(VNAT) - According to announcement of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism released on 8th October, the opening ceremony of the Red River Delta Food Festival, national Tour Guide Contest and national hotel Front Office Competition in Hai Phong City will be held at 17.00 on 13th October 2013, instead of 16.00 on 12th October.
An exhibition showcasing 200 photos and artifacts of women's costumes and jewellery from southern ethnic groups opened on October 1 in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, Ninh Thuan province.
(TITC) - According to report of the HCMC's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first nine months of 2013, the city attracted over 2.8 million international arrivals, reaching 68 percent of target for 2013, up 3 percent compared to last year's same period. Total tourism revenue estimated VND 63,282 billion, 77 percent of the year's plan, increased by 20 percent over the same…
The 2013 culture and tourism week in Da Lat city will be organised from December 27-31 with four main activities: the 1st ASEAN-Vietnam UNESCO heritage festival Da Lat - Lam Dong; the celebration of the 120th anniversary of Da Lat's establishment and development; the fifth Da Lat flower festival; and the announcing of the 2014 National Tourism Year.
A mass performance of xoe folk dance with the participation of 2,033 people to set a Vietnamese record is scheduled to take place in Nghia Lo town, the northwestern mountainous province of Yen Bai, on September 29.
The 9th annual International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City is going to kick off in the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center on September 12.
(TITC) - On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship (1973-2013) and Viet Nam - Japan Friendship Year 2013, from 12th to 22nd September 2013, at 5 cities of Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya and Fukuoka, Vietnamese Days in Japan 2013 will be take place with the largest scale ever. The event is co-organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of…
Vietnam has set the goal of developing six sea-based tourism destinations up to international scale by 2020 under a project recently adopted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The first pan-pipe festival of the H'Mong ethnic group opened in Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 31, attracting hundreds of ethnic artists.
Over 400 pictures and objects depicting the unique culture of the Cham ethnic group are being displayed in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city of the southern province of Ninh Thuan at an exhibition that opened on August 27.
Apart from swimming, enjoying seafood, visiting pagodas and conquering Jthe towering statue of Jesus Christ in Vung Tau, tourists should also try hiking up to Nho (Small) Mountain to admire the lighthouse as well as the panoramic view of the coastal city. It's worth your time and effort with the fresh air, peaceful moments and romantic view of the shaded road leading to the peak.
A festival to pray for good fishing harvest, known as Cau Ngu Festival, commenced in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 22.