Have you ever found yourself in an aircraft gazing out of the cabin window in wonder at the world thousands of metres below? The Hidden Journeys Project aims to enliven the flying experience and transform it into a fascinating exploration of the people, places and environments thousands of metres below by providing inspiring information to air travellers about the parts of the world they fly…
"Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City" is the city’s new tourism slogan, announced the steering committee for Ho Chi Minh City tourism development .
The event is scheduled to open at the Exhibition and Culture Centre in Soc Trang province on November 8, 2011.
In Southern people’s memories, Miet thu in the Mekong Delta is a deserted land where ‘muoi keu nhu sao thoi, dia lenh tua banh canh’ (mosquitoes buzz like the sound of flutes and leeches are much like noodles) and where people listen to the tranquil sounds of monkeys and birds.
The Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, which will include a High-Level Think Tank on this year’s theme, ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ (27 September 2011).
Vietnam Airlines began selling tickets on August 10 for travel during the next Lunar New Year holiday.
The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to organise a wide range of cultural and arts activities to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).
13 Vietnamese provinces in the Mekong Delta will introduce their tourism potentials and tourism projects needing investment at the upcoming international tourism investment promotion conference named “Four Countries – One Destination†to be held on September 13th in Ho Chi Minh City.
An art exhibition opened last weekend at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts, showcasing sculptures of passionate local artists.
Two ceramic vases of the Champa culture has been discovered in the central province of Quang Binh.
The La Vang Pilgrimage Festival 2011 wrapped up at the La Vang Church in Hai Lang district, in central Quang Tri province on August 15.
Vietnamese circus artists won the Grand Prix prize and a bronze medal at the International Circus Festival 2011 in the Cuban capital of Havana which closed on Aug. 14.