A photo contest on world heritages in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on January 27. The contest, jointly organised by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, the National Cultural Heritage Department and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, aims to popularise, preserve and develop the value of the nation’s 11 UNESCO-recognised, cultural intangible, tangible and natural heritages.
An estimate of 1.7 million foreign visitors flocked to Hanoi during the National Tourism Year 2010, representing a year-on-year increase of 62%.
A photo exhibition by French photographer Sebastien Laval, entitled “Communities through timeâ€, has opened at L'Espace, the French cultural centre in Hanoi.
A Spring Flower and Drinks Fair which has opened in Hanoi will see some last-minute politicking for the selection of Vietnam's national flower.
A meeting was held in Hanoi on January 25 to review activities of National Tourism Year 2010.
More than 30 Tet flower fairs began in Ho Chi Minh City on January 26 to meet the local demand for the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival.
The Furama Resort Danang in Danang City is hosting a Tet market from January 27 to 30 for tourists to enjoy a traditional Vietnamese Tet.
The number of foreign visitors to Ho Chi Minh City in January, 2011 is estimated to reach 310,000, 10% higher than the same period in 2010, announced HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A unique exhibition displaying veteran photographer Van Tho's collection of 100 photos of the Giong Festival has opened at the Phu Dong Temple, Gia Lam District on the outskirts of Hanoi.
The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) on January 25 welcomed 2,500 foreign tourists and crew sailing aboard the cruise liner Costa Classica, which docked in Halong City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Three central provinces are planning to set up a joint representative office in Japan as part of a program to attract tourists from there.
Thua Thien –Hue Province is calling investment into the tourism sector, seeking investors for projects of hotels and resorts outside Hue City because inner-city areas have been crowded with around 12,000 hotel rooms, an official said.