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A Vietnam-India tourism promotion programme was launched in New Delhi on March 24 by the Vietnamese Embassy in India and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Yokdon National Park in Buon Don district, Dak Lak province is one of the largest nature reserves in Vietnam.

The Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development (STDe) has launched a special tour named “self-happiness” to mark International Day of Happiness (March 20) and its 5th founding anniversary.

HCM city has become the first national tourism body to launch a free directory for tourism and hospitality businesses of any size or location

Ha Noi needs to develop its own brand of tourism, focusing on craft villages, eco-tourism and cultural tourism, said Nguyen Cong Hoan, the deputy director of Ha Noi Redtours.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific announced on March 15 that it is ready to launch a new air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Tuy Hoa city in the central province of Phu Yen later this month.

The central coastal city of Nha Trang will organise a string of exciting cultural and sports activities for the Nha Trang Sea Festival, scheduled to take place from July 11 to 14.

Nearly 1,000 travellers aboard the Celebrity Century cruise ship participated in a royal banquet in Hue Citadel’s Can Chanh Palace in the Dai Noi (Royal Palace) on March 12.

Flights to and from the Pleiku airport will be temporarily suspended from March 15 to October 25.

Tripadvisor has rated a day's tour involving planting of water coconuts as among the five best outdoor tours in Viet Nam.

Phu Quoc Island has been ranked eighth in a list of 20 best honeymoon destinations by Rough Guides, a leading British publisher of travel and reference information.