The Vietnam Tourism Association has announced it will sponsor the first-ever international street food festival in Hanoi, which will run April 6-9 and coincide with Vietnam International Travel Mart 2017.

Dinh Yen mat craft village is falling into oblivion as local people shift to use modern weaving techniques instead of traditional methods. Local authorities and residents are making efforts to preserve the time-honoured craft to attract tourists. 

Officials of HCM City’s Culture, Sport and Tourism Department on Saturday welcomed the first foreigner entering Viet Nam on an e-visa. 

 During the first month of the lunar New Year, the northern mountainous province of Son La is widely covered with a white coat of blooming plum flower, thus attracting a large number of visitors.

 The government said Friday that it will strengthen punishments for people causing violence or a disturbance during a flight, following a recent in-flight incident, source from the Yonhap.

The tourism sector exceeded expectations in 2016, providing a strong platform for greater development in 2017.

 Vietnam is predicted to be ranked second fastest-growing market in the region.

Richard Kenneth Wilson from the UK- the first foreign visitor was granted Vietnam's e-visa- arrived in HCM City on February 4.

 The Da Nang city friendship organisation has arranged a homestay programme for Lao students to help improve their Vietnamese skills and explore Vietnamese culture.

 The sea in Quang Ninh, less salty than others, is home to an ocean of fresh “ruoc”, a kind of octopus. Tasty dishes can be made from the creature. One of them is “ruoc hap la oi”, a popular and can’t-miss dish for visitors.

 Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier, is running a booth at the Brussels International Tourism Fair to spread information on Vietnamese tourism to Belgians and other Europeans.

The granting of 30-day single-entry electronic visas to visitors from 40 countries from February 1 is expected to be a breakthrough in attracting foreign tourists to Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City has been listed among 50 most beautiful cities in the world by World famous travel website CNTraveler.

 The southern province of Tay Ninh on Tuesday opened a month-long Spring Festival with an arts performance Tay Ninh – Perfume and Beauty of Spring at the Ba Den Mountain Resort.

 Chinese visitors led the pack as more than a million foreigners visited Viet Nam in January.

 A street meal and a beer in Vietnam can cost the same as a coffee from Starbucks, travel writers say.

 West Lake, Ba Be, Da Xanh and Tri An alongside Vietnam to name few are beautiful and romantic lakes for holidaymakers.

 Ba Den Mountain, Ba Pagoda and Ba Chua Xu Temple are popular destinations to name a few for southern pilgrims and visitors during the first days of the Lunar New Year.

 The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

 The tourism sector of Ho Chi Minh City will develop traditional culinary culture into a special tourism product with a view to luring more tourists in 2017.