Free Wi-fi service will be offered for pilgrims to Huong pagoda, said Nguyen Van Hoat, Chairman of the My Duc district People’s Committee, in a January 18th press briefing on the 2016 Huong pagoda festival.
The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has agreed to open 131 Spring flower markets in districts to serve residents and tourists during the Lunar New year (Tet) 2016.
A Viet Nam - Asia silk festival set to take place on March 28-29 will be a major cultural highlight of myriad of events celebrating the 41st anniversary of Hoi An City.
An eight-minute film featuring Viet Nam’s beautiful landscapes, unique culture and 30-year reform achievements, began a seminar held in Panama on January 20, to popularise Viet Nam’s people and tourism potentials.
An art performance praising the beauty of spring opened the Lunar New Year Festival on January 20 in downtown Ha Noi.
Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh will keep the entrance fee unchanged until the end of next year to attract more visitors.
Hundreds of circus performers from 20 countries and territories will participate in the International Circus Festival 2016 in Hue imperial city in May.
Thrillist, a leading US food, drink and travel website, has cited the best countries in Southeast Asia to visit, including Viet Nam.
The Museum of Khanh Hoa province is displaying more than 300 archaeological items excavated in the province.
Viet Nam’s stand left a good impression on visitors at the “Reiselivmessen Oslo 2016”, an annual international tourism expo that was held in Norway from January 15 - 17.
Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle with the pilot operation of electric tramcars to carry tourists within limited areas in six localities: Hai Phong, Da Nang, Lao Cai, Thua Thien-Hue, Khanh Hoa and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
The Dat Mui Tourism Area in Ngoc Hien District of Ca Mau Province has set a target to receive at least 500,000 tourist arrivals this year, including 50,000 international ones, doubling the figure of last year, according to the Ngoc Hien District authority.