Renowned sites in central Thue Thien-Hue province have hosted nearly 438,000 tourists, including 165,400 foreigners, over the past two months, generating nearly 427 billion VND (20 million USD) and representing a 10 percent increase from the same period last year.
An additional eight historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been listed as national relic sites under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s decision.
Ha Noi welcomed 270,000 domestic tourists and 70,083 foreign tourists during the nine-day lunar New Year holiday (February 15-23), up 8 percent from the same period last year.
The northern midland province of Phu Tho launched a festival paying homage to Viet Nam’s legendary mother Au Co at her temple in Ha Hoa district on February 25, the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Can Tho City’s tourism revenue during this year's nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) festival skyrocketed 75% on-year to VND70 billion, local authorities have revealed.
Over 15,000 holiday-makers visited the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh during the first five days of the Year of the Goat (February 19-23), up over 10 percent against the same period last year.
The central provinces of Binh Thuan and Dak Lak saw a strong increase of tourists during the nine-day Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).
Thousands of visitors flocked to the Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for its annual peony festival, held on February 22 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).
The central city of Da Nang received nearly 200,000 tourists, including 76,000 foreign visitors, during the 9-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Over 75,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, have booked tours to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue during the traditional Vietnamese New Year holiday, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A map of Viet Nam made entirely out of fruit has been recognised as the largest fruit map in Viet Nam by the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records on February 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Lao Cai has welcomed international holidaymakers from 70 countries worldwide, becoming one of the five tourist hubs in the North of Viet Nam besides Ha Noi capital, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh provinces and Hai Phong port city.