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International arrivals to Da Nang increase in January (Feb 21, 2020)

More than 365,000 international tourists visited the central coastal city of Da Nang in January, up 28.5 percent year-on-year.

Hanoi welcomes five groups of Japanese tourists (Feb 21, 2020)

The Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) is working with Japanese travel companies to welcome five groups of Japanese tourists via charter flights from February 19 to March 4.

HCM City seeks to revive tourism after coronavirus blow (Feb 21, 2020)

The HCM City tourism sector will run a stimulus programme from April to July to revive tourism industry which has been hit quite badly by the new coronavirus outbreak.

Smart tourism - a lever to develop Hanoi’s non-smoke industry (Feb 20, 2020)

The Hanoi Department of Tourism and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group’s Hanoi branch (VNPT Hanoi) have worked together to carry out a smart tourism project with a view to promoting the capital city’s non-smoke industry.

Number of tourists to Hanoi increases again (Feb 18, 2020)

According to statistics from the Hanoi Department of Tourism, the number of visitors to Hanoi has reached 50-70% of the time before the outbreak of Covid-19 with a sharp increase of tourists from Europe.

Preserving cultural identity to boost Kon Tum province’s tourism (Feb 17, 2020)

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is home to 28 ethnic groups, including the ethnic minority tribes of Xo Dang, Ba Na, Gia Rai, Gie Trieng, Hre, Brau and Ro Mam. The diversity in ethnic groups brings about assorted and rich cultural identity to the province, which create favourable condition to boost tourism.

Sen Village Festival 2020 to take place in mid-May (Feb 13, 2020)

The annual Sen (Lotus) Village Festival 2020 will be held from May 15 to 19 in Vinh City, Nam Dan District and other districts and towns in Nghe An Province to show gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh.

Quang Tri works to lure 2.3 million tourists this year (Feb 12, 2020)

The central province of Quang Tri is striving to attract about 2.3 million visitors in 2020, up 13.6 percent year-on-year, including 188,000 foreigners.

Ha Long – a new city rises next to a world heritage (Feb 10, 2020)

Rising next to Ha Long Bay, which has twice been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list, Ha Long is a standout tourism city in northern Vietnam with modern infrastructure, stunning natural scenery, and steady socio-economic development.

Kien Giang greets nearly 820,000 tourists in January (Feb 10, 2020)

The southern province of Kien Giang welcomed almost 820,000 tourists in the first month of 2020, a year-on-year surge of 57 percent, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Hanoi’s relic sites reopened to serve visitors (Feb 07, 2020)

Relic sites and landscapes in Hanoi reopened to serve visitors on February 6 after one day of being sprayed with disinfectants and creating conditions to prevent and control the disease caused by a new strain of corona virus.

Xuong Giang victory site recognised as special national site (Jan 31, 2020)

The Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony on January 29 to receive a certificate honouring the Xuong Giang victory historic relic site as a special national site.

Number of tourists during Tet holiday surges (Jan 31, 2020)

Many regions of the country are reporting a sharp rise in the number of tourists.

Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival opens in Ninh Binh (Jan 31, 2020)

The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Vien district of the northern mountainous province of Ninh Binh on January 30, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Mekong Delta hub set for Tet with blooming flower street (Jan 22, 2020)