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Helicopter sightseeing services providing bird’s-eye views of Ho Chi Minh City officially commenced operations on March 11.

The rearrangement of local administrative boundaries in 2025 has created significant changes in geographical space and tourism development potential.

Ha Noi will introduce a wide range of green tourism products and digital experiences at the Ha Noi Tourism Festival 2026, to be held at Thong Nhat Park.

Since being named among the “World’s Best Tourism Villages 2025” by the United Nations Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism), Lo Lo Chai in Tuyen Quang Province has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors each week.

Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang welcomed more than 2.2 million visitors in the first two months of 2026, up 57.7% year on year, with international arrivals soaring 86.4%, reaffirming the island’s growing appeal as a leading tourism destination in Southeast Asia.

Breakthrough visa policies and strong innovation in tourism promotion and marketing, along with efforts to diversify tourism products and improve service quality, have attracted large numbers of international visitors to Viet Nam, according to the Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Online travel platform Booking.com has announced the list of the “Most Welcoming Places on Earth” as part of the 14th Traveller Review Awards. Several destinations in Viet Nam made the list, stretching from north to south and painting a vibrant picture of the country’s tourism landscape.

The year 2026 marks the second year since the Ba Chua Xu (The Lady of the Realm) Goddess Festival on Sam Mountain in An Giang Province was inscribed by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The provincial authorities have placed strong emphasis on the organisation of the festival to preserve and promote the heritage while fostering a friendly and civilised image among visitors.

Ha Noi has been named among the world’s 50 most beautiful cities by the prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler, highlighting the Vietnamese capital’s enduring charm and cultural depth.

Cua Tung, Cua Viet and Con Co are facing an opportunity to become a golden triangle of tourism in central Viet Nam. To unlock this potential, Quang Tri needs a different mindset, moving beyond mass tourism towards the high-end segment, where tranquillity, green architecture and historical depth become the defining values of the province’s tourism brand.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Gia Lai provincial People’s Committee, held an international press briefing in Hanoi on March 5 to introduce the Visit Viet Nam Year – Gia Lai 2026 under the theme "Mountains embrace the Sea".

The Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Binh Province held a ceremony on February 28 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision and receive the certificate recognising the Tam Chuc scenic and archaeological complex as a Special National Relic.

The festival serves as a platform to introduce the city’s potential and strengths, and demonstrate the strong vitality and endless creativity of a dynamic and compassionate metropolis.

The International Gong Festival in Gia Lai Province will take place in the fourth quarter of 2026. This event provides an opportunity to spread the value of the gong cultural space heritage in particular, and to promote the unique images and culture of the Central Highlands to a wide range of domestic and international tourists.

In the days approaching the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo of the Horse, I had the opportunity to accompany the E-917 helicopter squadron on a flight over the southern land. From an altitude of 1,500 m, at a speed of 200 km per hour, the land of the Mekong Delta appears like a gigantic masterpiece. The space here seems more vibrant, the colors fresher, and people’s hearts more overflowing.

With a distinctive approach based on utilising the natural stream terrain, in combination with stone sculpture and installation art to tell stories of history, culture and people, Nha Trang Impression Submarine Tourist Area is an exciting and attractive new destination on the Khanh Hoa tourism map.

Viet Nam’s tourism sector recorded a vibrant and safe performance during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday of 2026, serving an estimated 14 million visitors, up 12% year-on-year, according to the Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

Italian cruise ship Costa Deliziosa docked at SP-PSA Port in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22, bringing 1,959 international tourists and 892 crew members on a visit at the start of the Lunar New Year.

The 2026 Huong Pagoda Festival officially opened on February 22, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, in Huong Son commune, Ha Noi.

Citing the Travel Trends 2026 report by Amadeus & Globetrender, according to the Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism, travel trends through the end of 2026 no longer revolve around the question “where to go?”. Instead, global travelers are now asking “how to go and what to travel for?”.