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Some 15,000 tours with a 20-30 percent discount and 20,000 cheap airline tickets will be sold at the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM 2016).

Tourists from Russia will be honourable guests at Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2016, Vietnam’s leading tourism show in Hanoi from April 14-17.

The railway sector served more than 900,000 passengers during the Lunar New Year festival from January 24 to February 14, up 10.3 percent annually.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM Hanoi 2016 will be opened in Hanoi from April 14-17, organisers announced on February 19.

The cost of automobile rentals has risen as much as 20-100 percent as Tet (Lunar New Year) approaches, according to rental car agencies.

The Indonesian Health Ministry issued a travel advisory for citizens wishing to travel to nations affected by Zika virus.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested ministries and all-level authorities gear up to provide a happy Lunar New Year (Tet) festival for all people at the Government’s monthly meeting on January 29.

Despite increasing challenges in the wake of the ASEAN Open Skies policy, Vietjet recorded positive growth through 2015.

The Hanoi Railway Corporation put into operation two newly-built trains on January 26 in a bid to meet the high travel demand between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City during the upcoming Lunar New Year.

The Central city of Da Nang plans to hold a series of culture, sports and tourism events throughout the year to promote tourism, its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh will keep the entrance fee unchanged until the end of next year to attract more visitors.

The ASEAN Friendship Caravan with around 50 travel agents and media from Thailand and other ASEAN countries arrived in HCM City on January 20.

Hanoi plans to receive approximate 21.2 million tourists in 2016, up 6.95 percent from last year.

The upgrades to 44 bridges on the North-South railway route have been completed 8 months ahead of schedule, according to the Railway Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnam Airlines will launch a sales promotion for its flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to various destinations across Southeast Asia.

The private carrier Vietjet Air is set to add over 800 flights, starting from January 20 to February 20 to meet travel demand during Lunar New Year 2016.

The northern mountainous town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province received around 30,000 holiday-makers during the New Year holiday, soaring 45 percent compared to the same period last year.

The 35th ASEAN Travel Forum (ATF 2016) will be held from January 18 to 22 in the Philippines, aiming to boost efforts to turn Southeast Asia into a global tourist destination.

Growing demand for air travel during national holidays, especially the lunar New Year (Tet) has heated up competition in Vietnam’s aviation sector.

Passenger vehicles from Vietnam were permitted to drive through Mong Cai Border Gate in northern Quang Ninh province to Dongxing city, China and vice versa from December 17.