The 6-star luxury cruise ship, The World, run by a US-based firm took 180 tourists to Phu Quoc Island, southern Kien Giang province on December 2.
(TITC) – On 28 Nov 2014, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in collaboration with Vietnam Airlines organized “Thank you ceremony” to honor 47 foreign travel agencies sending tourists to Viet Nam.
On December 2nd, an opening ceremony for the Vietnamese Heritage photo exhibition took place at the University of Science and Technology – the University of Da Nang, in the central city of Da Nang to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed more than 2.65 million tourists, including more than 935,000 foreigners, in the Jan-Nov period this year, up 9.13 percent compared with the same period last year.
A conference on the implementation of the revised Viet Nam Tourism Occupational Standards (VTOs) with the aim of upgrading the standard and quality of human resources in Viet Nam’s tourism industry in the line with the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Tourism Professionals will take place in Ha Noi on December 3rd.
Vietnamese and South African businesses have explored cooperation opportunities in trade and tourism during a conference held in Hue City, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 27.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has proposed exempting visa for Indian tourists, said MCST Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan at a Viet Nam-India tourism and aviation cooperation conference in Ha Noi on November 29.
Renowned US business magazine Forbes has named Viet Nam as top 10 coolest places to visit in 2015 thanks to its attractive tours including hydro-plane service between Ha Noi and Ha Long Bay, and Sai Gon Vespa tour.
‘Viet Nam – A paradise of Southeast Asia’ was the theme of a tourism promotion gala in New Delhi, India, on November 26 that attracted the presence of many tour operators from both countries.
Hoi An City People’s Committee (Quang Nam Province) has approved a plan to provide 2,000 more rooms for visitors, including hotel rooms, villas and homestay clusters by 2020 to meet the increasing demand of visitors.
Tuyet Sa Pa (Sa Pa in Winter) by Pham Bang won the first prize in the single photo category for the subject of nature in the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2014.
The Khmer Culture Museum in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors after resuming operation a month ago. The museum suspended services for two years for a restoration.