The number of international tourist arrivals to Ha Noi reached 3 million in 2014, up 16 percent against the previous year and 200,000 people more than the yearly target, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23 to kick off a programme on stimulating domestic tourism demand.
An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s daily life and work from 1954-1969 at the President Palace is underway in Ha Noi from December 19-January 5.
In cold weather, the visitors can enjoy a dish of sweet and sour grated papaya salad. The salad mixed with beef is a simple nosh sold in small alleys and markets in Ha Noi.
Conde Nast Traveler, one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has cited three famous resorts in Viet Nam’s central region as top 40 of World's Best Beach Resorts: Readers' Choice 2014.
The first-ever cultural festival of Viet Nam’s Thai ethnic group will be held in Lai Chau province on December 27-29.
The 2014 Canadian Food Festival will be held in Ha Noi from December 16 to January 14 with the aim of promoting its best products to Vietnamese consumers.
The 2015 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC 2015) is being held on 28 and 29 April next year and it will take “The Symphony of Colours” as its theme.
Visitors traveling to Tuy Hoa fishing port located in the coastal city of Tuy Hoa in Phu Yen Province at around 5 a.m. will have a chance to see how local fishermen begin the day early in the morning.
The ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province has seen many positive changes since it was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 15 years ago (December 4, 1999), thanks to the attention from the community in preserving and promoting heritage values.
Nearly 70 Indonesian tribal art paintings on glass are on show at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.
Fireworks displays will take place from Ho Chi Minh City's tallest building, Bitexco (on Hai Trieu Street, District 1), and Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11 on New Year's Eve.