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Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi continued to maintain a position in the list of the world's top 100 airports for 2024, as announced by the UK-based airline and airport review and rating organisation Skytrax at the link https://www.worldairportawards.com/worlds-top-100-airports-2024.

The Central Highlands resort city of Da Lat is the most favoured domestic destination for Vietnamese tourists for the five-day National Reunification Day and Labour Day holiday.

The 2024 Saint Nguyen Temple Festival is taking place at Saint Nguyen Temple in Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province, with various activities to commemorate Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong (1073-1141).

The Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony on April 16 to announce a tourism stimulation programme 2024 themed “Quang Nam – The Green Land of Heritage’.

From now until April 30, budget carrier Vietjet is offering a special promotion programme for travel enthusiasts to experience the golden autumn throughout Australia.

Vietjet is offering passengers a mega feast of a million Eco tickets at zero Vietnamese dong and up to 50% off Business tickets on all domestic and international routes in celebration of the grand holidays.

Launched on April 14, the Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services promise a new experience for passengers to gain a better sense of the enchanting beauty of Da Lat at night - a popular mountain resort town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

More than 10,000 tours and tourism products at promotional prices were offered to visitors at the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 which wrapped up in Hanoi on April 14.

The “Vietnam - Timeless Charm” tourism brand was brought closer to Italy in a recent tourism promotion event held in Macerata city, Marche region, by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy in collaboration with local authorities and the MRNC 12 Racing Team.

Hanoi, home to a large number of cultural and historical sites and craft villages, is taking measures to develop experiential tourism to attract more visitors to the over-1,000-year-old capital.

The UK’s Daily Mail has named the northern province of Ninh Binh on the list of the top 10 less-visited wonders of the world.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ho An Phong has said that in the face of competition from many major markets in the world, including neighbouring countries, Vietnam’s tourism needs to exert more efforts to establish its own brand and glow on the global tourist map.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a tourism promotion programme on April 11 in Hanoi to showcase its strength and attract Vietnamese tourists.

As an annual event, the VITA AWARDS aims to recognise the important role of travel businesses along with the contributions of individuals and organisations in business activities and tourism promotion, thereby contributing to promoting new initiatives and effective efforts in the process of developing the tourism industry.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 themed “Vietnam Tourism – Green Transition for Sustainable Development” officially opened in Hanoi on April 11, attracting 700 enterprises across the country and 16 foreign countries and territories.

The Hue Nam Temple Festival was celebrated in Thua Thien Hu Province on April 10, attracting the participation of hundreds of local people and visitors.

Vietnam’s Hue city has been named among Asia’s cheapest destinations for April and May, in terms of affordable accommodation rates, according to digital travel booking platform Agoda.

With a coastline stretching over 3,260 km from North to South, Vietnam ranks 27th among 157 coastal countries, island nations, and territories in the world.

Tuyen Quang Province will host its Tourism Year 2024 from April 27 to May 2 with a myriad of activities spotlighting the locality’s land, people, and culture.

The Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) has announced the top 10 finalists of a video clip-making contest promoting Vietnam’s tourism.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host a programme entitled ‘Cultural Days of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay Town, Hanoi, from April 18 to 21.

Alongside a promising growth in tourist numbers, Vietnam's destinations are also highly acclaimed by international media, helping them reach a wide range of global travelers.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on April 5 to discuss measures to develop Sa Pa National Tourist Area more unique, attractive, friendly and professional towards an ASEAN clean tourist city.

March every year is an attracting time for trekkers who want to conquer Putaleng Peak on the majestic Hoang Lien Son range.

On April 3, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism held a press conference to announce the Ho Chi Minh City stimulus programme 2024.

In spring, every street in the northwest region is adorned with various types of blooming flowers. In recent years, Ngoc Chien Commune of Muong La District, in the northern mountainous province of Son La, has become an attractive destination for visitors and flower lovers thanks to its large growing area of beautiful ‘son tra’ (docynia indica) flowers and the cultural identity of the H’Mong ethnic minority group.

Tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) are falling for Vietnam’s beaches with stark soft sand and crystal azure water, online travel platform Agoda said on April 2.

The opening time of the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum will be extended on some evenings to meet the growing demand of visitors during the peak periods, especially during holidays, on April 30, May 1, the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7) and the National Tourism Year – Dien Bien 2024.

Dien Bien Airport, in the Northern province of Dien Bien, has welcomed more than 900 flights with increasing numbers of passengers in the four months since reopening operations.

The 10th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Ethnic Minority Groups in Dien Bien District was launched at the Thanh Ban Phu national cultural and historical relic site in Dien Bien District, the Northern province of Dien Bien on April 1.