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VITM Ha Noi 2016 offers low cost tourism packages (Apr 07, 2016)

Tens of thousands of low cost air fares and tourism packages will be offered at the Viet Nam International Travel Mart - VITM Ha Noi 2016, to be opened in Ha Noi from April 14-17.

Seminar on tourism development in Binh Dinh province (Apr 06, 2016)

The Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee, in association with the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV), held a seminar on the 2016 development of tourism in Binh…

Viet Nam to attend Museum Week 2016 (Apr 06, 2016)

The Vietnamese Women’ Museum joined the Museum Week 2016 (MW2016) social media event launched through Twitter, one of the most popular social networks in the world. Museum Week took place…

Boosting cooperation opportunity between Vietnamese and Indonesian tourism enterprises (Apr 05, 2016)

(TITC) – On 29 March 2016, workshop “Indonesia Table Top Tourism” was held in Ha Noi with the aim of boosting tourism cooperation opportunity between Vietnamese and Indonesian enterprises.

VNAT disseminates ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan 2016 – 2025 and tourism integration related issues (Apr 05, 2016)

(TITC) – On 30 March 2016, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) organized the conference on dissemination of ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan 2016 - 2025 and tourism integration related issues.

VNAT works with Ambassador of Italy in Viet Nam (Apr 05, 2016)

(TITC) – On March 29th 2016, Director General of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan had a meeting with Ambassador of Italy in Viet Nam, Mrs. Cecilia Piccioni.

VNAT works with Chief representative of Hanatour in Ho Chi Minh City (Apr 05, 2016)

(TITC) – On April 1st 2016, in Ha Noi, Deputy Director General of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Ngo Hoai Chung had a meeting with Chief representativeof Hanatour (South Korea) in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr Bong-ki Ryu.

New TV series on Viet Nam’s tourism to hit overseas subscribers (Apr 05, 2016)

Saigontourist Cable Television (SCTV) and NetViet Multimedia have launched “Tour de Viet Nam”, a new TV show to promote tourism in Viet Nam, in Ha Noi.

Partnership formed to draw Vietnamese MICE travellers to RoK (Apr 04, 2016)

Vietravel, a big travel company in Viet Nam, and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Gyeonggi province are cooperating to attract MICE tourists from Viet Nam to the Northeast Asian nation.

VNAT meets KinderWorld Education Group - Singapore (Apr 01, 2016)

(TITC) – On 24 March 2016, in Ha Noi, Mr. Ha Van Sieu, Deputy Director General of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism had a meeting with Mr. Ricky Tan – Chairman of KinderWorld Education Group, Singapore.

Direct flight between Viet Nam and Turkey to open (Apr 01, 2016)

(TITC) – From 27 June 2016, Turkish Airlines will start operating 5 direct flights per week between Ha Noi/Ho Chi Minh City and Istanbul (Turkey) with 279-seat Airbus A330/300 aircrafts. This is the first direct air route between Viet Nam and Turkey.

Nguyen Dynasty gold books on display (Apr 01, 2016)

Gold books and other royal gold objects of the Nguyen Dynasty are on display at the Viet Nam National Museum of History in Ha Noi from March 31.

Cable car: An easy way to conquer the Roof of Indochina (Mar 31, 2016)

Conquering Fansipan’s peak, which is located in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range and known as the “Roof of Indochina” at the height of 3.143m, is now easier than ever thanks to the introduction of a three-rope cable car system in late January, 2016.

Dao maturity rite recognised as intangible cultural heritage (Mar 30, 2016)

The maturity ritual (Cap Sac) of the Dao ethnic minority group in northern Thai Nguyen province was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage at a ceremony on March 29.

Photo contest to capture the beauty of Viet Nam’s rivers (Mar 30, 2016)