The website Boredpanda (USA) has published the list of 30 most unique modes of transport in the world, including the cyclo in Viet Nam. Considered as development from rickshaw – a popular vehicle in Ha Noi and Sai Gon in the 19th century, the…

Authorities in the northern Ha Giang Province have just announced a plan to open a new nature reserve area in the province’s Meo Vac District. Nguyen Duc Vinh, director of the province’s agriculture and rural development department, said the 5,500ha Chi San Nature Reserve…

Khanh Hoa province authorities have decided to organize a night beach in front of Hotel 32-34 Tran Phu Road. Nha Trang City’s Chairman Le Huy Toan said this project has been assigned to TD Joint Stock Company and related agencies to implement on a…

Instead of a tedious, hours-long trip from Hanoi to cool Sa Pa by car or train, tourists can now fly there by helicopter and return in just three and half hours, if they have US$2,640 per flying hour to spare. A new air taxi…

Ho Chi Minh City wants the 15-day visa exemption for Europeans to be doubled so that they can come on longer tours. A source said the city tourism department is all set to ask the tourism ministry to extend the waiver period for tourists…

Travel firms arranging tours for international cruise passengers to Can Gio Biosphere Reserve in the district of the same name in HCMC will send the list of visitors to the district authorities one day before arrival. The relaxing of the rule was confirmed by…

The central city will penalise persons for littering on beaches as a pilot plan to improve civic behaviour in public places and promote a clean and safe environment this year. As per the plan, warnings or fines of VND50,000 to VND100,000 (US$2.4- $4.8) will…

Phu Quoc, an attractive destination in Vietnam’s southwestern waters, is striving to become an international eco-tourism and resort centre. Vietnam’s largest island, dubbed the Pearl Island in the southern province of Kien Giang, attracts numerous tourism development projects and thousands of holiday-makers due to…

Tourism authority in the central province of Quang Binh has launched another tour to the world famous Phong Nha Cave with a much longer trekking trail and more activities, news website VnExpress reported Tuesday. The cave, part of the UNESCO world heritage site Phong…

Vietnam will deploy new programmes to attract more international tourists following recent bold steps to stop the sharp decline in the number of inbound visitors. Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) authorities last week suggest the government waive the tourist visa requirement for member…