The world’s largest travel site TripAdvisor has revealed that its Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2023 honours Hoi An ancient city and Ho Chi Minh City in its “Trending Destinations” category.

The HCM City People’s Committee has released a formal dispatch on renovating the landscape in front of Ben Thanh market and the city heart.

A range of new tourism products have been launched in HCM City to lure more tourists for the year-end travel season, according to the city Department of Tourism.

After the so-called water bus became popular in HCM City as a means to experience and explore the Saigon River, a new double-decker service was launched on Saturday (December 23) to promote river tourism.

HCMC’s tourism sector is embracing digital transformation with innovative solutions like the Smart Interactive Tourism Map 3D/360.

Anh Viet Hop on Hop off Vietnam Co. Ltd. on December 21 evening launched a night sight-seeing double-decker bus tour, raising the time of double-decker bus services to 24 hours.

Over recent days craftsmen in the incense-making village of Le Minh Xuan in Binh Chanh district of Ho Chi Minh City have been hard at work as they strive to meet orders for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

A new night tour made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 as part of activities in the ongoing Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week.

Three Japanese travelers had an exciting experience when ‘going underground’ through a tiny passageway, enjoying live-fire shooting and tasting cassava dipped in sesame salt when visiting Cu Chi Tunnels.

The list of “HCM City-100 interesting things” was released on December 3 by the southern city’s Department of Tourism.

The third version of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week officially opened on December 4 at the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office, with the event featuring a wide range of cultural and sporting activities.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism will utilize smart tourism to lure tourists, comprising virtual travel assistants and virtual tourist guides.

HCMC Book Street was named one of the top 100 Excitements of HCMC, the HCMC Tourism Department announced.

District 1 of HCM City has written to the city government suggesting opening food and beverage booths along the sidewalks of Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, beginning December 15.

Phan Xich Long Food Street in HCM City is scheduled to be launched in December, according to the vice chairman of the Phu Nhuan District People’s Committee Do Dang A.

The third Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week is scheduled to take place from December 4 to 10 with a wide range of activities promising memorable experiences for both domestic and international visitors.

Locals and tourists have been eagerly embarking on short train journeys, particularly on weekends, from the historic Saigon Railway Station to Bien Hoa Railway Station.

Khanh An Monastery in HCM City is a worship place with impressive architecture, which has been compared to a beautiful Japanese temple.

Tours exploring the headquarters of the People’s Committee and People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City, a 114-year-old national architectural and artistic building, has attracted a huge number of local and foreign visitors.

Amid the boisterous atmosphere and noisy music, children on the ‘Western Street’ of Bui Vien in HCM City can be seen approaching visitors and, in a tiny voice, asking for money after risking their life performing fire breathing.