VietNamNet Bridge - Jerome and Linda and their two small sons have traveled to many countries in Asia by bike or hitchhike. Staying in Vietnam for a month, they visited the Mekong Delta and then traveled from the South to North.

  A sharp increase in the number of people choosing different tour packages during the upcoming extended holiday next week has offered a golden opportunity to tourist companies to maximise turnover.

 Carnival Halong 2014 will take place on April 30 in Halong City with many outstanding festivities and splendid fireworks displays. 

‘Asian wings’, Vietnam’s first-ever international balloon display, will take to the skies above Hanoi and Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Quang Ninh and Hai Duong provinces during the Asian Advertising Congress (AdAsia 2013) from November 10-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located in the heart of the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay, inside Bo Hon Island, the cave fits with its name: the more visitors move into the cave, the more they are shocked by the beauty inside.

 A Japanese tour of Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) – a symbol of Ha Noi's culture and history – will be held by the Friends of Viet Nam Heritage (FVH) next Monday.

 Join a tour to the Viet Nam Museum of History this Saturday to discover how a variety of civilisations have shaped Vietnamese history.

 Luxury Travel kicks off helicopter services for visit to old battle fields; La Vang Pilgrimage Festival opens; 30 Russian firms to take part in Tourism Expo in HCMC

 Two Vietnamese hotels boast world’s best spas; Vietnam increasingly popular with Russian tourists;  Da Lat Flower Festival to highlight Truong Sa Archipelago; Operators offer cash prizes to drum up travel demand

 Da Nang-Singapore flights increased; Bach Dang Wharf to be developed into tourism port; Taiwanese airline to launch Dong Hoi-Taipei route; Tourism development concerns raised in Hoi An

 UNESCO continues help preserve Hue heritage site; Grant Thornton suggests way to raise funds for tourism promotion; Vietnam Airlines opens two new int'l routes; Hoi An launches village biking tour

 Additional flights will increase tourism in Mekong Delta; My Son Sanctuary to display G tower; Spiritual park inaugurated in HCM City; South Korea targets Vietnam as potential tourism customer

 Vietnam attends Hong Kong travel expo; Thousands of Europeans visit Vietnam; Bach Dang Wharf to become park; Optimistic outlook for hotels in Nha Trang; Hue restoration is fit for a king

 Binh Duong to host Lai Thieu Fruit Festival; Vietnam tourism experts call for marketing push; Highland Regions to develop souvenirs for National Tourism Year 2014

 Malaysia Airlines provides attractive tours to Vietnam; HCM City targets 4.1 million foreign visitors; Red River Delta targets 5 million foreign visitors by 2020; Cave Festival opens in Quang Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge - The unspoiled, idyllic beauty of the nature and human of Ha Giang in this season are depicted in the following pictures.

New routes for Ha Noi electric car tours; Sanitation, transport, taxi drivers bother tourists; Sa Pa holds festival next week; Recession-hit travel firms design new tours; Recession-hit travel firms design new tours

The OTAs in Vietnam are still facing big challenges when trying to change Vietnamese tourists’ habits.

As perhaps Ha Noi’s most tranquil spot, it is difficult to think of many ways to improve the experience of wandering around the West Lake.