The Year of Vietnamese Culture 2015 programme in the Czech Republic has helped bring Vietnamese culture closer to the Czech, according to the preliminary report on the early implementation of the programme.
Renowned sites in central Thue Thien-Hue province have hosted nearly 438,000 tourists, including 165,400 foreigners, over the past two months, generating nearly 427 billion VND (20 million USD) and representing a 10 percent increase from the same period last year.
Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides – has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.
An additional eight historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been listed as national relic sites under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s decision.
Da Nang has long been viewed as the place travellers pass through in order to get to historic Hoi An, but has now earned its place as a top travel destination for 2015, says leading entertainment website TheRichest.
Ha Noi welcomed 270,000 domestic tourists and 70,083 foreign tourists during the nine-day lunar New Year holiday (February 15-23), up 8 percent from the same period last year.
The northern midland province of Phu Tho launched a festival paying homage to Viet Nam’s legendary mother Au Co at her temple in Ha Hoa district on February 25, the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Can Tho City’s tourism revenue during this year's nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) festival skyrocketed 75% on-year to VND70 billion, local authorities have revealed.
Travel website Trip Advisor has named Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam to its 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards for Asian beaches.
Over 15,000 holiday-makers visited the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh during the first five days of the Year of the Goat (February 19-23), up over 10 percent against the same period last year.
The central provinces of Binh Thuan and Dak Lak saw a strong increase of tourists during the nine-day Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).
Thousands of visitors flocked to the Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for its annual peony festival, held on February 22 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).