Vietnam’s Hanoi and Hoi An City have been added to the list of Asia’s top ten destinations for 2010 by the Hong Kong online tourist magazine Smart Travel Asia. According to the results, the ancient town in central Vietnam, Hoi An has retained the fifth place, that it reached last year and Hanoi came seventh in the list.
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines is offering a 50 percent discount on domestic flights.
Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province, a UNESCO recognised world’s heritage site, has jumped to second place among 28 finalists of the online voting for the world’s new seven wonders.
In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam Tourism (July 09, 1960 - July 09, 2010), the 1000 year anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, and to select and encourage outstanding front office staffs, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will organize the second Hotel Front Office Competition from September 11 to 14, 2010 in Hanoi.
In order to create favorable conditions for foreigners to Viet Nam, the Prime Minister has agreed to abolish the immigration declaration for all passengers when they do procedures of entry and exit at Vietnam's international airports since September 15, 2010.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has put Vietnam in the list of the top Asian countries with strong tourism performance in the first half of this year. UNWTO said in a statement about global tourism that international tourist arrivals are estimated to have grown by 7% in the first six months.
A group sculpture exhibition opened at the Applied Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, HCMC’s Binh Thanh District on the weekend.
The “Ceramic Festival of Vietnam – Binh Duong in 2010†is underway at Go Dau Stadium in Thu Dau Mot Town in Binh Duong Province till September 8.
The most spectacular cave recently found in the country, Thien Duong (Paradise) in the central province of Quang Binh , has opened to public. At 31km, Thien Duong is the longest cave found in Vietnam so far.
Smart Travel Asia, a leading online travel magazine in Southeast Asia, ranked the Nam Hai, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Sofitel Palace Da Lat and Princess d’Annam as Vietnam’s top spa hotels and resorts in 2010.
The Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups is scheduled to open on September 19 as a project in celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary.
A photo exhibition is being held in Gacily, France, featuring the land and people of Vietnam.