The Arirang Tourist Company from the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a nanta show in Hanoi on March 2 in an effort to lure more Vietnamese tourists to the Northeast Asia country.
Vietnam Airlines on March 1 launched a promotion offering travel companies discount air tickets, in order to sell more prearranged tours to domestic travelers. The incentive program will continue until December 31 this year.
Hanoi is ranked third among 12 most attractive destinations in the world in 2010, announced a US prestigious tourist publisher.
A giant Banh Day (a traditional Vietnamese cake) will be transported from Phu Minh Town in Hanoi to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh Province on March 3.
A poetry and music night entitled “Country-Love-Spring†was held in Laos on February 28-the fifteen day of the first lunar month-as an activity to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The central province of Quang Ngai has submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism a proposal to host a Vietnamese sea and island festival in 2012.
Tens of thousands of visitors have flocked to the Long Tong (Going to the Field) Festival of Tay ethnic people in Na Hang District of the northern mountain province of Tuyen Quang.
An incense-burning ceremony opened the Sports, Culture and Tourism Week 2010 at the Tran Dynasty Temple relics in Hung Ha District of northern Thai Binh Province.
The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the Embassies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asian Cultural Network (ACN), organised the fourth ASEAN Bazaar and Tourism Exhibition in Kuwait on February 27.
The hospitality industry is launching a promotion campaign in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia from February 28 to March 6, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
In response to Vietnam Poetry Day, the Quang Ngai Provincial Literature and Arts Association coordinated with the local radio and television in broadcasting a programme themed “Poetry and Island†on the morning of February 28.
The 8th Vietnam Poetry Day opened at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on February 28, the fifteen day of the first lunar month.