(TITC) – On 29 March 2018, the sixth Viet Nam International Travel Mart - VITM Hanoi 2018 officially kicked off in Ha Noi. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the State Steering Committee on Tourism attended the opening ceremony.
The number of tourists to the central coastal province of Thua Thien - Hue reached an estimated 1.1 million in the first three months of 2018, a 39.5% rise over a year earlier, including more than 534,000 foreigners, up 70.3%, reported the provincial Department of Tourism.
The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province’s Uong Bi City on March 15 announced to change the time for the 2018 Cherry blossom – Yen Tu yellow ochna flower festival.
Ngoa Van Spring Festival, which opened at the Tran Dynasty Special Relic Site in Dong Trieu Town, the northern province of Quang Ninh on February 24, became the first event of the locality in response to the “National Tourism Year 2018- Ha Long- Quang Ninh”.
The Cultural, Sports and Tourism Week opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 8 in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
The 7th Dai Tu Tea Festival 2018 opened on January 22 in Dai Tu District, Thai Nguyen Province.
The northern province of Bac Ninh is well-known for hosting a number of architectural, religious and cultural heritage.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the central province of Thua Thien–Hue to promote its cultural and historical heritage in the tourism sector, according to a report on the government website chinhphu.vn.
Representatives from local authorities in the northwestern, central agencies on tourism and travel enterprises gathered at a workshop in Lao Cai on December 16 to discuss measures for strengthening linkage to promote and develop tourism products which are characteristic of the Northwest.
Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City was flooded with the cheerful and jubilant atmosphere as throngs of city inhabitants and foreign tourists last Sunday descended to Nguyen Hue pedestrian square to watch street art performances, which also officially wrapped up the HCMC Street Show program of 2017.
A German style Christmas Market will take place for the first time at Cua Bac Church, No.56 Phan Dinh Phung, Ha Noi from December 14 to 16.
The Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology is hosting a series of cultural activities to mark its 20 years of operation.