The number of the Republic of Korean tourists to Vietnam in November showed the highest year-on-year increase of 31.5 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam greeted more than 6.03 million foreigners from the start of the year to the end of November 2012, a year-on-year increase of 11.4 percent, according to the country's General Statistics Office.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has hosted almost 2.4 million tourists so far in 2012, up 25 percent against the same period last year.
An art contest, World Heritage in Your Hands, has been launched nationwide to celebrate National Day for Heritage and 40 years of the World Heritage convention.
The 2012 National Boat Race commenced on the Long Binh River in southern Tra Vinh Province on November 26.
A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam's boundary and the country's sovereignty over seas and islands opened in the central province of Thua Thien Hue on November 25.
UNESCO, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have just organized a workshop on sustainable tourism in Hoi An with an aim to offer higher benefits to local craft villages.
Many travel agencies in Europe are promoting Vietnam as a destination for tourists rather than a stopover of tours to Southeast Asian countries, said local tour operators after a recent road show abroad.
(TITC)- In the framework of Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (known as the ESRT Programme, funded by the European Union), on November 27th, 2012, the inaugural meeting of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) was held in Hanoi.
The Vietnamese language, culture and cuisines were introduced at the 19th International Language Festival held in Tours city of France on November 24-25.
The northern province of Quang Ninh expects to reel in European travellers during its Ha Long Tourism Week 2012 from November 27-30.
Lang Co Bay in Thua Thien-Hue province has emerged as a popular destination in the central region for both foreign and local tourists, especially after it was recognised in 2009 as one of the 30 most beautiful bays in the world.