40 travel agencies and leaders of the Hanoi, Quang Nam, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism attended a seminar on “The introduction of Responsible Tourism Initiatives in Vietnam†in Hue City on May 4.
The number of visitors attracted to popular and well known Vietnamese tourist spots rose sharply during the Liberation Day holiday period, from April 30 to May 3.
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has got together with several major Australian tourism companies to launch a tourism campaign. According to the airlines office in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, the campaign aims to promote Hanoi’s image before its forthcoming 1,000th anniversary, was built on the price for two people tickets including flights and land services.
The five-star residential-commercial-hotel complex Le Meridien Danang Resort & Spa got off the ground on May 4 in the central coast city of Danang for completion in 2013, said the investor Saigon-Danang Investment Corporation.
The Germany-Asia Festival with Vietnam opened on Alexanderplatz Square in Berlin on April 29.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on April 28 organized a road show in China’s Zhejiang Province to promote Vietnam tourism.
The ground-breaking ceremony for building a Lao-Vietnamese-Thai cultural village has been held in Laos’ central province of Borikhamsay.
Vision Ethique- a French Travel Company, has coordinated with the Vietnam Culture Centre in France to introduce Vietnam tourism in the presence of many French people and overseas Vietnamese living in Paris.
The sixth annual conference of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 30.
An exhibition on the history of the ancient capital of Thang Long and Halong Bay opened on April 29 in the coastal city of Halong, Quang Ninh Province.
The northern coastal city of Halong on April 30 opened its annual trade and tourism fair with over 150 booths.
The country’s first fisheries festival held in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho said farewell to visitors, participants and local people on April 27 evening with an eventful closing ceremony.