Things to know

* Currency – Vietnamese dong (VND) is the official currency. Paper notes include: VND 500,000; 200,000;…

2011 a bumper year for high-end tourism

All the travel firms in HCM City have reported a bumper crop in summer 2011 with…

Hanoi Attempts To Promote Craft Village Tourism

“People in craft villages have not been equipped with necessary knowledge on tourism marketing and making…

Ho Chi Minh City gets new tourism slogan

“Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City” is the city’s new tourism slogan, the Department of Culture, Sport…

Binh Dinh – The Land of Martial Arts

Binh Dinh Province, the land of martial arts and literature and the homeland of plain-cloths hero…

Local tour guides provide an insight into the real Sa Pa

It’s a strange land that leaves me with different feelings whenever I come to rediscover it.…

Complex of Hue Monuments

Location Complex of Hue Monuments lies along the Perfume River in Hue City and some adjacent…

My Son Sanctuary

Geographical position My Son Sanctuary is set in a small valley belonging to Duy Phu Commune,…

Hoi An Ancient Town

Hoi An is an old town down the Thu Bon River, on the coastal plain of…

Lang Co Festival 2011

More than 10,000 tourists and locals gathered on Lang Co Beach in the central province of…