TripAdvisor's "Top Destination in Asia" award was presented to Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City , Hoi An and Ha Long of Vietnam at a ceremony held in Singapore on June 18. Of the Top 25 Destinations in Asia, Hanoi ranks 14th; Ho Chi Minh City, 15th; Hoi An in central Quang Nam province, 17th; and Ha Long in northern Quang Ninh province, 25th.
(TITC) - According to statistics of Quang Nam's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in May 2013, total arrivals reached 242,000, increasing by 15.59% over the same period of 2012; of which, international arrivals were 114,000, increasing by 13.79%; domestic arrivals were 128,000, increasing by 18.32%; total tourism receipts reached VND 110 billion, up 22.22% over the same period of 2012.
(TITC)_Responding to the tourism stimulus program 2013, Binh Thuan tourism sector has joined in the conference on "Tourism stimulus program 2013" in Nha Trang City. The conference was held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
In the first six months this year, the number of foreign arrivals to Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) reached more than 1.9 million, a year-on-year rise of 5 percent, according the city's department of culture, sports and tourism.
On June 16, the Vietnam National Museum of History held a seminar to introduce Nguyen Dynasty royal palace treasures to students in Hanoi.
Two world cultural heritage sites in the central province of Quang Nam, My Son sanctuary and Hoi An ancient town, will admit tourists free of charge during the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 22 to 26, according to the office of the festival's organizing board.
Hanoi ranked the second cheapest city for travel, right after Bulgaria's Sofia, while Norway's Oslo is the most expensive city in the world, according to a survey recently released by travel website TripAdvisor.com.
A Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cultural exchange centre was launched in the southern Binh Duong province on June 17, to serve as a bridge to support the traditional friendship and co-operation between the two countries.
(TITC)_ On June 9, the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in conjunction with the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa Province organized a seminar on "Cruise tourism development" under the framework of International Sea Travel Expo Nha Trang - Viet Nam 2013 (ISTE Nha Trang - Vietnam 2013).
(TITC)_From 18th-22nd June, Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) in Vietnam will organize a tourism roadshow in three cities of Vietnam including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An and Ha Long in Vietnam are listed in the Top 25 Destinations in Asia and receive the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice: Asia Destination Awards in 2013.
An ongoing photo exhibition depicting the Italy-Vietnam solidarity in the 1960s and 1970s shows past support and closeness providing a firm foundation for the two countries' current growing ties.