Travel News

The nation’s tourism industry will be promoted strongly on social networks, smart phones and the internet under the National Tourism Promotion Programme for 2013-20 that has just been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. A database that serves tourism promotion and the development of electronic publications, promotion portals and digital tourism transactions are also […]

The PM has agreed to research the building of Ban Gioc waterfall tourism site and convert it into a key tourist destination in northern mountainous Cao Bang province. The move aims to promote socio-economic development in the locality and safeguard national defense. The tourism site would cover 1,000 hectares and is expected to welcome 350,000 […]

Tourists getting ready to schedule their vacations should consider traveling by air or train from HCMC or Hanoi as their best options to reach their destinations at set times depending on their budgets. These modes of transport will help them avoid traffic congestion to and from the big cities, especially during peak hours. Certainly, travelers […]

Ticket prices to the famous Ba Na Hills in Da Nang City in 2014 will increase by VND50,000 to VND500,000 (US$24) for non-residents and VND350,000 ($17) for city residents. According to the Sun Group, owner of the Ba Na Hills resort complex, the increase in prices will support quality improvements and provide more entertainment options. […]

The number of international visitors to Vietnam over the last eleven months is estimated at 6.85 million, a year-on-year rise of 10.2%, according to the General Statistics Office. Of the total, 4.2 million visited for travel and leisure purposes, up 12.1% , and 1.15 million came to work, up 8.3%. The remaining 1.14 million visited […]

Tourism companies wanting to do business in the outbound segment are required to deposit VND500 million each from January 1, doubling the current level, according to Decree 180/20/ND-CP that has been issued by the Government. In fact, the prevailing Tourism Law only regulates a deposit of VND250 million for international tour service providers including the […]

Authorities in the northern province of Lao Cai plan to expand and upgrade traditional markets in Bac Ha District to facilitate more trade by ethnic minority communities and attract more tourists. Tran Huu Son, director of the Lao Cai Culture, Sports and Tourism Department, said locals should be able to offer more than agricultural produce […]

The Embassy of Argentina in Vietnam held a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City to advertise tourism in their country, on occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Argentina diplomatic ties. Claud Dio Gutirrez, Ambassador of Argentina in Vietnam, said that Argentina’s Ministry of Tourism along with tourism companies will survey and hold more workshops to […]

Many tourists support centers will be set up nationwide, especially in localities welcoming one million tourists or more each year, to assist tourists in case of need. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), support centers will have a hotline number and staff who can speak foreign languages to help handle tourists’ problems […]

The International Conference on Spiritual Tourism for Sustainable Development officially opens in Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh this morning. Co-organised by the Viet Nam Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports, along with the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), this first-ever conference on spiritual tourism has attracted over 300 delegates from Viet Nam, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Egypt, […]

The UNESCO Viet Nam-ASEAN Heritage Festival, to be celebrated along with the Da Lat Culture-Tourism Festival from December 27 to 31, has been postponed, Lam Dong province authorities confirmed. . The festival is co-sponsored by Lam Dong province and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Original plans called for the UNESCO Viet Nam-ASEAN Heritage Festival to […]

The JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel, with its lotus sculpture-bearing Dragon and Bitexco Financial Towers, is a major project in the capital city of showing the country’s dynamic growth to its international friends. Hanoi’s dragon-shaped hotel Visitors to major international events regularly hosted by the National Convention Hall are very impressed by the unique luxury of […]