Tourism

Da Lat city in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong is expected to greet about 180,000 visitors during the holiday of April 30 and May 1, including about 140,000 staying overnight, a year-on-year increase of 135%, said Mr. Le Anh Kiet, Head of the Da Lat Culture and Information Department.

International tourists to Da Nang will be presented with Vinaphone 4G data SIM cards upon arrival at the airport as part of the central city’s “Enjoy Danang” programme that aims to offer 50,000 free SIM cards to foreign visitors from April to June.

Chua Mountain Biosphere Reserve recognition by UNESCO is an opportunity for Ninh Thuan to develop a green economy, clean energy, and eco-tourism.

The Kon Tum provincial People’s Committee and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has held a press conference in Hanoi to highlight activities of the Kon Tum tourism forum.

The central coast city of Da Nang plans a variety of new tourism activities and events to boost travel demand and revive the smoke-free industry which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City People's Committee has organized a tour to Can Gio and Cu Chi districts by speedboat for a group of guests attending the 2022 HCM City Economic Forum.

The third Open Pu Ta Leng International Paragliding Tournament has closed at Si Thau Chai village, Ho Thau commune, Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. This is one of the activities within the framework of Lai Chau Culture and Tourism Week in 2022.

The highlight of the 2022 Red Phoenix Flower Festival will be an art program, themed “Hai Phong - Successful Destination”, held at 8 pm on May 13 at the Opera House Square.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism has said it is building many plans to promote Hanoi’s tourism, culture and tourism in preparation for the 31st SEA Games.

On April 12, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in coordination with Military Hospital 175 and the Southern Helicopter Company, conducted a survey flight to build the tourism product “Viewing Ho Chi Minh City from above” by helicopter.

The central coastal city of Da Nang welcomed almost 78,000 visitors during the holiday from April 9 to 11 for the commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founder of Vietnam.

The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in the first quarter of this year jumped 89.1 percent year-on-year to 91,000 as the country has fully reopened and many international flights have been restored, according to General Statistics Office (GSO).

The popular tourist town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam welcomed 126 foreign tourists on April 5 following the hiatus caused by COVID-19.

A workshop seeking ways to further promote golf tourism development in Vietnam was held on April 1 in the framework of the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2022.

Quang Nam is famous in Vietnam travel map for its cultural and historical values, especially the UNESCO heritages such as Hoi An ancient town, My Son Sanctuary, Bai Choi performance art, and Cu Lao Cham Biosphere Reserve.

The Hai Phong Red Phoenix-flower Festival 2022 will be held in the middle of May after 2 years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Hai Phong City People’s Committee in its recent regular meeting.

The seat occupancy on international flights has gradually increased since March 15 when Vietnam officially resumed all tourism activities in line with the policy on safety, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by domestic airlines.

Thanks to tourism activities completely reopening and many international flight routes resuming, international visitors to Vietnam in March 2022 increased 2.2 times compared to the same period last year.

The Quang Binh People’s Committee has just approved increasing visitors who wish to conquer Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, in 2022 to stimulate tourism demand and remove difficulties for businesses affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.

The high-speed ship service connecting Da Nang city with Ly Son Island off the central province of Quang Ngai has been launched by the Phu Quoc Express Joint Stock Company.

With the country officially re-opening tourism both domestic and international on March 15, green tourism has been made the theme of the Visit Vietnam Year 2022, to be hosted by the central coastal province of Quang Nam.

The number of domestic tourists to Hanoi in the first quarter of 2022 is estimated at 2.8 million, up 45.3% over the same period last year, reported the City Department of Tourism.

Two international flights brought more than 300 tourists from Singapore and Thailand to the central coastal city of Da Nang on March 27, the first day the city opened all tourism activities after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed 10 countries with the highest numbers of tourists keen to travel to Vietnam.

The south-central province of Khanh Hoa, home to the famed resort city of Nha Trang, welcomed some 254,000 tourists in the first quarter of 2022, up more than 12 percent year-on-year, said the provincial People’s Committee.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to welcome 3,000 international visitors in March and April, a tourism official has said.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism will coordinate with relevant agencies to kick off a tourism programme themed “Get on Hanoi 2022” on March 25 with a series of attractive activities, including a hot air balloon festival "Colourful Hanoi".

“Quang Nam - Green tourism destination” has been chosen as the theme of the Visit Vietnam Year 2022 hosted by Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Two flights from Singapore and Bangkok (Thailand) are scheduled to bring international visitors to Da Nang city on March 27 to kick-start the resumption of international air routes after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) will take place from March 31 to April 3, which is considered an event marking the reopening of the Vietnamese tourism sector in the new normal, said the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) at a press briefing to introduce the event on March 18.