Vietnam Travel News

Tour industry hopes to boost off-season
The travel industry has called for organising sales programmes during the low tourist season to attract more visitors and persuade them to loosen their purse strings.

Tourism Year 2011 to to boost tourism in south central region
The National Tourism Year 2011 program will focus on boosting the tourist industry and to encourage more protection of our beautiful beaches in the south central region, said a tourist official on Sunday.

Prices of overseas tours soar up during Christmas holidays
The demand for traveling during Christmas and Western New Year’s holiday are high because they fall on weekends, according to several travel agencies.

Japanese investors keen on Saigontourist’s projects
Dozens of Japanese investors have shown keen interest in 12 tourism projects presented by Saigontourist Holding Company at a recent investment forum in Tokyo, said the company’s leader.

Hotel tells story of a squandered fortune
Cong Tu Bac Lieu Hotel in Bac Lieu Province in the Mekong Delta is a building that tells the story of the rise and fall of a small family empire.

Nearly accomplishs the target to receive 8.4 million tourist
News from Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism, in November, Ba Ria- Vung Tau Tourism sector had received nearly 200,000 tourists for sea-bathing, relaxing, ups total tourists have come to province since the biginning of this year till now, to over 8.2 million, reached 98% yearly plan (8.4 million tourists).

TV show features worldwide caravan tour
The first episode of a television documentary series by a Vietnamese film making team featuring a round-the-world trip in a caravan will hit screens this Sunday.

Dong Thap reopens Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site
Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on Thursday after one year of restoration.

Vietnam Continues To Attract Russian Visitors
Since 2008, Russian tourists have become increasingly common in Vietnam. Russia is predicted to become a more popular market for Vietnamese tourism.

Tourism Development Cooperation between Hai Phong and Quang Ninh
On Dec 2nd, a Conference on "Tourism Development Cooperation in national key areas in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh" was held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Hai Phong People's Committee in Hai Phong.

Jetstar launches cheap tickets for domestic flights
The budget carrier Jetstar Pacific offers cheap tickets at price of VND230,000 (US$11) each for domestic flights from December 3-7.

Tourist arrivals set to hit five million
Viet Nam is set to welcome a record 5 million international tourists this year after the arrival of 428,300 visitors last month.

Club to receive Thai visitors in Vietnam unveiled
A club of 23 travel agencies in the Central region has been set up in order to improve the quality of tourism services and attract more Thai visitors passing through border gates to Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Administration of Tourism.

Survey the trans-Indochina caravan
The Vietnam Administration of Tourism has conducted a survey of caravan tours throughout Thailand and the three Indochina countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in order to attract more tourists to Vietnam.

More tourists to Phu Yen central coastal province
Since the beginning of this year, the Southern Central coastal province of Phu Yen has welcomed more than 312,500 visitors, including 12,000 international tourists, an increase of 20% compared to the same period last year.