A conference on November 8 was held jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Thanh Hoa province People’s Commitee to discuss preparations for the upcoming National Tourism Year 2015 festivities.

On 5 September 2014, General Director of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan had a meeting with representatives of BBC Television of the UK on cooperation plan to promote Viet Nam tourism.

The national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines hosted a conference in Italy on September 11 to promote Viet Nam’s destinations and the country’s potential for tourism development.

VietJetAir, Viet Nam's low cost airline, began selling 360,000 tickets on September 12 for travel during the next Lunar New Year holiday. The airline is now selling seats on flights on VietJet Air’s domestic and international routes.