News and Events - Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Build-up of a green destination brand in Quang Nam (Jan 05, 2023)

Quang Nam has been identified as a green tourism destination on the Vietnamese tourist map. The provincial development of green tourism is associated with cultural and natural preservation and community benefits.

CNN hails Da Nang as thriving vacation spot in Vietnam (Nov 11, 2022)

CNN Philippines has published an article praising Da Nang – a central city in Vietnam - as a bustling tourist destination, giving several reasons why travelers should visit the city…

Three Vietnamese dishes listed in CNN’s 50 best street foods in Asia (Aug 25, 2022)

Three Vietnamese dishes – “banh mi,” “pho” and iced coffee – have been named in the CNN’s list of “50 of the best street foods in Asia” which it calls…

CNN: Hanoi among best places to visit this autumn (Aug 25, 2022)

News outlet CNN has listed Hanoi among the top 12 best places to go globally this autumn.

Khanh Hoa focuses on developing sea tourism (Jun 28, 2022)

Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa has become a centre for sea tourism with strong attraction. However, in order to become an international maritime tourism and service centre in the spirit of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 09 NQ/TW, dated January 28, 2022, on the construction and development of Khanh Hoa province until 2030, with a vision to 2045, there's still a lot of work to be done.

Vietjet expands Northeast Asian flight network with three new routes (May 20, 2022)

Vietjet will open two direct routes connecting Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi to Japan’s third and fourth biggest cities, Nagoya and Fukuoka, in early July.

Opportunities for virtual tourism to take off (Mar 17, 2021)

The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the global tourism industry, paralysing all tourism activities. However, the freeze on traditional tourism has paved the way for digital tourism to take off further, in which virtual tourism is seen as a trend that is opening up new development opportunities for the hospitality sector.

What Vietnamese Natural Reserve on the list of CNN’s fabulous tourist destinations? (Mar 15, 2021)

Cable news network CNN has recently listed Son Tra Natural Reserve among the top 10 marvelous destinations in Vietnam in 2021.

Phở ranks 2nd of 20 best soups in the world by CNN (Mar 11, 2021)

The American news channel CNN has named phở bò (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) second on the list of 20 best soups in the world.

Hanoi halts 4-million-USD tourism promotion package on CNN (Apr 20, 2020)

Hanoi has halted the 2019-2024 tourism promotion package worth 4 million USD with the US Cable News Network (CNN) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CNN places Phu Quoc among best destinations in Asia (Apr 04, 2020)

Phu Quoc Island off the coast of Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been named among the 17 best places in Asia by Cable News Network (CNN).

Hoi An among world’s most romantic places (Feb 18, 2020)

Hoi An ancient city in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Quang Nam has been selected by the US Cable News Network (CNN) as one of the world’s 13 most romantic places to visit.

Folk festival to take place in downtown Ha Noi (Dec 13, 2019)

Various folk activities will be on show at the first ever Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival this weekend at Ly Thai To Park in downtown Ha Noi.

New air service offers spectacular views of Red River (Dec 12, 2019)

The Northern Helicopter Company, under the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation, launched the Red River - HeliTour sightseeing service on December 7, following the success of the recently-launched Halong Heli Tours, an air service which allows tourists to savour the scenic views of Ha Long bay via helicopter.

CNN suggests Hoi An city as Valentine destination this year (Feb 15, 2019)