Northern Bac Ninh province has offered three free tours of famous tourism sites like But Thap and Dau pagodas and Dong Ho village aiming to introduce the locality’s history, culture and people as well as helping visitors discover more new tourism routes.
An annual international tourism expo opened in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 7, attracting travel companies from 40 countries worldwide, including Viet Nam.
The tourism sector in the central province of Quang Tri is recovering from mass fish deaths last year, with 3,000 arrivals recorded during the seven-day lunar New Year holiday.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 229,600 visitors in January, up five percent annually, according to provincial authorities.
Due to the region’s desirable natural conditions, the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang has marked out four key tourism development zones, in the hope of satisfying travellers’ demands for discovery, relaxation and sightseeing.
In addition to investment and trading, there is also huge potential for cooperation between Viet Nam and India in tourism, a conference heard in HCM City on January 13.
Eight Tay Bac (northwestern mountainous) provinces enjoyed a year-on-year rise of 11.8 percent in the number of visitors in 2016 thanks to their close cooperation in tourism promotion.
Travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City said most of their tours arranged for New Year and lunar New Year holidays have been booked.
Tourism has become an important pillar for Viet Nam’s economic growth, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) under the UK-based Economist Group.
The northern central province of Nghe An has been channeling more resources into developing tourism, towards the sector becoming a driving force in the local development.
The Viet Nam Embassy in Argentina organised an event to promote Vietnamese tourism and cuisine in Buenos Aires’ La Plata city on October 20.
The Russian Centre of Science and Culture joined hands with the Southeast Asia representative office of Russian Tourism Agency, the Viet Nam Society of Travel Agents and Aeroflot Airlines to launch a programme themed “Russia in Winter and World Cup 2018” on October 21.