The Swiss Sustainable Tourism Programme (SSTP), the first of its kind funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for Viet Nam, has officially kicked off, according to the programme’s management board.
The comprehensive development of transport infrastructure and improvement in tourism products are among the keys to turning tourism into a spearhead economic sector in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan, experts said.
The National Assembly Standing Committee recently passed a resolution on the establishment of Ha Tien city in the southern province of Kien Giang. The resolution is expected to bring into full play Ha Tien’s tourism potential.
The central province of Nghe An has recently surveyed the launch of tours connecting Kim Lien special national tourist area in Nam Dan with Pac Bo relic in the mountainous province of Cao Bang.
A travel piece in the U.K.'s The Telegraph on 10 beaches in Southeast Asia unspoiled by tourism lists two in Viet Nam.
The vibrancy and distinctive features of Ha Noi’s craft streets and villages are being reflected at a photo exhibition entitled “Ha Noi in me” which opened at the Temple of Literature on October 9.
A programme introducing the traditional culture, customs and specialties of ethnic groups in the southwest region is taking place in the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
British tabloid Daily Mail has listed a cruise from Viet Nam to Cambodia among the top global river tours of 2019.
The annual Sa Pa international mountain marathon 2018, the sixth of its kind, took place in Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 21-23, as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2018.
The Hon Xuong Island offers the same beauty as Maldives without the 5-star expense.
Member cities of the Council for the Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) are promoting their potentials at a tourism exhibition, which opened at the Ly Thai To flower garden in Ha Noi’s downtown on September 8.
Sa Pa district in the northwestern province of Lao Cai welcomed 47,000 visitors from August 30 to September 2 during the National Day holiday, 15,000 more than the same period last year.