senior official of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said that on December 15 VNAT began hurriedly compiling a plan on cutting fees on tours for foreign tourists to lure more travellers.

Tourists visiting Sapa Township in northern Lao Cai province in the springtime could hardly forget the vast number of blossoming peach trees.

VietNamNet Bridge – For other countries, bullfight is popular, but here in Vietnam it is the buffalo fight. Two localities in the north are famous for their buffalo fight: Do Son in Hai Phong port city and Hai Luu in Vinh Phuc Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Love it or loathe it, the vibrancy of Hanoi’s old quarter always provokes a reaction, its throbbing effervescence giving the capital’s residents a sense of its own unique character and a charm that has captivated the hearts and minds of the city’s foreign residents, who have spoken of their love of this lively, interesting and beautiful place.

January and February are the most interesting festival months in the year. in Vietnam. Plenty of the festivals and special events would be organized throughout Vietnam...

On the first day of 2009, about 1,100 visitors from Germany, Italy and France will arrive in the central city of Da Nang. The same day, another 130 tourists will fly to the city from Thailand. These are good signals of the New Year for the city in the context that its tourism sector has been strongly affected by the world recession.