Majestic Princess, the newest ship in the US-based Princess Cruises fleet, arrived at Phu My Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on its maiden Viet Nam port call with more than 3,500 passengers and 1,340 crew members.

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms that target the US market are concerned about changes in visa fees applied to travelers from the US. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though competition in the 3-star hotel market segment has increased, many hotels are seeing worse business performance because of increased supply. Developing 3-star hotels remains a very profitable business.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman whose ancestor patrolled the Hoang Sa (Paracels) Islands hundreds of years ago tells foreign and local museum visitors historical tales about the area.

Writing about Ha Noi gives me immense pleasure.

 The safest time to fly during pregnancy is before 37 weeks or, if carrying twins, before 32 weeks, new advice says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both foreign and local travellers involved in a EU-funded survey in Vietnam say all the destinations they arrive at are environmentally friendly, and visitors respect local cultures and environments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who have a chance to visit the central coastal province of Binh Thuan should pass by Ganh Son to enjoy its primitive and unique landscape with a range of red and orange creations and pure white beach.

 Visitors to the International Travel Expo (ITE) 2013 in HCMC have a chance of buying discount air tickets of Vietnam Airlines at the prices starting from only VND199,000 for many international flights.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been suggested to introduce its diversified and special cuisine to the world to attract travelers. But what should it do?

VietNamNet Bridge – On August 1, the tourist support division of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Hanoi was officially launched.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms have all reported the sharp increase in the number of groups of tourists booking domestic tours with travel by air since early this summer.

VietNamNet Bridge – After 701 Vietnamese travelers were left stranded in Thailand, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 18 conducted an enquiry on Travel Life Company, who had been responsible for the tour.

VietNamNet Bridge – The provincial authorities of Khanh Hoa believe that the local tourism still cannot develop well because of the lack of international air routes to the Cam Ranh airport.

Despite the predicted oversupply of hotels in the central region and the reported difficulties in tourism development, investors still have been strongly determined to develop more hotels in the sea cities in the region.

Travel firms have finally sighed with relief when seeing the number of travelers booking Tet tours which are increasing rapidly on the last days before the departure time.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has been joyful with the record high number of 6.847 million foreign travelers in 2012, an increase of 13.86 percent over 2011