A Vietnamese cultural festival was held at Warwick University in the UK on March 13 by the Vietnamese Students’ Association.
A musical performance programme was held in Vientiane on March 12 to encourage people in Laos to vote for Vietnam’s Halong Bay as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.
Vietnam has great potential in tourism, boasting famous beauty spots, world-recognised assets of natural and cultural heritage, a unique culture and diversified tourist services.
“It is crucial to comprehensively implement all 8 solution packages to develop tourism in Dalat City,†concluded more than 150 representatives at a workshop held in the central highland province Lam Dong on March 10.
Eighty-two doctor laureate steles in Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi has become Vietnam’s second historical documentary heritage to be listed in the list of UNESCO’s Global Memory of the World Programme.
Vietnam and China’s Sichuan Province will cooperate in promoting each other’s tourism by exchanging television programmes touting their tourism potential.
An American luxury cruise ship, the Nautica, docked at Cai Lan Port bringing 1,000 foreign tourists to the world heritage site of Halong Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh for the first time on March 9.
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) submitted to Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism a draft of tourism promotion campaign called “Vietnam – Your Destination†to woo both domestic and international tourists after the success of “Impressive Vietnam†campaign.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has proposed offering visas-on-arrival as a measure to lure more than 4 million foreign visitors to Vietnam this year. The VNAT has suggested the new service be offered firstly at the Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai international airports where a large number of foreign visitors enter to begin their trips in Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has approved the opening of the Thang Long Royal Citadel Relic Site for visitors on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The success of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2009) helped raise Vietnam’s tourism status in the region and offered opportunities for the country to promote its tourism potential abroad.
The newly opened Au Co Art Performing Centre in Hanoi is expected to become a favorite cultural spot for locals attracted by various, quality art performances.