News and Events - Viet nam National Authority of Tourism

Spring tours attracting large quantities of customers (Jan 25, 2024)

HCMC and other provinces in general have seen a great number of tourists registering for spring tours, signaling a promising year for the tourism sector.

HCMC’s museums to offer night tours to attract tourists (Dec 29, 2023)

Southern Women's Museum in HCMC plans to offer an evening tour with art programs featuring southern culture to attract visitors.

HCMC strongly pushes passenger transport associated with waterway tourism (Dec 11, 2023)

HCMC has currently 101 local canal and river routes with a total length of 913 kilometers featuring advantages for developing water transport associated with tourism.

Southern city busy with cruise passengers and tours (Dec 05, 2023)

Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry aims to welcome about 6 million international visitors by 2024, for a total tourism revenue of about 190 trillion VND. To achieve this goal, the City Department of Tourism has proactively coordinated with departments and businesses to carry out many solutions.

Promotional programs to be launched in response to “HCMC Tourism Week” (Nov 10, 2023)

Many travel businesses plan to offer new tours and promotional programs in response to the “HCMC Tourism Week” scheduled to take place at the beginning of December.

Vietjet launches five new int’l routes (Oct 04, 2023)

Budget carrier Vietjet has introduced five new international routes connecting Ha Noi with Hong Kong (China), Phu Quoc with Taiwan (China) and Busan (South Korea), Ho Chi Minh City with Adelaide and Perth (Australia).

HCMC Tourism provides attractive offers to boost demand (Aug 04, 2023)

From now until the end of the year, numerous airlines, travel agencies, and shopping centers in Ho Chi Minh City are actively offering a range of discounts and attractive deals.

1st HCMC River Festival to take place at different locations on August 4-6 (Aug 03, 2023)

A press conference to provide information on the first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival was organized on August 1 by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports and districts.

Increasing the frequency of Van Don - HCM city flights (Jul 25, 2023)

Responding the traveling demands on the peak season, Vietjet will offer an additional flight from Van Don (Quang Ninh Province) to Ho Chi Minh city on every Monday from July 24.

First private art museum set up in HCMC (Jul 24, 2023)

The first private art museum was set up in Ho Chi Minh City to display a family’s collection of Vietnamese paintings through the years.

HCMC's District 6 launches street of traditional Vietnamese wedding gifts (Jun 30, 2023)

The People’s Committee of District 6 in HCMC launched a street specialized on selling traditional Vietnamese wedding gifts on June 29 to provide an additional tourist attraction to draw more visitors.

Metro line No.1 ready for another test run in HCM City (Apr 28, 2023)

On April 26, The Management Board of Metro Route No.1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien) cooperated with Hitachi Co. to launch a test run for the train from Suoi Tien Station to An Phu Station.

Vietnam Airlines to open new routes to Indian financial hub (Apr 18, 2023)

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) announced that it will offer new routes connecting Hanoi, HCMC, and Mumbai, India starting on May 20.

Power, water supply to be reviewed before opening HCMC - Con Dao boat route (Mar 06, 2023)

Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province asked the Department of Transport to review Con Dao District's infrastructure in terms of clean water, electricity, and waste treatment before opening the high-speed boat route from HCMC to Con Dao.

HCMC’s food streets attract visitors (Feb 17, 2023)