The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, ensured that it had a presence at annual Brussels Tourism Fair, which took place at the Heysel Exposition Centre in Belgium from February 5-9.
Vietnamese tourism authorities and travel agencies will head for Melbourne, Australia to promote a national programme that seeks to have more foreigners choosing the country as a travel destination.
With the theme “Resounding Seaside Townâ€, the Ba Ria –Vung Tau Culture and Tourism Festival 2009 opened in Vung Tau City on February 2.
Thang Long – The City of Flying Dragon is a short three-dimensional movie that features the architecture and historical, cultural and artistic value of the Thang Long royal citadel. The film is under production to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi Capital.
Thousands of people flocked to the opening ceremony of this year’s Yen Tu Spring Festival in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on February 4, the tenth day of the first lunar month.
Almost 2,000 works by more than 1,000 poets, represented in calligraphic form for the first time, are being exhibited in HCMC from February 4-10 to mark Vietnam’s Poetry Day.
The five-star Delphin Voyager cruise liner dropped anchor at Saigon Port on February 4, bringing 500 German tourists and crew to Vietnam to sample the delights of HCMC.
An annual programme to promote tourism in the northern provinces of Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai was launched at the Hung Kings historical relic complex in Phu Tho Province on January 31.
A festival was held at the Dong Da Park in Hanoi on January 30 to mark the 220th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory led by national hero Nguyen Hue over Qing invaders.
A festival of ancient Hanoian dances was held on February 1 to mark the Lunar New Year holiday and included a performance of a dance feared lost for more than half a century.
The Thang Long Royal Citadel Spring Festival 2009 officially opened in Hanoi on January 29, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
The Tich Dien Doi Son Festival (King’s Ploughing Festival), which was initiated more than 1,000 years ago to promote agriculture, has been restored in northern Ha Nam Province.