The New Open World Corporation released a new voting method for the New 7 Wonders of the World – including Vietnam’s Halong Bay – via telephone from March 9, according to an official announcement on its website http://www.new7wonder.com. The international telephone line is available 24 hours a day for voting.
An international stone sculpture composing camp will open in the South central Coastal province of Ninh Thuan on April 16, says the Ninh Thuan provincial Department for Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
A press briefing was held on March 15 by the Hanoi and HCMC Departments for Culture, Sports and Tourism to announce the 7th International Tourism Exhibition, scheduled to take place in HCMC from September 14-17.
The third Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival opened at the 10/3 Square in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Central Highland Province on March 12. Present at the opening ceremony were Politburo member and Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong; representatives of ministries, agencies, and localities; and Dak Lak provincial authorities, along with representatives from foreign embassies and international organisations in Vietnam.
A ceremony was held in Phu Yen Province on March 10 to launch the National Tourism Year 2011 programme in south-central eight cities and provinces, starting from Danang City to Binh Thuan Province. The event was part of activities marking the 400th founding anniversary of Phu Yen Province.
A wide range of activities will take place as from April 7 (the 5th day of the 3rd lunar month) in the northern province of Phu Tho to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings and celebrate the Hung Temple Festival in 2011.
The campaign to collect votes for Halong Bay to be recognised as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in November this year is entering the final stages, said an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).
The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh will organise a cave festival at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in May, 2011.
International Tourism Bourse (ITB), one of the world’s largest travel trade shows, will be held in Berlin, Germany from March 9-13. During the event, there will be a seminar on protecting tourists, consumers and travel agencies, which will be organised for the first time by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
The fifth biennial Sea Festival will be held in the central coastal city of Nha Trang on June 11-15 with the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago as a key topic.
Halong Tourism Festival 2011 will be held from April 28 to May 2. The opening ceremony will officially open in Bai Chay area on May 1 with its full pomp.
The Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Yen Bai, Lao Cai and Phu Tho provinces on February 15 announced new tourism programs for 2011.