The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is working to promote local tourism through three kinds of tourism, namely eco tourism, historical site tourism and community-based tourism.
The central province of Thua Thien Hue welcomed 414,500 international visitors in the first half of this year, up 6.76 percent year-on-year, with tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) topping the list.
Ha Noi has welcomed approximately 12 million visitors since the beginning of 2017, up 8 percent from the same period last year, and earned a revenue of more than 35.2 trillion VND (1.55 billion USD), up 13 percent.
The tourism sector is tasked to lure 13-15 million foreign visitors this year, 3-5 million higher than last year. However, the increase in the number of visitors to Viet Nam has put the sector under pressure to ensure the quality of tourist destinations.
Central Thanh Hoa province’s intangible heritages - Tro Chieng Festival and Sing and Dance under Bon Tree Festival - have been recorgnised as national culture intangible heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A photo exhibition featuring the past and present architecture of Ha Noi as well as the development of the capital city opened at 45 Trang Tien street on July 13.
An exhibition on “Viet Nam: The Nation and People - View from Sea and Island” opened in Prague, the Czech Republic on July 12, aiming to introduce the beauty of Viet Nam’s culture, local fishermen and the country’s maritime economy.
The Japan National Tourism Organization successfully concluded a ‘Visit Japan Trade Seminar’ in Hanoi on Thursday, July 13, reported the Viet Nam News Agency.
Bang Lang stork garden, an attraction in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho with great potential, should be more efficiently managed to help increase the number of tourists to the site, according to authorities.
A virtual tour of the Ha Noi Opera House was launched in Ha Noi on July 12, offering visitors a brand-new experience and an insight into different aspects of the renowned building.
At the invitation of the Viet Nam - Korea Friendship Association, artisan Phan Thanh Liem will introduce the art of Vietnamese puppetry at Yang-ju artistic centre from July 25th to August 10th.
(TITC) – In the first half of 2017, Viet Nam received 6,206,336 international arrivals, representing an increase of 30.2% in compare with the same period of 2016, the General Statistic Office reported.