A photo contest themed “Viet Nam today” was launched in Ha Noi on December 17, aiming to promote the country’s tourism in the eyes of domestic and international tourists.
The number of foreign visitors to Ho Chi Minh City this year is estimated at 4.7 million, fulfilling this year’s target and up 7 percent from 2014, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
A road show to promote tourism in Viet Nam took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 16.
More than 60 art troupes from 47 countries worldwide will join 53 local ones in the 2016 Hue Festival, which will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 29 to May 4, 2016.
The northern central province of Thanh Hoa aims to promote its tourism potential and become a key national tourism site by 2020, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Dang Quyen.
The central province of Quang Tri has raked in over 1.4 trillion VND (62.2 million USD) from tourism services so far this year, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Khanh Hai attended the 4th International Cultural Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia on December 14-16.
Nao pe chau, a festival of the Mong ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, was recognised as part of the national intangible cultural heritage at a ceremony in Nam Pong village, Muong Dang commune, Muong Ang district, on December 16.
Foreign tourist arrivals to Ha Noi reached nearly 3 million from the start of the year, a year-on-year rise of 14% and the capital served nearly 14.5 million domestic tourist arrivals, a 7% rise over a year earlier, reported Mr. Do Dinh Hong, Director of Ha Noi’s Department of Tourism.
(TITC) – In the framework of the press trip hosted by Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) for German journalists visiting Viet Nam from 10 - 15 December 2015, Deputy Director General of VNAT, Mr. Ngo Hoai Chung had a meeting with the delegation on December 13, in Ha Noi.
The National Tourism Year 2015 has provided the opportunity to improve the image of tourism in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.
Mong Cai city in the northern province of Quang Ninh has allowed certain travel companies to provide tours of the city for Chinese tourists with border passes on a trial basis.