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Da Nang aims to attract 3.6 million tourists
Da Nang’s tourism promotion centre has launched a programme to promote MICE tourism (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) in Ha Noi and HCM City, the two major domestic tourism markets. Ha Noi was the first stop of the programme yesterday before it reached HCM City today, along with 20,000 vouchers offering between five per cent […]
Sunset cruise sheds different light on magical Hoi An
Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand years. A new tour capitalises on the river that winds through a town once one of the busiest ports in […]
Conference discusses tourism policies for future development
Over 160 delegates from 17 nations gathered in HCM city on July 2 for the 20th Conference on Tourism Policy of Future Development in Asia Pacific Region. The three-day event co-organised by HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Asia-Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), aims to share experiences in promoting growth, improving the […]
Hue greets visitor 1,000,000 this year
The central city of Hue yesterday welcomed the 1,000,000th visitor to its royal monuments this year. The visitor, Ha Noi resident Ho Mai Phuong, received a free room for two days at a local four-star hotel and became a lifetime visitor to Hue’s monuments, meaning she could visit them free of charge. According to the […]
Vietnam as environmentally friendly in traveller’s eyes
Both foreign and local travellers involved in a EU-funded survey in Vietnam say all the destinations they arrive at are environmentally friendly, and visitors respect local cultures and environments. The Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (ESRT) surveyed 1,543 visitors, including 786 foreigners, who have been to Hue, Danang, Hoi An, Ha Long […]
Panorama of Trang An – Bai Dinh World Cultural and Natural Heritage
The Trang An Tourism Complex in northern Ninh Binh Province has been declared a World Culture and Nature Heritage site by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organsiation (UNESCO). It is the first world site in the country combining both natural and cultural aspects. The recognition was announced on Monday at a meeting of […]
Vietnam, Philippines enter into cruise partnership
Vietnam and the Philippines on June 26 signed a cooperation plan on cruise tourism in the 2014-16 period, aiming at making the best use of sea potentials for their sustainable development. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan, who inked the document with Philippine Deputy Tourism Minister Daniel G. Corpuz, stated that […]
Mekong Delta receives 11 million visitors
The Mekong Delta has received 11 million visitors this year, an increase of 9 percent over the same period last year, according to the Mekong Delta Tourism Association. Total turnover reached VND2,566 billion (US$121 million), up 27 percent year on year. The number of international tourists increased 16 percent totaling 803,700. Tien Giang Province attracted […]
June 23rd, 2014 – Trang An complex receives UNESCO title
The UNESCO Heritage Committee has recognised Vietnam’s Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province as a World Heritage Site, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST). The site was honoured at the 38th meeting of the UNESCO Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar, on June 23. Addressing the meeting, MoSCT Deputy […]
British media promote stunning views inside Son Doong cave
The UK’s Telegraph has published wonderful photos of Son Doong, the world’s biggest cave that houses its own rainforest and river. Australian photographer John Spies, 59, who is owner of the famous Cave Lodge hotel in Thailand, spent a week photographing the natural wonder and the tourists flocking to marvel at its beauty. Son Doong […]
HCM City seeks to attract foreign visitors
If Ho Chi Minh City properly positions and distinguishes itself as a safe and hospitable destination in promotion campaigns, international tourism will flourish, according to tour operators. Vietravel, a leading national tour operator, reports that the company welcomed more than 17,000 foreign visitors to HCM City during the first five months of this year, an […]
Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island listed among world’s 10 lost paradises
Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island has recently been cherry-picked as one of the lost paradises found at 10 unassuming beaches around the world, according to the Singaporean newswire AsiaOne. The list, introduced by the newswire, is handpicked by the online travel agent ZUJI, promising to offer tourists a relaxing vacation away from the hustle and bustle […]
