Over 160 delegates from 17 nations gathered in HCM city on July 2 for the 20th Conference on Tourism Policy of Future Development in Asia Pacific Region.
A workshop gather in Hanoi on June 23 to discuss the preservation of cultural values of the Giong festival and promote the festival-based sustainable tourism development.
The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh was officially included in the world heritage list on June 23 by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office in Viet Nam, Katherine Muller Marin, has been awarded an insignia for peace and friendship in recognition of her active contributions to preserving and managing cultural heritage in Viet Nam.
(TITC) - Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking websites, announced the list of top eight green spaces/national parks in Asia, of which Ha Long Bay (Viet Nam) ranked 4th.
French TV “France 3” on May 23 aired a long documentary introducing Viet Nam’s natural beauty and the unique customs of different regions.
(TITC) – On 20th May 2014, Quang Ninh’s Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with Ha Long Bay Management Board held a press conference to announce the plan of 20th anniversary celebration of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as World Natural Heritage by UNESCO (17th December 1994 – 17th December 2014).
Viet Nam’s national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, organised a tourism promotion conference in Tokyo on May 21, during which it announced the opening of its two new air routes to Tokyo in July.
“Bai Choi - original spring game” will be built a document to submit to the UNESCO for recognizing as intangible cultural heritage of humanity from June to December.
Cham Island, 18km off the coast of Hoi An, will host a series programmes to mark the fifth anniversary of its recognition as a world biosphere reserve by UNESCO from Friday to Monday.
A national ca tru (ceremonial singing) festival will be organised in Hanoi in August with the aim at preserving the UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage.