Despite its great potential, tourism in the south central and Central Highlands regions has only awakened in the last three years. To boost sea tourism, relevant authorities and travel agencies have worked together.
Ho Chi Minh City is seeking to enhance connectivity with other localities nationwide to become more attractive to tourists.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has served over 472,000 tourist arrivals, including nearly 200,000 foreigners, since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent.
The Prime Minister has approved the adjustment of regular restoration of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum starting from June 15th to August 15th.
The Acecook Viet Nam JSC will fund 3.3 billion VND (144,800 USD) for Hue Festival 2018, becoming a gold sponsor for the event scheduled for April 27 – May 2.
The northern coastal city of Ha Long launched a press contest on local tourism as part of activities to promote National Tourism Year - Ha Long - Quang Ninh 2018.
The Sanskrit inscriptions on steles at the UNESCO world heritage My Son Sanctuary in central Quang Nam province will be translated into Vietnamese and English as part of a joint project between Viet Nam and India.
The culinary festival “Essence of Vietnamese food” will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 6-8, introducing special dishes from across the nation, as part of activities to develop food tourism.
Documents, books and photos on Vietnamese culture, history, landscapes and handicraft were introduced at an event in Egyptian Ismailia province on April 2.
The tourism potential of China’s Taiwan was introduced at a tourism promotion programme in Ha Noi on April 2.
A project to preserve dien xuong (singing and talking), a folk singing genre which originated in the country’s southern region, will launch this week in HCM City.
The northern province of Quang Ninh, the host of the National Tourism Year 2018, is focusing on four types of tourism products, namely sea and island tourism, cultural and spiritual tourism, community-based tourism, ad border tourism.