Vietnam’s prime minister has ratified Lao Cai Province’s request to hire a foreign tourism consultant as it seeks to develop and expand the northern mountain town of Sa Pa. Lao Cai will invest in the project with local funds while seeking to draw additional…

More relaxed visa policies are an important factor for the tourism industry to boost competitiveness in the region and beyond. Vietnam would see an increase of 8-18 percent in the number of overseas visitors if e-visa and visas on arrival were available at all…

Popular foreign specialties such as German sausage, American and Thai barbecue, Spanish sweet egg custard, and Japanese baked cuttlefish cakes are now available as street food for Vietnamese people. Notably, they are prepared and processed in the genuine style of their original countries and…

Binh Minh Tourism Company has launched new caravan tours to the popular resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai following the inauguration of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.   Tourists can now drive their own car from Hanoi…

Travel & Leisure Magazine recently cited Cua Van fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh amongst the top 10 most breathtaking coastlines in the world. Located nearly 30km from the mainland, Cua Van fishing village, famous for the magnificent limestone mountains of…

The Ministry of Transport has allowed the Vietnam Aviation Tourism Company to resume the sleep-box service at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. Previously, on July 22, the company launched the sleep-box service at the T1 terminal of the Noi Bai Airport but only three…

The facilities: – Bus Sapa Express: Limousine with 29 seats, Luxury (Universe 45 seats, Samco 29 seats, Ford Transit 16 seats) – Tour guide – Air-conditioner – Wifi – Travel blanket, pillow. Bus time table and rates: -The guide will pick you up at the meeting point…

Fodor’s, the world’s largest publisher of travel guides, hailed the overall package provided by the Sofitel ‘Legend Metropole’ in Ha Noi, placing it in the top 100 of the World’s best hotels. Five hundred of Fodor’s contributors reviewed more than 5,000 hotels for this…

Ha Long Bay of Vietnam has been selected as one of the 12 greatest coastlines in the world by US travel website WhenOnEarth. According to WhenOnEarth, Ha Long Bay features many tropical plants and animals, floating fishing villages, and unique formations of eroded limestone,…

Bach Ma (White Horse) Temple is located at number 76 Hang Buom Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. From 200 B.C. to 939 A.D, Vietnam was dominated by Chinese feudalism and in 866, the Tang Dynasty mandarin, Cao Pian, ordered the Đai La Citadel (now…