Former imperial capital city of Hue received 1.5 million foreign tourists last year, increasing by 42.5 percent in 2016.
As many as 200 representatives of nearly 80 travel firms of Viet Nam and Japan gathered for a meeting held by the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) in Ho Chi Minh on January 25.
Xoan Singing of northern Phu Tho province will receive the official recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO in a ceremony at Lai Len Shrine, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho on February 3.
A wooden drum in the Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was recognised as Viet Nam’s largest drum by the Viet Nam Record Association.
In 2017, tourist arrival to the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien increased 25% from the previous year, grossing a tourism revenue of VND950 billion, up 33.8%, said Mr. Pham Viet Dung, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam Airlines and Quang Ninh People’s Committee on January 22 signed a strategic deal to assist tourism development and promotion, expand the air network to and from Van Don International Airport and promote hot spots of the province, as well as the image, products and services of the national flag carrier.
The Centre for the Preservation of Thang Long - Ha Noi Heritage is coordinating with relevant organizations to organize an exhibition and traditional cultural activities to welcome the lunar New Year at Thang Long Imperial Citadel from January 22nd to 24th.
The Thang Long - Ha Noi Heritage Conservation Centre will launch an automatic guiding system for smart phone users in late January 2018 to support visitors of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic.
According to the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of An Giang province, An Giang welcomed around 7.3 million tourists and reached the highest ever turnover of VND3,700 billion in 2017.
Local residents and international visitors have shown support for a proposal by the authority of District 1 to enlarge Bui Vien pedestrian-only street in the backpacker’s area before the forthcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which falls in mid-February.
So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Ha Noi will provide a platform to showcase the traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10.
Those booking a cruise with Paradise Cruises, the leading luxury cruise provider in the World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay, through its official website (paradisecruise.com) from now until February 13 will be entered in a lucky draw with a prize totaling US$3,000.