Seaplane tour service in the offing
Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company and Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism are planning to launch seaplane tours in the city.
Ho Chi Minh City conference spotlights tourism globalisation, localisation
A crowd of experts, researchers, scholars and managers working in tourism from Asia, America and Europe gathered at a recent event in Ho Chi Minh City to contribute their ideas…
Ao Dai Festival 2015 opens in HCM City
The 2015 Ao Dai Festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7 to honour the Vietnamese traditional dress.
Flower street festival opens in HCM City
State President Truong Tan Sang and Deputy Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on February 16 led the celebrations kicking off the annual flower street festival in Ho Chi Minh City.
Phu My Hung Spring Flower Fair brings countryside to city
Phu My Hung Flower Fair 2015 themed ‘Mua gat’ (Harvest season) for the coming Lunar New Year, or Tet, will reproduce paddy fields in the harvest season and the particular scenes of the Vietnamese countryside in Phu My Hung Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7.
Ho Chi Minh City targets 4.7 million international arrivals
Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming 4.7 million international arrivals, raking in VND 94.6 trillion (US$ 4.43 billion) in total revenue in 2015, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Can Gio listed among top 100 sustainable tourism destinations
Ho Chi Minh City's Can Gio Mangrove Forest is listed among the Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations or in other words the world's greenest holiday destinations.
HCM city welcomes over 412,000 foreign tourists in January
Ho Chi Minh city welcomed more than 412,000 foreign tourist arrivals in January 2015, a year-on-year rise of 8%, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
HCMC’s book street festival to welcome Lunar New Year
Ho Chi Minh City’s annual book festival along Ham Nghi Street is scheduled to open on February 16, part of numerous events to welcome the Lunar New Year.
Spring Flower Festival to bloom in Ho Chi Minh City
The 2015 Spring Flower Festival, themed ‘Vietnamese Character–Vietnamese Spirit’, will kick off at Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City from February 13 to 24.
Japan’s Hokkaido launches cultural village in Viet Nam
Viet Nam will become the first market for enterprises from north Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture to launch the “Cool Hokkaido” initiative, including a cultural village to be established in October 2015, in an attempt to support the locality’s business operations in Southeast Asia.
Where to celebrate Christmas in HCMC
Those still undecided over a place to enjoy Christmas may consider the following hotels, restaurants and entertainment places to have a celebration with their loved ones.
HCMC’s flower street to feature rural beauty
This year’s flower street in celebration of the New Year will be organized on Ham Nghi Boulevard in HCMC’s District 1, featuring Viet Nam’s rural beauty and its modernization seen through the development of a metro system, which is now under construction in the city.
HCM City: Numerous festive activities to welcome New Year 2015
A series of festive activities will be held across Ho Chi Minh City from December 20 to welcome the New Year 2015, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Le Ton Thanh at a press briefing on December 17.
International food festival attracts 200,000 visitors
The International Food Festival wrapped up successfully on December 7 after four days in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting over 200,000 domestic and international visitors.