(TITC) – According to the General Statistics Office, Viet Nam welcomed approximately 833,598 international tourist arrivals in February 2016, increasing 3.5% over previous month and 20% compared to the same period last year.
The XQ Viet Nam Company opened an art market on February 23rd at No.27 Yersin Street, Da Lat city, Lam Dong province.
Veteran artists who symbolise Vietnamese beauty will perform in a festival that will be held at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Ha Noi from March 1 to 4.
(TITC) – On Feb. 17th 2016, 12 yachts of World Clipper Race teams (2015-2016) docked at Han River Port.
(TITC) – On 21st February 2016, Ha Nam Provincial People's Committee held a ceremony to receive the Certificate recognizing Tran Thuong Temple as a special national relic site. State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan attended the event.
The State recognised a drum and gong performance in the southern central province of Phu Yen as part of its intangible cultural heritage.
The Central Coast Viet Nam Destination Marketing Organization has created www.centralcoastvietnam.com, a user- and mobile-friendly website, to raise awareness and promote tourism of Da Nang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue, which are major tourist destinations in the central region.
A Viet Nam tourism promotion programme in the Czech Republic was launched on February 19 by the Vietnamese Embassy.
The Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain tourism complex in southern Tay Ninh province welcomed this year’s 1 millionth visitor on February 20.
The northern province of Quang Ninh greeted about 500,000 tourists during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday 2016 (from February 7th to 14th), a year-on-year increase of 16-18%, reported the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Phu Quoc island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is set to become a special economic zone and the locality’s growth driver between 2016-2020.
A maturity ritual (Cap Sac) of the Red Dao ethnic community took place as a joyful New Year activity in Sa Pa district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on February 18.