News and Events - Viet nam National Authority of Tourism

Exploring Saigon shopping streets in Ho Chi Minh City (Aug 05, 2014)

Amidst the bustling city streets in Ho Chi Minh City, filled with shabbily dressed street peddlers, alongside the ancient architecture and markets with names like Ben Thanh and Binh Tay, there are always great numbers of tourists.

Ho Chi Minh City hosts Busan Day (Jul 28, 2014)

Busan Day in Ho Chi Minh City – a festival to promote cultural identities of Busan city and the Republic of Korea – was held on July 25, drawing the…

Traditional crafts of Cham ethnic people in Ninh Thuan on display (Jul 25, 2014)

As many of 29 photographs, 184 historical artifacts and some scientific documents about the outstanding traditional crafts of Cham ethnic women in Ninh Thuan province, are currently on display at…

Rex Hotel offers new promotions (Jun 16, 2014)

Saigontourist’s Rex Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is offering a variety of attractive promotion programs for the summer of 2014.

Saigon Hotel gets new face (May 26, 2014)

After its renovation, the Saigon Hotel in downtown HCMC has resumed operation with a new face and to mark the occasion, it is offering various attractive promotions to welcome guests back.

The Southern Fruit Festival 2014 (May 19, 2014)

(TITC) - After 9 years of organizing, the Southern Fruit Festival has become the most awaited cultural event of Ho Chi Minh City every summer. The festival aims to honor achievements in agricultural sector of Southern and Vietnamese people at the same time contribute to promoting and introducing Ho Chi Minh City to international and domestic visitors.

Southern Fruit Festival pencilled in for early June (Apr 23, 2014)

The 2014 Southern Fruit Festival is expected to open on June 1st in Tien Stream Tourism Area, Ho Chi Minh city, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

HCM City festival shows beauty of Ao Dai (Mar 10, 2014)

Ao Dai, the traditional Vietnamese long dress, was introduced to the public in Ho Chi Minh City on March 8-9.

HCM City’s tourism sector targets 94 trillion VND (Feb 28, 2014)

Ho Chi Minh City is striving to welcome 4.4 million international tourists, raking in 94 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD) - 15 percent more revenue than last year.

City Spring Flower Festival draws 1 million visitors (Feb 08, 2014)

Ho Chi Minh City’s Spring Flower Festival 2014 attracted over 1 million visitors from January 25 to February 5, a local newspaper reports.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes 4 millionth foreign tourist (Dec 25, 2013)

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in conjunction with the municipal Tourism Association and Vietnam Airlines, held a ceremony on December 24 to welcome the 4 millionth foreign visitor, a Japanese, to the city.

Asian Records recognises 10 more Vietnamese dishes (Dec 18, 2013)

The Asian Records Organisation (ARO) has included ten more Vietnamese culinary specialties in its latest Asian Records listings.

Jetstar Pacific opens two new domestic air routes (Dec 17, 2013)

On December 15 Jetstar Pacific officially launched two new low-cost domestic air routes linking Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc.

Ho Chi Minh City locals enjoy French food (Dec 16, 2013)

A France-Vietnam cuisine festival opened at September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City on December 14 as the biggest street event of its kind to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Japanese tourism promoted in HCM City (Dec 10, 2013)