Tourism

(CPV) – In April 2022, airlines operated 30,000 departure and arrival flights, down 2.4% over the same period last year, including 12,000 transit flights, up 25%.

The Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee on May 12 launched a green tourism program with clean transportation in response of the ongoing 31st SEA Games in Vietnam.

Deputy Head of the Vietnam National Admistration of Tourism (VNAT) Ha Van Sieu has met with Advertising Partnership Manager, Discovery Asia-Pacific Andrew White to discuss advertising cooperation for promotion of Vietnam’s tourism to the world.

Mong Cai City in the northern province of Quang Ninh will organize the first Border Sim Flower Festival, themed “Border Colors”, in Hai Son commune, on May 14 and 15.

The Quang Ngai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has organized a press conference announcing the 2nd National Paragliding Club Championship in Ly Son Island district.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase its frequency on 8 routes to Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) from May 15 and resume 3 routes to the RoK from June 1.

The Quang Binh Department of Tourism has announced a number of activities to increase the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) coverage to promote the landscapes and people of Vietnam to Southeast Asian friends.

The Management Board of Tam Chuc National Tourist Area has announced that it will offer free entrance for visitors on May 15 (April 15 of lunar year) to celebrate the Buddha's birthday.

The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2022 themed “Hanoi – Den de yeu” (Hanoi – come to love) will be held from May 13 – 15 at Ly Thai To Garden and Dinh Tien Hoang street in Hoan Kiem district.

Total passengers passing through airports across Vietnam exceeded 1.1 million during the four-day National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holiday, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Sa Pa, a famous tourist attraction in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, welcomed a record number of 98,000 visitors during the National Reunification Day and May Day holiday, a 122-percent rise over the same time in 2019 before COVID-19 broke out, according to the Culture-Information Division of the town.

A tourism promotion video clip, themed “Let’s shine and live fully”, was officially launched on the YouTube channel of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on April 30.

The Son Tay-Xu Doai Tourism Year and the Son Tay ancient fortress pedestrian zone will be launched in Hanoi on April 30.

The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai will organize an array of activities in the special national scenic spot of Mu Cang Chai terraced fields to promote attractive tourist attractions and unique tourism products.

The Nguyen Binh district People’s Committee in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has inaugurated the scenic spot on the top of Phja Oac Mountain in Thanh Cong commune and the Dao community tourist site in Hoai Khao hamlet, Quang Thanh commune.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism agreed to allow the south central province of Binh Thuan to host the National Tourism Year 2023 in a working session with provincial leaders in Hanoi on April 26.

Foreign visitors’ searches for trips to Vietnam have increased significantly since the reopening of the tourism sector, according to a report from Google Destination Insights.

The night tour, named “Decoding the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long”, will officially restart on the holidays of April 30 and May 1, according to the Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center.

More than 30,000 visitors flocked to the Sa Pa National Tourist Area to visit and experience the 2022 Fansipan Rose Festival last weekend, said Ms. Hoang Thi Vuong, Head of the Sa Pa town Culture-Information Office on April 25.

The Thua Thien-Hue Department of Science and Technology in association with the provincial Department of Tourism has organized an exhibition to promote and introduce products and services in the tourism industry.

With the theme “Da Lat - Resort paradise”, the Lam Dong Tourism Golden Week 2022 has 3 cultural, tourist, culinary spaces and many response programs of agencies and businesses to introduce the new tourism products.

The Thai Nguyen Tourism Season 2022, themed “Discovering the legendary land”, officially opened in Song Cong city on April 24.

A 632m long glass bridge, considered the longest of its kind in the world, is set to open to public in northern Vietnam on April 30 that coincides with the 47th National Reunification Day.

Phu Quoc International Airport in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will be invested to be able to serve 10 million passengers a year.

A hot air balloon festival is being held for the first time in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum from April 23-24 to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30).

Vietravel Airlines on April 22 opened a new route linking Hanoi and the south central province of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon city, and reopened the route connecting the capital city and central Da Nang city to meet growing travel demand in summer.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) said more trains are set to run on Hanoi - Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang routes to serve increased travel demand during the upcoming holidays of National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

The tourist product of Ho Chi Minh City sightseeing by helicopter was officially opened for sale to tourists on April 21, priced at 4.080 million VND for a 40-minute tour.

The northern province of Lao Cai on April 21 announced the establishment of the provincial Department of Tourism, which was separated from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The cave was formed from geological tectonics over millions of years, creating a cave deep in the rocky mountains with splendid stalactites and unique strange shapes.