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Seminar discusses sustainable and responsible tourism
A seminar was held in Thua Thien Hue central province on April 24 to discuss the implementation of a project on sustainable and responsible tourism in the central region. The US$920,000 project will be implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Thua Thien and Quang […]
Hanoi expands pedestrian areas in Old Quarter
Six more streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter have been pedestrianized every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6pm to 11pm. The newly-expanded pedestrian zones include Hang Buom, Hang Giay, Luong Ngoc Quyen, Ma May, Dao Duy Tu, and Ta Hien. Previously, the capital city had banned vehicles from driving on three streets namely Hang Dao, Hang […]
Khau Vai love market festival 2014 attracts visitors
The 2014 KhauVai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week will take place in MeoVac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, from April 24-26. The information was released by organisers at a press conference in Hanoi on April 17. Highlighting the new features of this year’s event, Vice Chairman of the MeoVac district People’s Committee Tran […]
Int’l dance festival opens in Hue city 2014
An international dance festival kicked off in the imperial Hue city in the central Thua Thien-Hue province on April 14 as part of Hue Festival 2014, with the participation of 24 art troupes from countries and territories. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien said the artists will stage a total of […]
Hue Festival 2014 attracts thousands of visitors
Tens of thousands flocked to the highly anticipated opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2014 opened on Saturday night at the citadel’s Noon Gate Square. The festival opened with performances from 65 international art troupes from 38 countries and territories from Asia, Europe, America and Africa. The opening, a spectacular mix of colourful music, song and […]
April 29 to May 4 is a Sapa Tourism week set aside to celebrate everything about the traditional culture of ethnic minority groups from the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. A wide array of festivities, including traditional music and dance performances and folk games of ethnic minority groups, are set to get underway at […]
Vietnam student initiates project to help foreign tourists
A 22-year-old student has founded a project to provide foreign visitors with free tour guides in Hanoi, hoping that it will help make the Vietnamese capital city more worth revisiting for tourists. The project, known as “1st Hanoi,” was initiated by Nguyen Van Son, a fourth-year student of telecommunications and marketing at Hanoi University of […]
Vietnam’s imperial city gears up for Hue Festival
As the 2014 Hue Festival is only some days away, Hue City is making its final touches for its hallmark art festival, which will be joined by some 46 art troupes from 37 countries. With this year’s festival, the 8th so far, set to open on April 12, domestic and foreign tourists have been flocking […]
Italian paper hails northern Vietnam’s beauty
The weekly feature Viaggli of Italian daily Le Repubblica recently introduced foreign visitors to major tourist attractions in Vietnam, including capital Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and some others in the northern mountainous region. The author of the article travelled the length and breadth of northern Vietnam, from capital Hanoi to the northern border province of […]
Eight most beautiful beaches in Vietnam ranked by Lonely Planet
The world famous travel site has designated Phu Quoc, Con Dao and My Khe beaches as the most beautiful in Vietnam, which lured a lot of foreign tourists in the past few years. Here are the top eight beaches in Vietnam, according to Lonely Planet: Phu Quoc Located off the coast of Kien Giang Province, […]
‘Spring’ cultural festival to showcase traditional wares in Sa Pa
A two-day cultural festival called Spring in the northwest will be organised from April 5 in Sa Pa Town in the northern province of Lao Cai. Joining the festival, local residents in six northwestern provinces and customers will enjoy many shows displaying traditional costumes and food as well as participate in traditional games. A cultural […]
Lao Cai opens online tourism hub for locals and visitors
The People’s Committee of the northern province of Lao Cai last week officially opened its tourism website at dulich.laocai.vn with the main aim of bringing news about tourism activities to local people and visitors. The site is a place for tourism operators to advertise and promote their tours as well as develop their trademarks. It […]
