More pedestrian streets open in Ha Noi Old Quarter
The Hoan Kiem District’s People Committee on October 3 launched six more walking streets to serve tourists’ exploration of Ha Noi Old Quarter on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Three scenic sites in Ha Giang recognized as national relics
(TITC) – On September 23, 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism released a Decision recognizing three scenic sites in Ha Giang Karst Plateau (Ha Giang Province) as national…
Viet Nam’s tourism in 2013 draft report introduced
A workshop was held in Ha Noi on October 2 to introduce a draft report on Viet Nam’s tourism in 2013, the first of its kind built following international practice.
Quang Nam aims to attract more domestic visitors
The tourism industry in the central coastal province Quang Nam will pay more attention to attracting domestic visitors in the time ahead in order to regain growth pace, according to the Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dinh Hai.
Vietravel cited ‘Best Viet Nam Travel Agency’
For the fourth consecutive year in a row, Vietravel has been honourably awarded the title “Best Viet Nam Travel Agency”, by leading Asia Pacific TTG Asia Magazine.
Taiwanese group to invest in eco-tourism complex in Quang Ninh
Taiwan’s Happiness Cement Group has unveiled a plan to invest 1 billion USD in the construction of an eco-tourism and urban area complex in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Vietnamese and Korean artists exhibit together
More than 100 works by artists from Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are on display at an exhibition that opened on October 1 in Ha Noi to mark 60th anniversary of Ha Noi’s Liberation (1954 -2014).
Khanh Hoa develops new tourism products
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Department of Tourism has developed a number of new tourism services in the run-up to the 6th Asian Beach Games in 2016 in order to attract more holidaymakers to its Nha Trang city.
Over 6 million foreign tourists visit Viet Nam
In spite of economic difficulties, foreign tourist arrivals to Viet Nam still reached more than 6 million in the first nine months of 2014, a year-on-year rise of 10.4%, according to the General Statistics Office.
Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology among 25 best museums in Asia
The Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology (VME) has been ranked 4th among the 25 best museums in Asia by travel website TripAdvisor.
RoK promotes MICE tourism in Ha Noi
The Republic of Korea (RoK) held a seminar on MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) tourism at the Lotte Hotel in Ha Noi on September 30 with the participation of around 180 Vietnamese and Korean delegates.
Uncle Ho commemorative area in Tuan Chau island recognized as provincial historical relics
On September 29, Tuan Chau precinct People’s Committee in Ha Long city, was honoured to receive the certificate of provincial historical relics, for the Uncle Ho commemorative area in Tuan Chau island in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Viet Nam promoted as tourism destination in Norway
The Vietnamese Embassy in Norway recently organised a workshop to promote the country as a tourism destination on the northern European market.
Seminar seeks to preserve Bai Choi singing
Musicians, researchers, managers and performers of Bai Choi – a folk singing popular in Central Viet Nam, have worked together on means and ways to preserve and enrich the values of the genre.
Ha Noi Metropole hailed among top World’s best hotels
Fodor’s, the world’s largest publisher of travel guides, hailed the overall package provided by the Sofitel ‘Legend Metropole’ in Ha Noi, placing it in the top 100 of the World’s best hotels.
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