National Geographic, has named Phu Quoc island one of the top 15 favoured winter travel destinations for 2014.
The launch of direct air routes between India’s Mumbai and New Delhi and Viet Nam’s Ho Chi Minh City by India’s Jet Airways, starting on November 5, will support the pair in tapping their respective enormous tourism potential, said a Vietnamese diplomat.
An exhibition on “Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos: historical and legal evidence” was launched at the Khmer Cultural Exhibition Centre in the southern province of Soc Trang on November 4.
The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has been undertaking efforts to promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage values of its ethnic minority population in a bid to develop the province’s tourism image.
Quang Ninh provincial People's Committee and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tourism promotion cooperation and attract investment in London on November 1.
A new e-book aims to show travellers that there’s more to Vietnamese cuisine than just the well-known noodle soup called Pho.
The Viet Nam Year in France, which featured over 100 economic, socio-cultural and scientific events at an unprecedented scale, concluded in Paris after running for 10 months in celebration of the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Vietnamese egg coffee has been cited one of the world’s top 10 drinks by Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho posted a tourism revenue of 945 billion VND (approximately 44.4 million USD) in the first 10 months of 2014, up 160 billion USD compared to the same period last year.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism co-ordinated with Vietnam Airlines to organise Viet Nam’s booth at the World Travel Market (WTM), held in London, UK, from November 4-6.
A ceremony in recognition of Con Dao National Park as an international wetlands area took place on October 31, according to the People’s Committee of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
A seminar to promote Viet Nam’s tourism on the European market was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) on November 2.