Tourists to Da Nang rise 10 percent during Tet
The central city of Da Nang received nearly 200,000 tourists, including 76,000 foreign visitors, during the 9-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Thua Thien-Hue to welcome 75,000 tourists during Tet holiday
Over 75,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, have booked tours to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue during the traditional Vietnamese New Year holiday, according to the provincial Department of Culture,…
Viet Nam’s Ho Coc Beach among top cheapest paradises on earth
The famous website Thrillist has listed Ho Coc Beach in Viet Nam’s southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau among the 12 most unbelievably cheap paradises on earth.
Record fruit map in Can Tho   (Feb 11, 2015)
Record fruit map in Can Tho
A map of Viet Nam made entirely out of fruit has been recognised as the largest fruit map in Viet Nam by the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records on February 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
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 Ninh Binh provinces and Hai Phong port city.
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.
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