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The southernmost province of Kien Giang has issued a resolution on tourism development until 2020 with a vision to 2030, in which it plans to welcome 8.4 million domestic tourists and 700,000 foreign visitors by 2020.

Some cumbersome regulations for visa exemptions are believed to be hindering efforts to attract more foreign tourists to Vietnam.

Danang’s tourism sector has gained significant growth this year, receiving 2.3 million foreign visitors, a 36.8 percent increase against 2016, the city’s Department of Tourism reported.

Vietnam has diversified tourist models to fully exploit the country’s potentials in the international integration and turn tourism into one of spearhead economic sectors.

The tourism sector of Lao Cai and other north-western provinces in 2017 are estimated to surge by over 30 percent against last year thanks to impressive achievements gained from the National Tourism Year 2017.

The Insider has taken Vietnam`s mountain range Mu Cang Chai in its list of world`s beautiful mounts recently.

The central highlands province of Lam Dong has almost completed all preparations for the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival to be taken place from December 23 to 27.

The National Tourism Year 2017 themed Lao Cao and Northwestern provinces officially closed in Lao Cai city of the same name province.

The central province of Quang Ngai will boost tourism and benefit locals through the introduction of community-based tourism services at destinations in the province beginning next year.

Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Bình has been listed at the first position in the 50 best spots to visit in 2018 by US travel site Insider.

The number of Vietnamese travelers to Japan has soared strongly, with an estimated 300,000 arrivals in all of 2017, up to a staggering 30% year-on-year.

The Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea held a tourism-culture festival, aiming to promote cooperation between the two countries in this sector.

Vietnam has been named in the world’s Top 10 fastest-growing tourist destinations in 2017 of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism organized a ceremony to welcome the six-millionth foreign arrival to the city in 2017 at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport on December 15.

As a Vietnamese nationalist, Phan Chau Trinh together with his comrades sought to end France’s colonial occupation of Vietnam. However, few people know about his resting place.

An exhibition hosted by the Embassy of Indonesia in Vietnam opened at the Umah Indo exhibition house in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City’s officials have proposed opening more pedestrian streets to attract tourists.

Highwire walking, Flyboarding, and Zip-line - the adventure sports in Vietnam attracted a lot of travelers in 2017 looking to test themselves on games requiring courage, patience, and flexibility.

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam has increased significantly for the past years, however, their spending, especially for Vietnamese goods, has remained low mainly due to the unfamiliar value added tax refunds for tourists.

The Vietnamese tourism sector has identified India as a priority market, with a range of activities being deployed to exploit the South Asian market, including market research, product promotion, exhibitions, and conferences on tourism - aviation and tourism - filmmaking cooperation.