Danang to expand space for sea tourism
	Friday,  February 3,2012,22:24 (GMT+7) HCMC – Danang is preparing to expand the city’s sea tourism area to Nguyen Tan Thanh Street by planning seven model beaches in Lien Chieu and Thanh Khe districts, according to the government website chinhphu.vn.

Costa Crociere S.p.A. to send one more cruise ship to Vietnam
	Thursday,  February 2,2012,20:37 (GMT+7) HCMC – Besides the Costa Classica cruise ship, Costa Crociere S.p.A. this year plans to send one more luxury vessel named Costa Victoria to bring international visitors to the country.

Lanta-Viet resumes operation
	Thursday,  February 2,2012,20:25 (GMT+7) HCMC – Lanta-Viet Travel Company has resumed operation and committed to continue to send the stranded Russian tourists in Binh Thuan back to their country in accordance with the tour schedules.

Stranded Russian tourists begin leaving Binh Thuan
	Wednesday,  February 1,2012,22:34 (GMT+7) HCMC – As of on Tuesday afternoon, 125 Russian tourists had left for their country after being stranded in Binh Thuan Province’s hotels and resorts because their tour operator had not paid service suppliers.

Chinese tourists to visit Halong, Danang by laissez-passers
	Wednesday,  February 1,2012,21:43 (GMT+7) HCMC – Chinese tourists traveling on the cruise ship SuperStar Aquarius of StarCruises will easily visit Vietnam from Hainan, China, by using laissez-passers from next week instead of using passports like now.

Outbound tourism surges in January
	Wednesday,  February 1,2012,21:42 (GMT+7) HCMC – The total number of tourists from HCMC and neighboring provinces traveling abroad by air and overland shot up to some 120,000 in January thanks to the long Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.

Stronger development expected for sea tourism
	Tuesday,  January 31,2012,21:02 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local sea tourism having suffered bad performance in many previous years has gradually revived in recent times and this year it even has strong expectation of achieving better growth, local agents said.

Hundreds of Russian tourists stranded in Binh Thuan
	Tuesday,  January 31,2012,20:19 (GMT+7) HCMC – Some 400-500 Russian tourists are still stranded at the resorts in Binh Thuan Province as their tour operator Lanta Viet is adversely impacted after its foreign partner Lanta-Tur Voyage announced to halt operation.

Int’l visitors to obtain VAT refunds from this July
	Monday,  January 30,2012,20:23 (GMT+7) HCMC – Foreign tourists will be entitled to value added tax (VAT) refunds on goods they purchase in Vietnam when leaving the country via Hanoi City’s Noi Bai Airport and HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Travel firms reap success in Tet holiday
	Monday,  January 30,2012,20:20 (GMT+7) HCMC – The nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, turned out to be a golden opportunity for local travel agencies and operators of entertainment and tourism parks to make money in the new season.