The Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) will launch a programme to rank Vietnamese tour guides, with financial assistance from the European Union (EU), the association announced on October 4.

Ta Lien Son forest is at an altitude of 2,993m above seawater level. Located in Ta Leng commune, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province, it is one of the primeval forests in the Hoang Lien Son range.

 A formation of many beautiful rock layers has recently been discovered at Ghenh Da Dia in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.

 A tourism promotion event, titled “A Soulful Vietnam”, opened in the northern Italian city of Milan on October 3, with dozens of travel agencies in attendance.

 A coastline of over 3,000 kilometers is an advantage drawing a large number of tourists to Vietnam. 

 A cooking cruise on the Mekong from Vietnam to Cambodia has been selected as one of seventh best river cruises to book now, according to British journalist Caroline Hendrie of Mail on Sunday.

Bai Sau (Back Beach), or Thuy Van Beach, is one of several beautiful beaches in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

Tra Su indigo forest in the South-Western province of An Giang has attracted a large number of visitors to its natural scenery, especially during flooding season.

 A foreign tourist has complained about continuously being asked for tip while on a boat ride in Tam Coc-Bich Dong in Ninh Binh Province.

 Vietnam’s popular destinations and excellent tourism products will be brought closer to Chinese friends through a promotion campaign launched by the VNAT in Guangxi province’s Nanning city and Guangdong province’s Shenzhen city.

 Vietnam is a promising tourism market that ranks among its 10 biggest anywhere and four biggest in Southeast Asia, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has said.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently approved a project to organise the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM), promoting it as an important international and national tourism event.

 Local food is among the key tourism attractions for any destination. Most people like to enjoy traditional and special dishes at restaurants. Many others choose to join local cooking classes to make food themselves.

 There`s a banh mi stand on almost every corner in Hoi An, an ancient town in central Vietnam, but which are the best of the best?

 On the World Tourism Day (September 27), Cutacut decided to make a list of budget-friendly destinations you can travel to without drilling a hole through your pocket.

Visitors can immerse themselves in the stunning landscapes of majestic mountains, clouds, rivers and paddy fields on a visit to Ngoc Con-Phong Nam valley in Cao Bang province.

 The Vietnamese tourism sector is on upward trend, largely owing to a surge in arrivals from Asian tourists, which accounted for 77.7% of the international arrivals in the country over the past nine months.

 The Singaporean Channel News Asia said Da Nang city in central Vietnam should be high on the list of places to visit in Southeast Asia.

 In recent years, Ho Chi Minh City has introduced numerous products to tap into the potential of the city’s waterway tourism. However this kind of tourism has not yet fully met the demands from customers. 

 Visitors to Dinh Yen village in Dong Thap province’s Lap Vo district in the Mekong Delta are sure to be fascinated by the colourful mats there.