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Vietnam has received more than 1.5 million international tourists in January, a year-on-year increase of 5 percent, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on January 29.

Indonesia’s newspaper Jakarta Post has recently published an article describing Vietnam as a rising star in Southeast Asian tourism.

An article praising Vietnam’s timeless charm was published on the travel website www.traveldailynews.asia on January 17.

The Travel Exchange 2019 (Travex 2019), part of the ongoing ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 (ATF 2019), opened in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on January 16.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) launched the local tourism application Vietnamgo in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 16.

The 49th meeting of the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 14, starting a series of activities within the framework of the 2019 ASEAN Tourism

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered international travel companies to ensure safety for their customers following a deadly bomb attack that killed three Vietnamese tourists in Egypt on December 28.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on December 26 that it is working to clarify details on the case of 152 missing Vietnamese tourists who were suspected of fleeing in Taiwan.

Vietnam’s tourism revenue is estimated at 620 trillion VND (26.5 billion USD) in 2018, an increase of nearly 110 trillion VND against the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam during January-November is estimated at 14.2 million, up 21.3 percent against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office said on November 29.

Measures to develop cruise-based tourism in the central coastal city of Da Nang were discussed at an international conference in the city. The event was attended by representatives

Vietnam’s tourism at the World Travel Market 2018 (WTM) in London from November 5-7 was able to capture attention from visitors to the event.

Experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on November 8 to share a wide range of solutions to future tourism development in Vietnam.

The 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum, themed “ASEAN – The Power of One”, will take place in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh from January 14-18, 2019, announced the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism on November 1.

A fund for tourism development will be set up in the coming time in hope of providing financial sources for brand building of Vietnam’s tourism in foreign countries, according to Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam expects to welcome its 15 millionth foreign visitor of 2018 in Ha Long City, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, in late November or early December.

Young Vietnamese are increasingly choosing overseas tours during holidays since prices are getting lower.

A tourism promotion event, titled “A Soulful Vietnam”, opened in the northern Italian city of Milan on October 3, with dozens of travel agencies in attendance.

Vietnam has exerted efforts to tap into its immense maritime potential to become a strong, prosperous country based on its marine economy.

Vietnam’s popular destinations and excellent tourism products will be brought closer to Chinese friends through a promotion campaign launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in Guangxi province’s Nanning city and Guangdong province’s Shenzhen city.