The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed nearly 2,200 tourists and crew members sailing aboard the five-star cruise liner Celebrity Millennium, which docked at the Hon Gai port in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 12.
An international conference to boost the country’s image in the field of documentary heritage, part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, was held in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on November 11.
A workshop on culture and sustainable development in the Central Highlands was held in the southern central province of Phu Yen on November 11.
To preserve and promote traditional cultural identity of ethnic minority groups, the Central Quang Tri provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has carried out a project on the preservation of Kalu traditional village of Dakrong commune, Dakrong district.
The northern province of Quang Ninh set up a hotline to receive comments and proposals of domestic and foreign tourists on local tourism products in response to the “Ha Long Smile” programme.
Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been listed in the 20 geological wonders of the world by travel guide website Rough Guides.
The World Heritage site and ancient town of Hoi An has been implementing a number of measures to preserve bai choi singing in an effort to promote the heritage site’s cultural value.
A photo exhibition themed “Viet Nam – Italia: Colori distanti” will be introduced to Hanoians at the Italian cultural centre “Casa Italia” on November 14.
The Ok-Om-Bok festival officially received the title of ‘National Intangible Cultural Heritage’ at a ceremony held at Ba Om Pond historic national site on November 6.
A dialogue, touting Viet Nam and Southeast Asia as a top holiday destination, recently attracted a large gathering in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Viet Nam’s culture and cuisine were introduced to an international audience at the Asian Culture and Culinary Festival held in Kiev, Ukraine on November 8.
More than 200 representatives from travel agents and hotels in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue are taking a training course on Nov. 5 and 6 on how to improve service quality for Japanese tourists.