The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has asked five Central Highlands localities to collect and inventory both tangible and intangible cultural heritage of ethnic minority groups for next year's tourism year.
A series of activities will be held during the 11th Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange in the central province of Quang Nam from August 23-25.
Quang Ninh welcomed nearly 5.3 million tourists in the first seven months this year, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent and 70.3 percent of the year's plan.
Poland has committed VND840 million (roughly US$40,000) in non-refundable aid to a project to refurbish King Tu Duc tomb of the Hue Relics complex.
An arts festival will be held in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province from August 12-18, featuring 17 troupes from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
Vietnam recorded nearly 4.2 million foreign arrivals in the first seven months of this year, up 5.9 percent from the same period last year. The figure included 658,000 arrivals in July, which represented a year-on-year increase of 28.5 percent, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
(TITC) - Located in the centre of the Mekong Delta, between a dense network of rivers, canals with convenient waterways, road system (National Highways 1A & 61) linking the Mekong Delta provinces, Hau Giang has advantage conditions to exchange and foster economic-social development with the provinces in the South of Hau River and the Mekong Delta.
(TITC) - According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), the number of international arrivals to Viet Nam in July 2013 was estimated 658,325, increasing by 16% in comparison with June 2013 and 28.5% over the same period of 2012.
The stone church and Muong Hoa valley in Sapa tourist town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, have been submitted to the Vietnam Record Organisation (VietKing) to seek recognition as Vietnam's records.
(TITC) - Responding to the tourism stimulus program 2013 of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, recently, Bac Ninh's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Bac Ninh's DoCST) has officially launched "Tourism Stimulus Program 2013"with the participation of the authorities and the response of tourism businesses in the province.
Luxury Travel Ltd. seeks growth from travel trades and agents with a new website launch. Luxury Travel Ltd. has announced the launch of a sophisticated new b2b website (www.luxurytravels.asia) in French, English, German and Spanish for premium travel professionals as of August 15, 2013 in time for the next busy season.
Travellers who love to discover the beauty of the northwestern mountains now have a new must-see destination when coming to the mountain resort town of Sa Pa, Lao Cai province, which is Ma Tra village of the Mong ethnic people.