Vietnamese conical hat honoured by UK magazine
Viet Nam’s conical hats, or non la, have been featured as one of the impressive traditional costumes around the globe by British travel guidebook Rough Guides.
Lao Cai leads Northern provinces in int’l tourist arrivals
Lao Cai has welcomed international holidaymakers from 70 countries worldwide, becoming one of the five tourist hubs in the North of Viet Nam besides Ha Noi capital, Quang Ninh and…
Binh Dinh launches new tourism marketing campaign
The Binh Dinh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced its newest marketing campaign aimed at a number of promising markets in Russia, Germany, India and Western Europe.
Ethnology Museum reproduces traditional spring festival
Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi held a series of cultural activities to welcome the Lunar New Year and spring festival of ethnic minority groups across the country on February 2.
Seminar highlights culture’s role in promoting tourism
A seminar on the role of culture in developing tourism was organised in central Phu Yen Province on February 4-5, during which participating researchers agreed that culture is a product to develop tourism and tourism, in turn, is a motivation to preserve culture.
Vietnamese culture introduced in Czech
A cultural programme themed “The Colours of Vietnamese Culture” was held on February 4 at the Gymnaziym school in the city of Teplice, the Czech Republic , to introduced the country’s unique culture to the locals.
Hoi An tops Wanderlust travel list
The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam was placed in the top city category in the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015, the city's information and sport centre revealed on February 4.
Ho Chi Minh City targets 4.7 million international arrivals
Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming 4.7 million international arrivals, raking in VND 94.6 trillion (US$ 4.43 billion) in total revenue in 2015, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Vietnamese resort among world’s top luxurious overwater bungalows
The Huffington Post website has cited Viet Nam’s Vinpearl Luxury Nha Trang, in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa as top 9 overwater bungalows to escape winter blues.
Viet Nam’s destinations increasingly popular with Iranian tourists
Viet Nam has great tourism potential with its myriad of fascinating destinations attracting international visitors, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach told Iranian Safar Magazine.
Can Gio listed among top 100 sustainable tourism destinations
Ho Chi Minh City's Can Gio Mangrove Forest is listed among the Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations or in other words the world's greenest holiday destinations.
Tourists to Da Nang increase in January
The central city of Da Nang, one of Viet Nam’s popular tourist destinations, saw a jump in the number of tourist arrivals in January.
Ha Noi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Centre opens
The Vietnamese capital inaugurated a centre dedicated to promoting the time-honoured culture of its Old Quarter on February 2 as part of activities to celebrate the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV).
Boosting tourism cooperation in 8 North-western provinces
A conference to review the tourism development cooperation programme implemented by eight North-western provinces was held in Moc Chau District, Son La Province on January 30.
HCM city welcomes over 412,000 foreign tourists in January
Ho Chi Minh city welcomed more than 412,000 foreign tourist arrivals in January 2015, a year-on-year rise of 8%, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
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