A ceremony will be organised on July 8 in Ha Noi to present the “Viet Nam Tourism Award 2017” to businesses with the best performances in 2016.
The Viet Nam Culture Day was held in Vienna City Hall, Austria on July 3 with the engagement of 400 visitors.
A local festival linked with ceremonial procession in Hoang Chau island commune, Cat Hai district, the northern port city of Hai Phong, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Viet Nam welcomed 6.2 million foreign visitors in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 30.2 percent, and served 40 million domestic tourists, earning a total of 262 trillion VND (11.5 billion USD) in revenue.
Vietnam Airlines has partnered with IT infrastructure provider Sabre Viet Nam to launch a brand-new customer service centre offering 24/7 service, including on holidays, in Ha Noi.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document on the participation in folk culture festivals in France, Italy, Romania, Greece and Serbia.
On June 29th, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and General Director of Vietnam Airlines Duong Tri Thanh signed a deal for cooperative programs in the 2017-2021 period.
The central province of Thua Thien - Hue has issued a plan focusing on developing tourism and services to become a key local economic sector, thus turning Hue into one of the top destinations in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The first ever Online Tourism Day will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5.
The alluring landscapes of Do Son, Hon Dau, Cat Ba island and many other historic and cultural sites helped the northern port city of Hai Phong draw 3.07 million holiday-makers in the first half of the year, up 10.7 percent from the same period in 2016.
The Viet Nam – Korea Cultural Exchange Program will be held at the Center for Women and Development in Ha Noi on June 30.
Viet Nam ranks seventh in the list of the world’s top 20 fastest growing travel destinations, which was recently announced by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).