Those wishing to experience culture and lifestyles as natives of HCMC should check out the following places.

 Vietnam’s tourism industry is booming and is fast becoming the driving force behind economic growth but it also faces calls for reform to keep up with high standards.  

 The visa exemption policy for citizens of five European countries will expire in the next three months. Whether and when it might be renewed are still open questions, creating a headache for tourists and Vietnamese businesses that serve them. 

 More the 2.4 million people visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in the first three months of 2018, up 13.6 percent year on year and realising 30.2 percent of the yearly target.

 Tourism is proving to be fertile ground for Vietnam's ambitious startup community.

 The People’s Committee of Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh is cracking down on violations in tourism services to improve their quality.

The ATK site in Dinh Hoa district of the northern province of Thai Nguyen is an important historical and revolutionary –war zone relic which can help to educate the younger generations about patriotism and the revolutionary sprit.

 Vietnam has rich cuisine culture but has proved inexplicably incapable of promoting tourism based on its cuisine according to local tourism experts.

 Despite its great potential, tourism in the south central and Central Highlands regions has only awakened in the last three years. To boost sea tourism, relevant authorities and travel agencies have worked together.

Ca Hom hamlet in Ham Tan commune, Tra Cu district in the southern province of Tra Vinh has been long known for its famous woven sedge mats.

 The 14th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the largest event of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 6-8.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2018 will get underway at 23/9 Park from April 12-15, offering nearly 60,000 domestic and foreign tour vouchers at 15-16% discount.

International visitor arrivals to Vietnam were estimated at 4.2 million in Q1, up 30.9% year on year.

 A ceremony to announce a tourism product called “Xoan singing in ancient village” and daily tour linking Hanoi and the northern midland province of Phu Tho took place in the latter locality on April 4. 

 Being an integral part of the Trang An landscape, Hang Mua is a must-visit destination in Ninh Binh thanks to its unique panoramic view of Tam Coc.

 Online tour bookings are projected to expand 50% in 2018-2020, almost twice as much as e-commerce, but this tourism segment will face many difficulties.

 The Chinese and South Koreans accounted for a staggering 45% of international tourist arrivals to the central coastal city of Danang in the first quarter of the year.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has released instructions for the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018, with requirements for nominations being made more quantitative.

In recent days, young Hanoians have been gathering at Thach Cau Street in Hanoi to admire the Tam Giac Mach (buckwheat) flowers, which are usually only seen in Ha Giang province.

 On the way to the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, around 100 kilometers from the southernmost tip of Vietnam, pilgrims should stop by a Buddhist pagoda where there is an 11-meter-tall Bodhisattva statue facing the sea.