A plan to operate electric cars in downtown HCM City especially targeted at tourists was presented by the Department of Transport at a meeting on 15 July.
The 2015 Southern Don Ca Tai Tu (traditional musical art form of the south) Festival, competing for Golden Lotus Awards, opened at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11.
Oktoberfest, the largest cultural event of German-speaking communities across Southeast Asia, is due to take place in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City in October.
A number of luxury hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have put on feasts of Vietnamese and imported seafood for diners in addition to their usual Asian and Western treats.
Over 2.16 million foreign tourist arrivals visited Ho Chi Minh city in the first half of 2015, a year-on-year rise of 3%, reported the Municipal People’s Committee on June 24th.
The lotus, which has been nominated as the national flower, will be the topic of a cultural and artistic festival to open in Ho Chi Minh City on June 26.
(TITC) – International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City – ITE HCMC 2015 is a both trade and public tourism event which will take place from 10-12 Sep 2015, in Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
With its unique architecture, Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City has become a tourist attraction. Shaped like a lotus, the tower symbolizes Ho Chi Minh City’s prosperity.
(TITC) - CNN Channel (U.S.A) has announced “Top 10 fastest tourism growing cities in the world”, of which Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam) ranks 10th.
Vietnamese passengers will soon be able to fly direct from Ho Chi Minh city to Seoul (the Republic of Korea) after budget carrier Vietjet announced on June 5 that it will launch daily flights between the two cities in November.
A large number of bonsai trees crafted by artisans across the country are being exhibited at over 100 booths at the Asia-Pacific Bonsai Festival 2015 which opened in Hoc Mon District, Ho Chi Minh City on June 5.
Ho Chi Minh City is expected to launch the first tourism package to the Spratly Islands on June 22nd.