The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association and Phu Yen Tourism Association jointly held yesterday the ceremony to review the program to promote local tourism sector 2017.
The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided more than 112,500 EUR through the Embassy of Germany in Viet Nam for the restoration of Phung Tien palace, part of the world heritage site Hue Citadel, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Some 2.4 million people visited the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year hike of 23 percent, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
With that, Viet Nam's ancient port city has beaten the likes of Phuket, Bali and Penang to top Southeast Asia's most affordable places.
Ha Noi greeted over 17.9 million tourists in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 9%, according to the city Statistics Office.
Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue opened its second walking route on Pham Ngu Lao - Chu Van An - Vo Thi Sau streets (formerly known as Tay (foreigner) streets) on the night of September 29 after several months of preparation.
Ha Noi’s Department of Tourism has suggested Qatar Airways to coordinate with the city in promoting its tourism potentials.
Ho Chi Minh City is full of activities these days, preparing for numerous events and entertainment programs for children to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival that happens on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang served over 4.8 million tourists in the first nine months of this year, a rise of 6.7 percent over the same period last year, including over 279,000 foreigners.
Developing sustainable tourism in combination with preserving and promoting national cultural values, and protecting landscapes and the environment is among targets set in Viet Nam’s master plan on tourism development by 2020, with vision to 2030.
Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) tourism should become a staple of Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector, as the lucrative business brings added value and contributes to the city’s sustainable development, experts said.
The central city of Da Nang, which will host the APEC Economic Leaders Week in November, is planning to organise a wide range of programmes to promote its tourism potentials.