On Mar 7, at the head office of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) made a report on preliminary result of “Assessment on Foreign Assistance for Vietnam’s Tourism 2000-2011â€.
A troupe from the Thang Long Water Puppetry of Vietnam will bring its fascinating shows to the Havana puppet festival, where they will perform from March 23-25, at the invitation of the Cuban Ministry of Culture.
The event has attracted businesses from Vietnam, Thailand, China, Laos and Cambodia, aimed at boosting trade ties among members of the East-West Economic Corridor, particularly as Southeast Asian countries are looking forward to establishing an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015.
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is planning to open a representative office in Japan to facilitate its tourism marketing activities and speed up cooperation between travel firms of the two nations. The plan is part of VNAT’s effort to receive one million Japanese tourist arrivals to Vietnam by 2015.
After difficult period, cruise tourism gradually stabilizes and promises to grow in 2012. Some cruise firms specializing in exploiting in Asian market reopened liner ships to Vietnam. This year promises to facilitate the development of cruise tourism in Vietnam after underdeveloped time due to poor infrastructure, limitations in branding destination strategy and human resources.
The Tay Thien festival kicked off in Dai Dinh commune, Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province on March 7 (the fifteenth day of the second lunar month), with the attendance of Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung.
“Heritage Tourism†has been selected as the official theme of the National Tourism Year of the North-Central - Hue 2012.
Mekong Aviation JSC (Air Mekong) has announced plans to increase its flight offerings to some destinations during the two upcoming national holidays, Hung Kings commemoration (March 31) and May Day.
The 37th International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex Japan 2012) was opened at Makuhari Messe exhibition centre in Japan’s eastern province of Chiba on Mar. 6.
Saigontourist Travel Services has said it plans to expand its promotional activities in international markets.
A video clip on Vietnamese people, culture and history has presented at UIndy Athens, a branch of Indianapolis University, by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece.
A week-long documentary programme will be launched from March 9-15 to introduce the cultures and development process in Vietnam and other foreign countries.