Online bookings have been developing rapidly in the tourism industry, bringing trillions of dong a year to travel firms, reports say.

Hotels and resorts across Vietnam, from HCM City to Dalat, Danang and Hanoi, are offering a wide range of promotions for couples on Valentine's Day, February 14.

Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Ory Csaba and Can Tho authorities sat down on February 12 to discuss cooperation activities, including the organisation of a Hungary cultural week in the Mekong Delta city this year.

South Korean visitors to Hanoi during the Lunar New Year holiday increased by 44% on-year.

An estimated 50,000 pilgrims flocked to Huong or Perfume pagoda in Hanoi on February 10, the first day of Vietnam’s longest festival. To reach the main pagoda, visitors must take a one-hour boat trip on the Yen stream.

Domestic airlines have announced that there will be an additional 3,650 flights to 19 internal airports to meet the increasing travel demand during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival 2019.

The number of foreign visitors travelling to Vietnam in the first month of 2019 is estimated to reach over 1.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 5%, according to the General Statistics Office.

As the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) approaches, people in HCM City flock to purchase pots containing yellow apricots to decorate their homes ahead of the special occasion.

HCM City will organise fireworks displays at eight locations to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival.

Vietnam aims to receive about 18 million foreign visitors and 85 million domestic ones in 2019, and earn more than 700 trillion VND ($30.2 billion) from tourism, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.