La Siesta Hotel in Hanoi has been listed among top 10 world's best hotels by TripAdvisor – the world’s largest tourism website.

 More than 100 domestic and foreign travel agents are expected to attend the first ever MICE (business) tourism expo set for June 24-26 at the at the Tien Son Sports Centre in central Danang city, officials have announced.

 An eight-minute film featuring Vietnam’s beautiful landscapes, unique culture and 30-year reform achievements, began a seminar held in Panama on January 20, to popularise Vietnam’s people and tourism potentials.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People's Committee has decided to move the deceased Hoan Kiem turtle to the Museum of Nature (Vietnam Academy of Sciences) for maintenance.

 The Hanoi Department of Tourism will coordinate with the municipal police and relevant agencies to clarify the case regarding 59 Vietnamese visitors who ran away during their trip to Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi may ban private vehicles from the central areas and streets, as well as issue limitations on the registration of new vehicles.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has called on travel firms to carefully screen guests joining their outbound tours after several dozen Vietnamese tourists went missing shortly after their visa-free arrival on Jeju Island.

 Tet is in full bloom on the streets of Hanoi, nowhere more so than amid the peach blossoms and ornamental trees on display at the Quang An Market.

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on January 15 announced it’s list of the top 10 tourism activities and events in 2015.

 A myriad of cultural and artistic activities will be held in the framework of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Monkey, which will opens in Hanoi on January 20 (the 11th of the 12th lunar month) and last through February 5.

 Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Hugh Borrowman on January 18 handed over information boards introducing the Thang Long Royal Citadel to Hanoi People’s Committee.

Vietravel Company has been granted a one-year monopoly on handling air routes connecting Can Tho City to Da Lat and Nha Trang City.

 A programme on tourism promotion of the central city of Da Nang was launched in Hanoi on January 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dancesport has become more popular in Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam.

 The Hanoi Railway Transport Company and the Japanese Tokyo Metro has agreed to join hands on developing a sustainable urban railway system in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Party Committee held a conference on Thursday to review its activities in 2015 and put forward key tasks for this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities are aiming to alleviate 44 hot spots of traffic congestion, the city transport department said in a meeting on Tuesday.

 Northern Hai Phong city has recently recognised two routes and six destinations as local notable tourist attractions, which will receive priority in investment to develop relevant tourism products and services.

 Wanderlust Tips, a bilingual tourism publication for travellers, will be presented to readers on January 15.

Vietnamese travel firms and service providers for Russian visitors have been rattled by the Russian tourism authority’s decision to stop renewing licenses for a number of Russian travel agencies.