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.
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa greeted 270,000 tourists in November 2013, bringing its tourism arrivals so far this year to more than 2.7 million, a year-on-year rise of 29 percent, and 91 percent of the year’s plan, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has greeted nearly 7 million tourists since the start of the year, 94.3 percent of the year’s plan and a 9 percent increase over a year previous, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Construction Ministry and the People’s Committee of northern mountainous Ha Giang province have agreed on the Dong Van Stone Plateau development plan to 2030, with an aim of turning it into a national tourism centre.
(TITC) - On November 16, 2013, in Da Nang City, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a conference on establisment of tourist supporting centres.
The number of international visitors to Vietnam was estimated at 6.85 million in the first 11 months, posting a year-on-year increase of 10.2 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed Decision 2284/QD-TTg approving a common scheme to build the Ban Gioc waterfall tourism area and detailed scheme on the Ban Gioc waterfall tourism centre.
Cam Ranh International Airport on November 26 welcomed the first direct flight from Ukraine carrying 238 tourists to the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
On November 26, in Ha Long city, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Border Guard High Commands to organize the 8th festival for cultural workers in border and coastal regions in northern Vietnam.
The Quang Nam People’s Committee has agreed on a policy by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organise a caravan tour, themed “Heritage connection – Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia cooperative bridge” from November 29 to December 6, 2013.
Phu Quoc island district of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed nearly 370,000 tourists in the first ten months of this year, fulfilling nearly 97 percent of its yearly target.
Following the closing ceremony of the Vietnam heritage photo awards in Ho Chi Minh city, the Vietnam heritage photo exhibition returned to the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on November 22.