(TITC) – On 17 January 2019, the 22nd Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers was held in Ha Long, Quang Ninh, in the framework of ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019.
The quintessence of Vietnamese traditional crafts will be honoured during the Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which is scheduled to open in Hue city, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 26.
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre is partnering with US Seagate and CyArk companies to digitalise data of two heritages of Tu Duc Tomb and An Dinh Palace, Director of the centre Phan Thanh Hai said on January 9.
Viet Nam has been named among the top ten hot destinations for US travelers in 2019 by the US Tour Operators Association (USTOA).
Ha Noi organized a ceremony on the first day of 2019 to welcome the first air travelers of the year. One of them was Timo Kux, a German national. He expressed his fondness for Viet Nam’s beauty after visiting various local tourist sites.
International visitors to Viet Nam in December estimated 1,374,235 arrivals, increase 5.6% over last month and 7.7% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in 12 months reached 15,497,791 arrivals, increase 19.9% over the same period last year.
The tourism sector of Quang Binh province has enjoyed an auspicious start of 2019 when it served more than 40,000 visitors during the New Year holiday, a year-on-year surge of 20 percent.
The tourism sector of the northern province of Vinh Phuc has thrived in recent years thanks to the locality’s infrastructure development policies.
The Vietnamese Embassy in India on December 28 held a golf tourney at the Delhi Golf Club’s course to promote the image of Viet Nam in general and the country’s golf tourism in particular.
Those who love indulging themselves at a nature retreat will like Cau isle, a secluded spot in the central province of Binh Thuan, between May and September.
The Swiss Sustainable Tourism Programme (SSTP), the first of its kind funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for Viet Nam, has officially kicked off, according to the programme’s management board.
Artisans from Viet Nam and Indonesia have shared experience during the ‘Cultural Exchange through Batik and Brocade Weaving’ held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.