The prestigious travel guide company Lonely Planet has recently selected the 10 most attractive destinations in Asia that visitors should not miss in 2018, with Viet Nam’s Ho Chi Minh City among the top recommendations.
The US newspaper Newsweek has listed Ha Long Bay of Viet Nam among the Top 100 most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which include both natural and man-made wonders.
The 2-million-USD deal between Ha Noi and the US television network CNN from 2017 – 2018 has spurred international tourist arrivals to the capital city over the past year.
Tourist arrivals to the capital city of Ha Noi topped 13.19 million in the first half of this year, up 10 percent year-on-year, pushing up revenue by 9.3 percent annually to over 39.2 trillion VND (1.74 billion USD).
Tourist arrivals to the capital city of Ha Noi topped 13.19 million in the first half of this year, up 10 percent year-on-year, pushing up revenue by 9.3 percent annually to over 39.2 trillion VND (1.74 billion USD).
Major media agencies from member countries of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation met on July 3 to seek to enhance cooperation in service of tourism in the region.
Ha Noi welcomed more than 13.1 million tourists in the first half of this year (a year-on-year rise of 10%), with around 3 million foreign visitors (up nearly 26%) and over 10.1 million domestic arrivals (up 6%).
Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa on June 30 officially opened a new terminal for international services (first phase) which has a total investment of over 3.7 trillion VND (164 million USD).
An art programme will open at Hue Imperial Citadel every evening from July 1 to delight visitors with ‘Nha Nhac’ (Hue royal court music).
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is inviting hospitality enterprises involved in travel, hotel, transportation, catering and entertainment to join a programme to promote Vietnamese tourism in North America starting this September.
Passenger traffic through airports in Viet Nam hit 52.8 million in the first half of this year, a surge of 14 percent year on year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam reported.
The Chem Communal House, dating back more than 2,000 years and one of the oldest of its kind in Viet Nam, in Bac Tu Liem district of Ha Noi was awarded a certificate as a special national relic site on June 25.