Hanoi will host the 7th annual conference of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) which is scheduled to last from October 5-10.

Nhan Dan - Vietnam Airlines has launched an Autumn Promotion programme for domestic flights from September 8 to October 31.

The International Co-operation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism will organize a promotional program calling on people to vote for Ha Long Bay in a competition to select seven natural wonders of the world, according to Minister Hoang Tuan Anh.

Local travellers are still packing their suitcases during the year-end tourist season, despite difficult economic times, according to industry insiders.

A video that promotes destinations in Central Vietnam will be shot from August 14 to 20 by a Thai film crew, according to the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Da Nang.

Nhan Dan Online- A Malaysian Culinary and Culture Delight Promotion Week will be held from August from 21 to 28 at Melia Hotel in Hanoi.

On the evening of the last day of every month, Mong ethnic minorities in the Bac Yen district, Son La Province gather around their television sets to see something they’ve never seen before.

The second Vietnam-India people’s friendship festival is being organised today in Hanoi and then Ho Chi Minh City from August 13-15, following the first in India last year.

Nhan Dan- A National Steering Committee on voting for world natural wonder was set up on August 8.

Nhan Dan- The Centre of Incentive, Tours and Events (CITE), of Ben Thanh Tourist has recently been awarded the Best Travel Agency Indochina 2008 by the Travel Weekly Asia magazine.

Nhan Dan- The construction of Sacom resort on Tuyen Lam river, Da Lat Central Highlands province started on July 28.

Nhan Dan- Nha Trang city of Khanh Hoa province has received nearly one million of tourists, a 29% increase as compared to the same period of last year.

Nhan Dan/VNA- The number of tourists from AEAN countries to Vietnam since the beginning of the year has increased 21%, totalling  473,000 out of 2.6 million of international guests to Vietnam.

Phan Thi Ngoc Diem, a student from central Khanh Hoa province, was crowned Miss Tourism Vietnam 2008 on the evening of August 2.

Vietnam Tourism in lack of advertisement and marketing for development

Nhan Dan- Vietnam is now known as an attractive and safe destination in the region and is considered to have great potential for more development. However, the sector’s activities is still inefficient. This is due to the lack of professional marketing and advertisement.

Nhan Dan Online- The total number of international visitors to Vietnam for the past seven months is 2.6 million, 10.6% increase as compared with the same period last year, making up 52.3% of the yearly plan, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Nhan Dan- A ceremony was held right in front of the Phong Nha Cave, in Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district in the central province of Quang Binh on July 26 to mark the 5th anniversary of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park’s recognition as a world’s natural heritage site by the UNESCO.

Famous for its resorts that line the coast, Binh Thuan Province also is home to white sand dunes, groves of coconut trees, and vast fields of dragonfruit lining the roads near the popular resort town of Mui Ne.

Ha Long Bay has fallen to third place among 77 nominees in the race to become one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Nhan Dan-  Although Phong Nha – Ke Bang has been recognised as world natural heritage but to date, the authorities of Quang Binh, where the site is located, have not yet found a way for tourism development. Even an official website on the heritage has not yet set up.

Nhan Dan- The first phase of Bao Son Paradise, a modern cultural tourism and entertainment park in Ha Tay province, will be completed early next month.

It’s no secret that Sa Pa Town is one of the country’s most beloved tourist destinations for local and international travellers but as traffic increases, so does the burden on the town’s service industry.

A seven-star hotel, expected to be one of the world’s biggest hotels, will be built in Hanoi by Israel’s El-Ad Group.

The authorities will allow all foreign tourist vehicles, including right-hand-drive ones, to enter the country via all border gates soon in an effort to attract more travellers, especially from neighbouring countries.