The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 964,300 tourists in the first three months of 2015, an increase of 7.23 percent from the same period last year, according to the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
(TITC) – In 2015, Viet Nam tourism industry will celebrate the 55th anniversary (July 9, 1960-2015). This event remains an important marker of the industry’s development process, especially in the period of international integration of the country.
ASEAN tourism ministers have gathered in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar for their 18th meeting and the 2015 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) with a view of boosting cooperation in the field.
(TITC) - On 23 January 2015, in Salons Hoche (No 9, Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France), Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France (CCV) organized “Cultural heritage and tourism development in Viet Nam” program. The event aims to introduce and promote tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Viet Nam recognized by UNESCO and tourism products associated with cultural heritage in Viet Nam, whereby attracting tourists and tourism…
A number of medical plant models have been developed together with ecological tourism initiatives in Moc Chau and Van Ho districts in the northern mountainous province of Son La by courtesy of its climate advantage.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau hopes to receive 970,000 tourists in 2015, including 21,000 international visitors, generating 280 billion VND (13 million USD).
The first Northwestern Region Tourism Fair 2014 will be held in Ha Giang city, the capital of northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from October 17-19, Vice Chairman of Ha Giang provincial People’s Committee Tran Duc Quy revealed.
The tourism sector needs to work closely together with other sectors, including transport and education, to make full use of their infrastructure to spur tourism development.
The northern province of Ninh Binh has huge potential of tourism development, the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Online Newspaper reported, adding that t he province’s comparative advantage increased when the Trang An Ecological Complex was recognised as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau will mobilise 500 billion VND (23.5 million USD) between now and 2020 to develop its tourism sector, said the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Three tourist destinations in central Viet Nam - Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam - are strengthening tourism cooperation to provide better products and services for increasing numbers of tourists.
The Hanoi tourism sector is looking to regional links to improve efficiency as the capital is an attractive destination for tourists with more than 5,000 historical relics, close to 1,300 traditional craft villages, and a great number of intangible cultural heritages, according to radio The Voice of Viet Nam.