Strategies to promote tourism in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan, including more incentive for investment to make it a friendlier and more exciting place to visit, were discussed at the Ninh Thuan Tourism Promotion 2018 conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7.
Entertainment and recreational establishments in Ho Chi Minh City have prepared a host of activities to serve demand during the occasion of the Nation Day (September 2), also a public holiday in Viet Nam.
Foreign arrivals to Ho Chi Minh City have soared more than 14 times over the past 25 years, accounting for about half of the nationwide total, an official reveal on August 16.
Ho Chi Minh city greeted 4.45 million foreign tourists in Jan-July 2018, increasing by 37.7% over a year earlier or fulfilling 59.47% of the year’s plan, reported the city People’s Committee.
The Viet Nam Puppetry Festival will be held, for the first time, at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, Ho Chi Minh City, from August 16-18.
Ho Chi Minh City has been listed among the 15 fastest-growing tourist cities in the world by the Travelsupermarket website.
The prestigious travel guide company Lonely Planet has recently selected the 10 most attractive destinations in Asia that visitors should not miss in 2018, with Viet Nam’s Ho Chi Minh City among the top recommendations.
Feel Japan in Viet Nam 2018 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 14, as part of events marking 45 years of Viet Nam – Japan relations.
Waterway tourism businesses in Ho Chi Minh City still face many difficulties when it comes to attracting more tourists, heard a conference on the city’s waterway tourism development held on July 5.
Overseas visitors stayed in Ho Chi Minh City for 5.2 days on average in 2017, with foreign tourists on holidays spending four days, according to a recent survey jointly conducted by the city’s Department of Tourism and the Statistics Office.
Ho Chi Minh City received more than 3.8 million international visitors in the first 6 months, a 26.5 percent higher than in the same period last year, and reached 51 percent of this year's target.
Over 200 delegates from 27 member cities of the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the 8th TPO forum themed “Smart tourism” which opened on June 21.