Tourism

Hanoi plans to organise 167 promotional activities in trade, tourism and investment, including 50 at the municipal level this year in an effort to fulfil the capital city’s socio-economic development goals, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen on March 2.

A Marshall Islands-flagged cruise ship carrying 637 foreign passengers on March 1 arrived in the resort Nha Trang city in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Over 1,200 visitors participated in a free tour experience at typical cultural and historical relics in Quan Ho countryside, Bac Ninh during three days from February 24 to 26 when the Festival "Coming back to Quan Ho land - 2023" took place.

The international ship Spectrum of the Seas on February 26 docked at Phu My Port in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, bringing 3,500 British, American and Australian nationals to Vietnam for 2 days. In the coming days, many other cruise ships will continue to bring international tourists to Vietnam.

(CPV) – Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city greeted more than 676,565 international tourists and over 4.6 million domestic tourists in the first two months of 2023, fulfilling 13% of the year’s plan, according to the city Department of Tourism.

(CPV) – The number of flights and passengers rose 91.5% in the first two months of this year, but cargo transport decreased 14.2%, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam’s railway network planning expects to have 16 new national lines with a total length of about 4,802km by 2030.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just issued Plan 51/KH-UBND organizing Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023, scheduled to take place from March 24 to 26, 2023, at Ba Kieu Temple area, Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Bat Giac House, Le Thach Street, Hoan Kiem District.

The Canadian travel magazine The Travel has shared about 10 Asian cities that are every street food fan’s dream, in which Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is ranked second.

Vietnamese airlines are planning to resume international routes to meet increasing travel demand amid the international aviation market’s gradual recovery, with the industry forecast to recover strongly by the end of the year.

The famous travel magazine “Travel + Leisure” has suggested Vietnam as the leading culinary destination in Asia in its 2023 travel itinerary, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Right after the Melbourne route, the budget carrier Vietjet plans to open a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City with Sydney (Australia) with attractive prices.

The Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) on February 14 released a video clip promoting Japanese tourism with the participation of Nhi Thang Family, including renowned Vietnamese singer Dong Nhi, businessman Ong Cao Thang and their daughter Winnie.

In 2023, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City will organize many community performances to build its brand and attract tourists through the image of “Art City.”

The Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (China) announced that it will resume flights to Southeast Asian countries in March, specifically flights to Manila (the Philippines), Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Da Nang (Vietnam).

TripAdvisor, one of the world’s most trusted travel consulting service websites, has listed Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An City among the Top 6 ASEAN destinations.

Da Nang has for the first time participated in the 30th South Asia’s Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE) in India from February 9-11 to promote its destinations and connect with potential partners.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has just announced that it will resume five routes between Vietnam and China from March to April 2023. Thus, the airline will restore 9 out of 10 routes to China compared to the period before the COVID-19 epidemic.

The world famous booking site Booking.com has announced the ten most welcoming regions in the world, of which Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Binh ranked 7th on the list.

Despite near-term trade headwinds, tourism has emerged as a source of growth for Vietnam to mitigate the challenges ahead in 2023, according to the “Vietnam at a glance” report released by HSBC on February 6.

Airports across Vietnam handled more than 9.8 million passengers in January, an increase of 13.8% compared to the previous month, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

After more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all tourism activities in Vietnam have returned to normal and experienced a remarkable recovery since the country's full reopening on March 15 last year, Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said on February 3.

The total number of air passengers reached about 10 million in January 2023, a year-on-year rise of 149.3%, in which international passenger arrivals were estimated at 2.4 million, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The central coastal city of Da Nang has so far this year welcomed more than 1,200 visitors under the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism.

(CPV) - The Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang and IOM have handed over hygiene supplies andequipment and other essential supplies to Quang Tri frontline workers working at points of entry (POE) to ensure continued safe international travel for Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam have made the list of the world’s top 25 trending destinations for 2023 by readers of TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 871,000 in January 2023, a 23.2% rise from the previous month, according to General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Highlands province of Ha Giang welcomed nearly 90,000 domestic and foreign tourists to its tourist sites and destinations during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2023 holiday.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong greeted about 250,000 tourist arrivals during the Lunar New Year holiday, said Mr. Nguyen Viet Van, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued Plan 33/KH-UBND dated January 19, 2023 on the city’s international integration in 2023.