Vietnam Travel News

Vietnam tourism promotion in foreign markets
The Vietnam Administration of Tourism will improve tourism promotion programs in four key markets including China, ASEAN, Western Europe, and North-Eastern Asia during the next year to attract more foreign tourists to Vietnam.

Thai is top foreign visitors to Hue
More and more visitors from Thailand are traveling to Hue via the West-East Economic Corridor.

Seminar on tourism cooperation among Northern provinces
The Vietnam Administration of Tourism, in association with the Hai Phong Provincial People’s Committee, has held a seminar on tourism development cooperation in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces.

Vietnamese cultural space opens in Cuba
A Vietnamese cultural space was inaugurated in Havana, Cuba on December 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties.

Seminar on culture, sports and tourism organised in HCM City
A seminar on popularising culture, sports and tourism in southern Vietnamese provinces was held on December 3 in HCM City by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ha Giang receives UNESCO certification on Dong Van Plateau
A ceremony to receive UNESCO recognition of Dong Van Stone Plateau as a member of the Global Network of National Geoparks (GGN) was held in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on December 1.

Thua Thien-Hue woos greater investment
Central Thua Thien-Hue province is on the hunt for infrastructure, property and tourism investment.

Buffalo herders’ festival revived after 70 years
For the first time in 70 years, children from 17 villages gathered to celebrate the Muc dong (buffalo herders) festival in Da Nang November 28.

Discount Tours To Increase Visitor Arrivals
The campaign to discount tour prices in 2010 is part of the 2010 Tourism Promotion Program entitled, "Vietnam: Your Destination" launched in August-September 2010 by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, and the Trade Promotion Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

International Conference on tourism development cooperation
An International Conference on tourism development cooperation between Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Laos, Thailand was held in Hue city, on Nov 11th 2010.

Travel in brief 3 Dec 2020
HCM City unveils seven-day Lunar New Year celebration plans
HCM City authorities have announced a seven-day celebration of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival beginning on January 31.

Festivals of Con Son Pagoda honour ‘Great Man of Culture'
Two festival seasons have been held annually in Con Son Pagoda in the Chi Linh District of the northern province of Hai Duong.

Many promotion tours unsold in November
The number of tourists taking promotion tours in November decreased by more than 40% compared to October’s figure, according to a report on domestic tourism conducted by travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City.

British Council holds festival workshop
The British Council will hold a four-day workshop called ‘How to develop a marketing plan for a festival’ for Vietnamese festival organizers next week in HCMC.

Work starts on five-star hotel project in town
Saigontourist Holding Company (Saigontourist) and its member Que Huong Liberty JS Company broke ground for a five-star hotel on Tran Hung Dao Street in HCMC on Monday.