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More than 200 employees working in the travel and service industry in Thua Thien-Hue province attended a training seminar on November 5-6 sponsored by the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA).

India‘s Jet Airways on November 5 officially opened direct flights connecting New Delhi and Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Vietnam Airlines and Jet Airways on October 28.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport on October 28 welcomed the first charter flight of Nordwind Airlines bringing 287 Russian tourists to Ho Chi Minh City.

​The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has recently approved a tourism marketing strategy, which lays out blueprint for growth in the nation’s tourism sector over the coming years through 2030.

On October 23, Ho Chi Minh City launched a Department of Tourism, the first of its kind nationwide.

How to boost tourism connectivity among Mekong Delta provinces with the technical support of an EU-funded environmental programme was discussed at a high-level meeting in southern Kien Giang province on October 18.

On October 16, the Vietnam national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines offered 14th “Golden moments” promotional program on international routes.

On October 17, the leading low-cost carrier VietJet Air officially opened a new air route linking Hanoi and Can Tho.

This is part of a tourism promotion project between Hanoi and Tokyo which is implemented in September and October.

The leading low-cost carrier - VietJet Air will sell 3,000 ‘zero fare’ tickets (excluding tax and other additional fees) for travellers on the Ho Chi Minh City – Taipei (China) route.

To celebrate the 84th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) (October 20, 1930 – 2014), budget airline Jetstar Pacific began offering 20,000 ‘zero fare’ tickets on October 17.

The new caravan tours to Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have been launched by Binh Minh Tourism Company following the inauguration of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.

Leading low-cost airline, Vietjet Air has announced the launch of flight routes between Viet Nam and the RoK.

The tourists were mainly from the Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China) with the remaing 500 of Indian nationality.

Nha Trang is expected to welcome a large number of both local and foreign visitors to celebrate the National Day (September 2) holiday and partake in cultural and scenic tours of the Nha Trang Bay area.

Vietnam welcomed more than 5.4 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of this year.

Vietnam welcomed nearly 564,736 foreign travellers in July, a year-on-year rise of 4.6%, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnamese visitor arrivals to Singapore numbered 90,000 in the first quarter of 2014, representing a double-digit positive growth rate of 13%, according to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is placing high hopes on making substantial gains in attracting Japanese tourists to the City, along with the expansion of tourists from other Asian and Eastern European countries.

Son Doong cave is hidden in rugged Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh near the border with Laos.