HCM City launches seven agro-ecotourism programmes
The HCM City Department of Tourism, together with five suburban districts, has launched seven agro-ecotourism programmes.
Escape busy HCM City to Tay Ninh for the weekend
If you are looking for a quiet place, spiritual blessings and natural wonders for the weekend but do not have too much time, Tay Ninh Province is a perfect option.
Hanoi, HCM City among most popular travel destinations in Asia: US magazine
The US-based magazine Reader’s Digest recently named Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two largest cities in Vietnam, among the most popular travel destinations in Asia.
More than half of travel companies in HCM City reopen
Around 60 percent of travel companies in HCM City have resumed operating while the rest are expected to regain business in the fourth quarter of the year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.
HCM City tourism sector seeks to recover from COVID-19 epidemic
With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic finally being brought under control, local travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City have deployed a range of stimulus tourism schemes aimed at revitalising the southern city’s flagging tourism sector.
Vietnamese bánh mì week launched in HCM City
A week-long programme on introducing the special features of bánh mì (Vietnamese bread) has officially kicked off in HCM City.  
Restaurants to close in HCM City to deal with COVID-19
Authorities in HCM City have ordered the closure of all restaurants, beer clubs and beauty centres from 6pm on Tuesday, March 24. The decision also includes barber shops and gyms.  
HCM City uses hotels in Cần Giờ as quarantine areas
Ten hotels and resorts in HCM City’s coastal district of Cần Giờ are being used as paid quarantine facilities with 486 rooms for people required to be under quarantine, according to the municipal Department of Information and Communications.  
HCM City greets over 1.18 million foreigners in first two months
Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 1.18 million foreign visitors in the first two months of 2020, a year-on-year decline of 21.71 percent, revealed the municipal Department of Tourism on March 5.
HCM City featured in Disney’s new blockbuster
Scenes of Ho Chi Minh City are featured in the latest trailer of Disney’s science fiction film entitled “Artemis Fowl”.  
HCM City postpones Ao Dai Festival due to Covid-19 fears
The seventh version of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival has been delayed as a result of the ongoing situation relating to cases of acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), according to the city’s Department of Tourism.
HCM City seeks to revive tourism after coronavirus blow
The HCM City tourism sector will run a stimulus programme from April to July to revive tourism industry which has been hit quite badly by the new coronavirus outbreak.  
HCM City: Lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks to be set off at 7 venues
Ho Chi Minh City will hold 15-minute fireworks displays at seven venues to welcome the Year of the Rat on Lunar New Year’s Eve (January 24).
HCM City to develop cultural tourism
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities plan to focus on developing cultural tourism from now until 2030, speakers at a recent workshop held by the city's Department of Culture and Sports and the Institute for Development Studies. 
HCM City to host Cho Lon food fair
Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 will organise Cho Lon Kitchen food fair at Van Lang Park in District 5 from January 11-12.