Travel

This year will be a good opportunity for Vietnam’s wellness tourism market, especially the country is emerging as a safe destination for pandemic control.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has recently introduced a travel guide book entitled “Kham pha Vietnam” (Explore Vietnam).

The old yellow-painting apartment buildings in Hanoi, apart from their own charms and characteristics, has also contributed to the development of the city.

Being ranked at the 15th position, Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park is the only national park in Southeast Asia to appear on the list compiled by TripAdvisor.

Located in Hanoi's Old Quarter area, Ma May Street is unique as it is home to many of the city’s oldest houses.

The 300-year-old pagoda and the Buddha statute atop the highest mountain in the Southeast is a favorite spiritual destination of locals and Buddhists in the spring.

The An Hien Garden House is a not-be-missed tourism destination in the emperor capital of Hue city.

The city’s tourist sites and monuments have strictly obeyed the regulations on prevention and control of Covid-19.

Rich in vegetables, rice and seafood, Hanoian speciates have incorporated Cambodia and Thai influences into style that is distinctively its own.

The domestic segment is still the main driving force for the tourism growth this year.

Travel companies need to develop unique products that are responsible for the local community and eco-friendly to meet the requirements of tourists.

Tet provides an excellent opportunity for visitors to sample some of Vietnam’s more exotic culinary creations.

City hotels have seen increased MICE and event bookings and some resorts corporate bookings.

For centuries, every year when Tet (the Lunar New Year Festival) arrives, various rituals have been held in every family, bringing a lively ambiance filled with tradition and culture in the beginning of the New Year all over the country.

The new delicious creations of Banh Chung or Vietnamese traditional cake for Tet has won the hearts of culinary connoisseurs.

A mass of cold air sweeping through North Vietnam has brought with its heavy rain and snow. Two days before the Lunar New Year festival, snow felt last night in Mount Fansipan (Lao Cai province).

Tet is coming. Where is the best accommodation for shopping trips on the year’s biggest sales season in Saigon?

The simple yet exotic delicacy of piping hot noodle soup with beef has captured the heart of many culinary connoisseurs locally and internationally.

Kitchen God farewell ritual is a very old custom in Vietnam. On the 23rd day of the December in the Lunar Calendar, Land Genie and the Kitchen God ride carps to Heaven to deliver an annual report on the household’s activities to the Jade Emperor.

The travel guide website of Lonely Planet has listed out 10 most unusual dishes of Vietnam which are loved by locals but horrified by foreign travelers.