The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is becoming the most favourite destination in Vietnam for Russians as in the first half of the year, it welcomed 79,000 arrivals, accounting for 45.5 percent of the total number of Russians to Vietnam.
Vietnam's world heritage Phong Nha cave in the central province of Quang Binh has been certificated as one of world's best destinations by the US famous tourism website TripAdvisor.
Ho Chi Minh city greeted more than 246,000 foreign tourists in July 2013, a 9 percent rise against the same month last year, according to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
(TITC) - On 16th July 2013, Ha Noi's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to hold a conference on "Applying Green Lotus label for tourist accommodations in Ha Noi".
During the first six months of 2013, Hanoi has welcomed nearly 9.1 million tourists, an increase of 9% over the same period last year.
A Busan Ulsan Jeju photo exhibition at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel offers a scintillating view of Korean tourist attractions and its culture.
VIETNAM-BASED tour operator Luxury Travel {C}(www.luxurytravel.es) will showcase Vietnam as a new luxury destination to Latin Americans with the addition of a representative office in Argentina.
(TITC) - Responding to the National Tourism Stimulus Program 2013, on 23rd May, Ben Tre's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism hold a conference on complementing tourism stimulus program.
During the first six months of 2013, the tourism sector has raked in around VND105 trillion (US$4.9 billion), a year-on-year increase of 23.5%.
Basic conditions for a dossier submitted to UNESCO for the recognition of Hue singing as an oral and intangible cultural heritage of humanity were determined at a workshop in central Thua Thien-Hue province on July 20.
Hat Then (Then singing), a distinctive musical genre and a special combination of the spiritual and cultural life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam, has drawn the attention of many collectors and researchers over the past decade.
Hanoi has proposed that five of the city's historic sites be recognised as national special relics in 2014.