News and Events - Viet nam National Authority of Tourism

Booming tourism creates property market opportunities (May 29, 2017)

Viet Nam’s flourishing tourism has stimulated the property market. From 2010-2016, the number of foreign visitors to Viet Nam doubled to 10 million people. Domestic tourists also increased, from 28 million to 62 million people.

‘Kong Skull Island’ Filming Locations You Can Visit Right Now (Mar 26, 2017)

In an era where CGI reigns supreme in Hollywood, there are few places left in the world that are able to jar the senses the way computer generated imagery does.…

Can Tho: Community-based tourism services need “quality label” (Mar 22, 2017)

Community-based tourism service providers in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho need to be evaluated and classified by “quality label”, heard a workshop in the city on March 21.

Ha Long determined to become civilised, friendly city (Feb 16, 2017)

Ha Long city, home to the world natural heritage site Ha Long Bay, is working to turn itself into a civilised and friendly resort destination.

First Bulgarian Rose Festival in Ha Noi to open March 3 (Feb 08, 2017)

Bulgaria is well known primarily for the Black Sea and its roses, especially its famous rose oil.

National museum exhibits historic sketches (Feb 08, 2017)

A painting exhibition is underway at the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts, displaying 100 watercolour sketches by Vietnamese artists of different generations.

Airlines to increase 1,270 domestic flights during Tet (Jan 06, 2017)

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed on airlines’ plans to increase domestic flights during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) to meet the growing demands of passengers.

Phu Quoc island district targets over 1.8 million tourists in 2017 (Jan 06, 2017)

Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang strives to lure over 1.8 million tourists, including 300,000 foreigners, in 2017, showing a year-on-year increase of 25.5 percent and 42.7 percent, respectively.

Sa Pa and Da Lat listed on the top ten destinations on the rise in Asia (Dec 16, 2016)

(TITC) - Da Lat and Sa Pa - the two Viet Nam’s famous tourist places have been recently voted on the top ten destinations on the rise in Asia in 2017 by the well-known tourist advisor site of TripAdvisor.

Bac Kan moves to turn Ba Be into national tourist site (Nov 30, 2016)

The northern province of Bac Kan aims to develop Ba Be into a national tourist site and make tourism a key sector, thereby boosting the locality’s socio-economic development.

Tien Sa Port receives Asia’s large cruise ship (Nov 14, 2016)

The Asia’s largest cruise ship Genting Dream on November 11th docked at Tien Sa Port in the central coastal city of Da Nang, bringing more than 4,000 tourists to the city.

Vietjet Air to run Ha Noi - Busan route (Nov 14, 2016)

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air on November 9th announced it would launch a Ha Noi-Busan route from December 16th, 2016.

Quang Ninh prepares for hosting major tourism events (Oct 31, 2016)

(TITC) – On 24 October 2016, in Ha Long City, the delegation of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) led by Director General Nguyen Van Tuan worked with Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee and relevant provincial agencies in preparation for Visit Viet Nam Year 2018 and ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2019.

Hanoians fete young rice flakes (Oct 05, 2016)