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Mu Cang Chai in the “photo season”
Autumn is considered the “photo-taking season” in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai Province. In the season, photographers flock to this land to take pictures of terraces in the rice harvest season (September-October). Mu Cang Chai is a western district of Yen Bai province, located about 280 km away from Hanoi. To go to the district, […]

Vietnam participates in tourism fair in Moscow
Vietnam is attending the Otdykh Leisure 2014, the 20 th International Trade Fair for Tourism, in Moscow, Russia, from September 16-19. The Vietnamese delegation comprised representatives of Ho Chi Minh City and the localities of Da Nang, Phu Yen, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan a popular destinations for Russian tourists’s […]

Seaplane Hai Au to Ha Long Bay opens to tourists
Hai Au Aviation launched its first aerial tour of Ha Long Bay, on Tuesday, allowing tourists to view landscapes of the world famous site from the height of 500-3,000 meters above sea-level. Hai Au is the first airline to offer the service in Vietnam using two Cessna Grand Caravan seaplanes. The carrier will operate five […]

Vietnam to continue launching tours to Son Doong Cave
Quang Binh People’s Committee announced on Friday that the central province will continue to launch tours to its Son Doong Cave- the world’s current largest- which is part of the UNESCO-recognized Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. Within one year, 243 tourists were taken safely into the cave on tours launched on a piloting […]

Domestic tours favoured during National Day holiday
Vietnam’s National Day brings a bargain holiday bonanza as tour operators slash prices to offload unsold flights and hotel rooms. Low-cost tours on offer The number of tours booked during this year’s National Day holiday is much lower than that recorded in the same period of 2013, despite a plethora of bargain basement holiday specials […]

Vietnam PM approves ambitious investment plan for Sa Pa
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a significant investment plan for the northern mountain town of Sa Pa, one Vietnam’s major tourist attractions. Located on an altitude of 1,600 meters, Sa Pa is set to become a world-class resort town , according to the government website. The new “Sa Pa Tourism Area” will divide […]

Sai Gon plans National Day festivities
Streets and parks in Ho Chi Minh City will be alive with festivities in celebration of National Day which falls on September 2. A special music and song programme at the Pink Lotus Stage located in 23/9 Park in District 1 will kick off the city-wide festivities this weekend. Organised by the city’s Department of […]

A chance for travel operators in National Day vacation 2014
The four-day long holiday ending on September 2 (known as the National Day) is long-awaited. It marks the last summertime vacation, allowing the public to discover a range of products and services offered by travel companies, both domestically and internationally. A new domestic tour launched by major travel companies explores the culture of the H’Mong […]

Vietnamese arrivals to Japan up 50 percentage as tour prices fall
The number of Vietnamese tourists visiting Japan in the first six months of this year has surged 50 percent year on year, a tourism association has reported, citing a significant reduction in tour prices to the East Asian country. More than 70,000 Vietnamese holidaymakers visited Japan in the first half of this year, a 50 […]

Ha Noi festival to celebrate Mong weaving skills
The best weavers from the Mong community in Pa Co Commune in the northern Hoa Binh province will demonstrate the quintessence of Mong weaving culture this weekend in Ha Noi. Entitled The Spell of Mong Textiles, the event is part of Improving Livelihood of Ethnic Minority Women through Sustainable Development of the Ethnic Textile Value […]

Russian tourists to Vietnam on the rise
The number of Russian tourists to Vietnam has increased in the past few years, particularly to Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Thuan Province’s Phan Thiet City in southern and central Vietnam, France’s Le Monde Diplomatique reported in its August issue. The French newspaper which is published every month said that tourists from Russia have […]

H’Mong people show flute skills in August festival
The H’Mong ethnic minority people’s traditional Khen (flute) festival is set to take place in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province on August 30-31 featuring a wide range of special activities. Ly Trung Kien, Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Van district People’s Committee, said the annual festival aims to preserve and promote the H’Mong’s traditional […]