As many as 200 representatives of nearly 80 travel firms of Viet Nam and Japan gathered for a meeting held by the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) in Ho Chi Minh on January 25.
According to the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, the region received more than 22.4 million visitors and achieved a total revenue of over VND11,310 billion in 2017.Director of the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of An Giang province, Nguyen Van Len said that An Giang welcomed around 7.3 million tourists and reached a turnover of VND3,700 billion.
The central city of Da Nang will hold diverse tourism activities to attract visitors for the New Year 2018 holiday.
The central city of Da Nang will host 143,000 tourists, including 82,000 foreigners, visiting during the Christmas and New Year vacation from December 24 through January 2.
On December 18th, Vietjet Air officially inaugurated an air route connecting Da Lat (Viet Nam) with Bangkok (Thailand) with four flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
A historical dance performance titled “Promise to 800” on Prince of the Ly Dynasty Ly Long Tuong who fled to the Korean peninsula in the 13th century will be chosen for the opening ceremony of the upcoming HCMC-Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017.
On November 6, in Ha Noi, the Ministry of Information and Communications, Viet Nam Post Corporation (VietnamPost) coordinated with APEC 2017 National Committee to issue the special stamp set titled "APEC Viet Nam 2017."
A photo exhibition featuring the land and people of Viet Nam is taking place at the International Media Centre in the central city of Da Nang as an activity to celebrate the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week.
A photo exhibition highlighting the Viet Nam-Russia friendship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1.
Localities in the Mekong Delta region have called for investment in 33 projects in the groups of real estate and tourism, with a total investment of nearly VND7.8 trillion (US$343.2 million), along with 45 other projects related to industry, agriculture, processing and logistics infrastructure development with a total capital of VND150 trillion (US$6.6 billion).
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism and low-cost carrier VietJet Air will receive a delegation of the Republic of Korea (RoK) businesses to study and survey Viet Nam’s tourism from October 25th to 30th.