Ban Hon commune in Tam Duong district in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is applying community-based tourism models which have proved effective in increasing local residents’ incomes as well as raising their awareness of environmental protection and cultural heritage preservation.
Phu Quoc, an attractive destination in Viet Nam’s southwestern waters, is striving to become an international eco-tourism and resort centre.
A seminar on Vietnamese culture and tourism was held at Uruguay republic university (UdelaR) on July 10, drawing the participation of about 500 lecturers and students.
The central city of Da Nang is diversifying a number of its high-quality tourism products and services to attract more visitors from home and abroad.
The 2015 Tourism Day of Thua Thien-Hue province kicked off on July 9 with the aim to promote tourism in the central locality.
(TITC) – In the framework of activities of the 55th anniversary of Viet Nam tourism industry, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) coordinated with the Viet Nam Tourism Association (VITA) and Vietnam Airlines to hold a conference on implementing Resolutions No.46/NQ-CP and No.39/NQ-CP on visa exemption for citizens of 6 countries (the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belarus) and Directive 14/CT–TTg.
Ha Noi’s Temple of Literature, Vietnamese Women’s Museum and Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology have been named among the five leading tourism sites in the country, according to the organisation board of Viet Nam Tourism Award 2014.
(TITC) - Recently, People’s Committee of Truong Tay Commune, Hoa Thanh District, Tay Ninh Province held a ceremony to receive recognition of Chhay-dam drum dance as national intangible cultural heritage.
(TITC) - Viet Nam Record Organization has announced the top 50 Vietnamese specialties 2015, includes figs and lotus seeds in Tinh Tam Lake (Thua Thien – Hue Province).
(TITC) – On July 6, 2015, the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a conference to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Viet Nam tourism industry and implement plan of the last 6 months of 2015 and Resolution No.92/NQ-CP to develop Viet Nam Tourism in the new period.
Designer Minh Hanh has won Japan's Fukuoka Prize in the Arts and Culture category, for her contributions to the development of fashion at home and abroad.
Travellers to Ha Noi during the first six months of this year reached around 10 million, up 4 percent from the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.