(TITC) – HCMC’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with HCMC’s Department of Industry and Trade and HCMC’s Tourism Association to organize “Sai Gon Big Sale 2013” from 1st to 31st December 2013.
The central city of Da Nang has welcomed more than 3.1 million tourists from the beginning of 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.2 percent.
A workshop to promote tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Israel was held in Hanoi on December 4.
U.S. luxury cruise ship Azamara Journey with 750 tourists and crewmembers on board arrived at Saigon Port on Monday to start a six-day exploration of Vietnam.
To woo Vietnamese visitors, many regional countries are working hard to promote their images and launch a series of incentive programs including relaxing visa requirements, offering discounts and giving greater tourist support.
Leading travel service company Saigontourist announced on December 2 that it will continue to cooperate with Malaysia’s Star Cruises to receive more maritime tourists.
Vietnam's tourism industry will be promoted strongly on social networks, smart phones and the internet under the National Tourism Promotion Programme for 2013-20 that has just been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
A photographic exhibition opened in Tokyo in Japan on December 2 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan and three decades of cooperation between the Vietnam News Agency and Kyodo News Agency.
Hanoi hosted an award ceremony on December 1 to honour 48 outstanding images chosen by the seventh International Artistic Photo Competition.
A wide range of cultural activities were held in Perth city, in the State of Western Australia, from November 28-30 by the Vietnamese consulate general to mark the 40 th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Vietnam has been ranked second in Asia in terms of tourism development potential, just after China. This is according to a survey of 1,200 tourism managers around the world about global tourism trends announced at the World Travel Market 2013 in London.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Vu Binh has met Ms Olga Kefaloyanny, Greek Minister of Tourism, to seek ways to promote tourism cooperation between the two countries.