Foreign travellers spend more for longer stays HCM City: Survey
HCM City authorities are making efforts to ensure foreign visitors extend their stay in the city, and they seem to be paying off.  
Quang Binh welcomes over 1.8 million tourists in first half of 2018
The central province of Quang Binh welcomed over 1.8 million tourists in the first half of this year, up nearly 17 percent year-on-year.   
Winner of online contest to get free tour of marvelous Son Doong Cave
An online knowledge contest on Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park was launched on June 6 with the grand prize being a US$6,000 tour to explore Son Doong -…
Ha Noi receives more than 13.1 million visitors in first half of 2018
Ha Noi welcomed more than 13.1 million tourists in the first half of this year (a year-on-year rise of 10%), with around 3 million foreign visitors (up nearly 26%) and over 10.1 million domestic arrivals (up 6%).  
Preserving and embellishing southern Hien Luong bridge and Ben Hai river relics
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a document to Quang Tri provincial People’s Committee to pursue a project preserving and embellishing the southern Hien Luong bridge and Ben Hai river relics.  
Italy wins Da Nang international fireworks festival
Italy’s Martarello toppled the US’s PyroVision in the final of the 2018 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2018) to take first place on June 30.  
Thua Thien-Hue kicks off Lotus Festival 2018
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue kicked off the Lotus Festival 2018 themed “Legend of a flower” on June 29, as part of a series of activities to promote Hue, a festival city of Viet Nam.   
Quang Nam’s tourism village pursues green tourism
A green tourism week was launched in Triem Tay community-based tourism village, a major destination in the central province of Quang Nam, on June 27 with an aim to raise public awareness of ecological environment protection.   
Authorities seek UNESCO recognition for Dong Ho painting
Authorities in northern Bac Ninh Province are planning to compile a dossier on the Vietnamese folk art of Dong Ho painting in a bid to secure UNESCO recognition.  
Viet Nam tourism introduced in European countries
(TITC) – Aiming to lure more tourists from European markets, from June 19-28, 2018, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) led by Chairman Nguyen Van Tuan hosted roadshows promoting Viet Nam tourism in 4 countries including Switzerland, Austria, Czech and Hungary.
Programme to offer visitors new night-time cultural experience in Hue
An art programme will open at Hue Imperial Citadel every evening from July 1 to delight visitors with ‘Nha Nhac’ (Hue royal court music).
Foreign tourists happy with Viet Nam’s visa exemption policy
Foreign visitors have warmly welcomed Viet Nam’s continued visa exemptions for guests from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, saying the policy is good for the country to spur tourism.
New programme aims to lure North American tourists to Viet Nam
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is inviting hospitality enterprises involved in travel, hotel, transportation, catering and entertainment to join a programme to promote Vietnamese tourism in North America starting this September.  
Viet Nam’s airports greet 52.8 million passengers in first half
Passenger traffic through airports in Viet Nam hit 52.8 million in the first half of this year, a surge of 14 percent year on year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam reported.  
Millennium-old communal house named special national relic site
The Chem Communal House, dating back more than 2,000 years and one of the oldest of its kind in Viet Nam, in Bac Tu Liem district of Ha Noi was awarded a certificate as a special national relic site on June 25.  
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