The Binh Dinh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced its newest marketing campaign aimed at a number of promising markets in Russia, Germany, India and Western Europe.
The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam was placed in the top city category in the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015, the city's information and sport centre revealed on February 4.
The Vietnamese capital inaugurated a centre dedicated to promoting the time-honoured culture of its Old Quarter on February 2 as part of activities to celebrate the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV).
The central city of Hoi An plans to attract around 2 million visitors, including more than 1 million foreigners this year.
Major tourism cities across central Viet Nam have announced plans for a wide range of festive activities to welcome Tet, the Lunar New Year, scheduled to fall in mid-February.
The Italian daily paper La Repubblica recently ran an article entitled “Hoi An – Intersection of the Far East”, portraying the ancient city as a tranquil and idyllic place worth visiting in central Viet Nam.
The Azamara Quest cruise ship, carrying over 600 passengers from the UK, Germany, the US, and others, docked at Tien Sa port on January 9, becoming the first cruise to land in the central city if Da Nang in the new year.
Haiti's art, culture, lifestyle and tourism will be introduced for the first time in Viet Nam during the Cultural Week of Haiti that will run from January 12-15.
As many as 10,000 holiday-makers, including 6,000 foreigners, visited Hue imperial city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on January 1, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Relic Conservation Centre.
Cultural activities and art performances to celebrate the New Year will take place next week in downtown Hoi An in the south-central province of Quang Nam.
For two consecutive years, the same four Vietnamese hotels achieved coveted placement on the T+L 500, an awards list compiled by Travel + Leisure Magazine in the U.S.
Top craftsmen and women from seven silk villages in Viet Nam will participate in the Viet Nam Silk Culture Day at Hoi An City's Silk Village Centre on December 28.