This year’s Hanoi food festival themed Am thuc Ha Thanh-Chao xuan 2012 (Hanoi’s cuisine – Welcoming the Spring 2012) will be held at the West Lake Park from Friday to Monday by Hanoi Tourist Corporation.
The Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting a gastronomy festival entitled “Taste of the world†from Dec. 26, 2011- Jan. 1, 2012, giving visitors a vivid picture of gastronomic culture from many countries around the world.
Ninety-two domestic and international businesses have registered to participate in the Da Lat international flower festival 2012, according to Lam Dong provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A large number of Vietnamese and foreign artists will gather at Heineken Countdown Parties in Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang City on December 31 to welcome the New Year 2012.
HCM City aims to receive 3.8 million foreign arrivals in 2012, 8 percent more than in 2011, according to the Municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
As Vietnam Airlines has launched its first ever direct flights to the UK, Luxury Travel Ltd has launched just launched its website http://www.luxury-travels.co.uk catering to sophisticated British travelers.
The travel magazine DestinAsian has released its 8th annual Luxe List, showcasing the best new hotels and resorts to open in the Asia-Pacific region in 2011. Fusion Maia Da Nang is one of the winners.
The central province of Quang Nam has decided to invest nearly VND one billion to preserve traditional village houses in seven highland districts.
The number of Thai visitors coming to Vietnam by road in the first six months of 2011 dropped by 50 percent from last year as the floods in Thailand hit the central region's tourism industry.
Some 900 passengers and crew who came aboard the British luxury cruise ship Voyages of Discovery are on an eight-day visit of Vietnam beginning Dec. 23.
The opening ceremony of a picture exhibition themed “Long Bien Bridge – Past and Present†was held at the Exhibition House at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi on December 19th, 2011.
The northern mountainous area of Ha Giang has become an attractive tourist destination for its natural beauty and a wide variety of unique foods.