Strategies to promote tourism in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan, including more incentive for investment to make it a friendlier and more exciting place to visit, were discussed at the Ninh Thuan Tourism Promotion 2018 conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7.
Member cities of the Council for the Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) are promoting their potentials at a tourism exhibition, which opened at the Ly Thai To flower garden in Ha Noi’s downtown on September 8.
A ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of the Complex of Hue Monuments as a site of world cultural heritage (December 1993) took place in Hue city, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 7.
The Ha Noi chapter of the Viet Nam – Japan Friendship Association held a cultural exchange event in the capital city on September 8 to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Viet Nam – Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 – September 21, 2018).
The 16th meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA 16) officially kicked off in Ha Noi capital city on September 6.
Six provinces and cities with strong tourism industry introduced their most attractive destinations to foreign buyers at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5.
Ha Noi is looking to cooperate closely with member cities of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) in tourism development, a municipal official said.
As many as 1.2 million domestic tourists and 1.5 million foreigners visited Hue imperial relic site in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in the first eight months of 2018, according to the Hue Monument Conservation Centre.
Ha Noi welcomed nearly 250,000 tourists during the recent three-day National Day holiday, up 9 percent compared with the same period last year.
The South Central Coastal province of Phu Yen received more than 15,500 visitors including 2,200 foreigners during three holidays to mark the National Day spanning from September 1 to 3, an increase of 14% against the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A rock formation made of stone has been discovered in the south central province of Phu Yen and is expected to be a new tourist draw in the locality.
The central city of Da Nang welcomed nearly 120,000 visitors during the recent National Day holiday (September 1-3), an increase of 30.8 percent from the same period last year.