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Promotions offered during Quang Nam Heritage Festival

 In order to attract tourists to the Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2017, organizers will introduce attractive offers on tours to the central province during the festival, which will take place from June 7 to 14 in Tam Ky and Hoi An cities.

Electric cars to transport tourists around downtown HCM City

 HCM City authorities have approved a pilot project to operate electric cars in downtown HCM City. The city-based company Kingtour will operate 20 electric cars, each carrying from eight to 14 passengers, on three routes.

HCM City market away from home for Cambodians

 Visitors to HCM City’s Ho Thi Ky flower market in District 10 can easily find many Vietnamese people of Cambodian descent selling mainly Cambodian specialties at what is known informally as the Cambodian Market.

Nha Trang set to host sea festival in June

 The 2017 Nha Trang Sea Festival, with the theme Extending the Circle of Friendship, will be held in the central province of Khanh Hoa from June 10 to 13 with 50 arts, cultural and sporting activities.

A tour around southern food festival

The 7th southern food festival runs from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Park in HCM City, treating gastronomic fans to more than 250 local culinary delights.

The best tours in Hoi An

 Once a prominent Vietnamese trading port due to its proximity to the Thu Bon River, Hoi An’s sightseeing opportunities comprise traditional shops, ornate Buddhist temples, traditional markets, and interesting museums. 

Tourism industry wants visa waiver for five European countries extended

 The HCM City Tourism Association has urged the Government to extend the visa waiver for tourists from five Western European countries -- France, Italy, Germany, the UK, and Spain.

Luxury resort for summer retreat near Hanoi

Around 45km from Hanoi, Flamingo Dai Lai Resort is ideal for summer retreat with unique landscape and synchronized utility system with the rise in the value of services.

Airlines offer discount tickets in summer

 Hundreds of discount tickets from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok, Hong Kong and Los Angeles have been offered in May.

A charming north-western region begins new rice season

 May arrives with early summer rains starting to pour down, drawing water from the upper streams into the North-western region. Terraced rice fields take off their boring brown coat of winter to enter a new crop season.

Hanoi's museums, relic sites join hands to lure visitors

 Seventeen museums and relic sites in Hanoi have signed a memorandum of understanding on intensifying dissemination work to lure more visitors. The initiative aims to maximise each unit’s strength.

Community-based tourism project ropes in ethnic minorities

 A tourism development project being implemented in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Cao Bang is expected to improve the livelihood of 10,000 poor people from ethnic minority groups.

Visit Mang Mu in pour water season

 Lying on a high mountain, Mang Mu is considered an ideal place to contemplate the panorama of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai province, especially in the pour water or rice harvest season.

New café for book lovers in Saigon

Nha Nam Book N' Coffee opened on D5 St, Binh Thanh Dist, HCM City on May 20. It’s an ideal place for young people to enjoy a cup of coffee and read books from around the world.

Stunning beauty of ripening rice fields in Tam Coc

The ripening rice season in Tam Coc in Ninh Binh falls in late May and early June and is the best time for visitors to explore vast stretches of yellow rice fields.

The most beautiful road in Da Nang

 Hoang Sa-Vo Nguyen Giap-Truong Sa is considered the most beautiful roads in Danang City with luxury hotels, villas and resorts.

Italian rides Vespa from Rome to Saigon

Ever since the 133-year-old Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio first launched production of its iconic Vespa in Vietnam, the scooter has been tightly linked to Vietnamese looks and lifestyle.

Sandboarding on the sand dunes of Quang Phu

The sand dunes of Quang Phu in the central province of Quang Binh is an ideal place for sandboarding.

Saigon underground market

In District 1, away from all the upscale restaurants and swanky bars of the financial and entertainment districts is the first underground market of Saigon, where authentic Vietnamese food is crafted and enjoyed daily.

End of paper tickets as Hue 'goes digital’

 Paper tickets to gain entry to tourist sites in Hue could become extinct under plans to force visitors to tap in and out of events with their magnetic strip cards, VOV has learnt.