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.
An exhibition of Chinese paintings, photos and calligraphies was opened recently in Hanoi to mark the 61st anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.
A launching ceremony of fresh flower showroom was opened in the Central Highland City of Dalat on January 23 by the Rung Hoa Biotechnology Joint Stock Company.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 22 launched a national action plan to preserve and develop the value of the Giong Festival, which has been recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.
Ten thousand flower garlands will be released to pray for national peace and happiness on Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 2) in the program “ Sparkling Tay Ho – Wishing flower garlands†to be held at the Tay Ho Lake Water Park in Hanoi.
The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed 2,500 European tourists and crew sailing aboard the cruise liner Costa Classica, which docked at the Lotus Port in Ho Chi Minh City on January 22.
Yacht teams from 20 countries and territories in the world will take part in the International Yacht Festival 2011 which will be held in Mui Ne, in the central province of Binh Thuan from March 17-20.