for dinosaurs in HCM City.

Located in District 10 of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Thi Ky street has been dubbed a paradise of street food as it features over 100 stalls, with the area being a familiar destination for both local and foreign tourists.

Ranging from edgy bars to retro subterranean bunkers, there is plenty to discover in vibrant HCM City, according to Brett Atkinson, an author who wrote about his 48-hour trip to explore the local culture and cuisine for NzHerald.

HCM City authorities are focusing on efforts to develop historic and cultural heritage attractions and tourism products and services at night to boost the tourism industry and exploit the night economy, city leaders said.

Ho Chi Minh City has great potential to attract international cruise tourists as part of an effort to speed up tourism recovery post-pandemic, experts said.

Roughly 100 French, American, German tourists traveled to Ho Chi Minh City on French Le Laperouse yacht of Ponant after the last visit in mid-November 2019 signaling a thriving tourist season.

A tour has been designed to take visitors to top tourist sites in Go Vap District in HCM City.

For the first time, young Tinder users joined an iconic double-decker bus ride, “Tinder Explore - Match Your Vibe bus", to explore exciting dating spots in HCM City.