The Dien Bien Phu historical relic is of special value to tourism, experts said at a March 13 workshop in the northwestern province of Dien Bien which was held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the provincial authorities.

In the framework of the FAM trips to 8 North West Provinces, from February 16 to February 22, 2014, the Vietnam Tourism Association in collaboration with the ESRT Programme will organise a FAM trip to Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Son La, Lai Chau. There has been a previous FAM trip that took place in three provinces of Phu Tho, Ha Giang, Yen Bai in 2013.

DA NANG (VNS)— Viet Nam's tourism industry hosted 6.9 million foreign and 32.5 million domestic tourists in the first 10 months of the year, the Conference on Responsible Tourism Policy heard yesterday.

Nhan Dan Online – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism announced this morning that roughly 150 university and college students from Hanoi are joining a bicycle parade tomorrow as part of the 2013 World Tourism Day festivities.

HA NOI (VNS)— The tourism sector could help protect water resource, said Deputy Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Manh Cuong.

HA NOI (VNS)— Leaders and experts from the tourism industry met yesterday in Ha Noi for an in-depth Tourism Promotion Conference, where they debated how Viet Nam can become more successful in the lucrative and fast-growing sector.

HA NOI — The existing Tourism Law has failed to recognise the role of tourists as the mainstay of this important industry while relevant mechanisms to protect tourists' rights are too elusive.

HCM CITY — After six years of implementation, the Law on Tourism needs to be reviewed and amended to be more practical, according to officials.