The central coastal province of Binh Thuan recorded a drastic increase in the number of holiday-makers to local tourism sites during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays that began on April 30th.
The northern prov
ince of Ninh Binh welcomed over 106,000 domestic and foreign visitors from April 30 to May 4, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent.
The domestic tourism sector thrived during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays, with sunny weather helping lift the number of vacationers by 20 percent compared to the same period last year.
Hue is brimming with tourists as tens of thousands have flocked to the province and surrounding area for the five-day holiday, starting on April 30, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Relics Preservation Centre.
The number of tourists visiting Dong Van Stone Plateau, a global geological park in the northern province of Ha Giang surged during the five-day holiday that began on April 30.
A festival entitled “Danang beach - old destination, new look” was launched at Bien Dong park and the Pham Van Dong beach and in central Da Nang city on April 30.
Thousands of tourists both from home and abroad along with local people flocked to the 2014 Ha Long Carnival that opened on April 30 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
A series of festivals transpired at key beaches nationwide on the occasion of Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).
Thousands of visitors have been immersed in the vibrant atmosphere of the “festival in the clouds” that opened in foggy Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai, on May 1.
Photos of Ha Long Bay from the 19th century were put on display for the first time in downtown Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 29 evening.
A workshop discussing how to preserve and develop the musical genre “Don ca tai tu” took place in the southern province of Bac Lieu on April 27, bringing together a crowd of scholars and researchers operating in the field.
Viet Nam welcomed over 3 million foreign tourists in the first four months of 2014, a surge of 27.3 percent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.