Major travel companies serving Japanese tourists have said more and more Japanese have chosen incentive tours rather than designed their own trips as seen previously.
Luxury Travel Company revamps its website in German and has named German man Jens Pickhan as Senior Sales and Marketing Executive in their compaign to attract luxury German travelers to Vietnam.
The National Poem Day 2011, entitled “National Springâ€, was held on February 17 at the Temple of Literature, Hanoi, to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the success of the 11th National Congress Party.
More than 500 performers paraded through HCMC's District 5 on the night of February 17 to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Saigontourist welcomed more than 1,000 travelers on the Costa Classica cruise ship that docked in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16.
Hue's heavy rainy season starts in September with widespread flooding and lasts till December. Drizzling rains then continues till April, when the summer thunderstorms arrive.
The northern province of Ninh Binh will promote homestay service, a form of tourism allowing visitors to stay and live with a local family to better learn the local lifestyle, to attract tourists, the provincial tourism department said.
Russia is an important market for Vietnamese tourism and has high expectations, said Vu The Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Travel Association.
Vietnam is one of the five fastest growing markets for international air travelers, report the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
KPVI News 6, the local NBC (National Broadcasting Company) affiliated television station for Idaho, has advised Americans to tour Vietnam to get to know “Southeast Asia's rising star".
On February 10, 2011 (the 8th day of the 1st lunar month), Thua Thien - Hue Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Vietnam Buddhism Managing Committee in Thua Thien - Hue Province coordinated with Huyen Tran Culture Center to hold the opening ceremony of great festival to pray for “peace country – happy people†in Huong Van Zen Monastery of Huyen Tran Culture Center…
The Lim Festival officially opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 14 (the 12th day of the first lunar month) drawing around 30,000 visitors.