Tourism

Sam Son street carnival, a part of the Sam Son Sea Festival 2020, is scheduled to take place on June 26th-27th in the north-central coastal province of Thanh Hoa.

The northern province of Ninh Binh will continue to be host of National Tourism Year 2021 after activities within the National Tourism Year 2020 program were cancelled due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines opened seven new routes on June 12th linking Vinh city in central Nghe An province and the northern port city of Hai Phong with domestic tourist destinations.

​Ha Giang, Quang Binh, Ninh Binh, Ha Long, and Quy Nhon of Vietnam have all been named among the global best backpacker destinations in 2020.

BBC World News will broadcast a 30-second video on tourism in the central city of Da Nang on its Asia-Pacific channel in June to hundreds of countries.

Visitors to Ho Chi Minh city will have a chance to enjoy a discount of 10-70% on 260 tours and 280,000 air tickets from now until the end of this year.

Additional three air routes from Vinh city to key tourism destinations in the country will be launched as part of efforts to promote post-COVID-19 domestic tourism recovery.

More than 20 travel agencies including hotels, resorts and tour operators have registered for the Can Tho’s tourism stimulus programme, according to the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A seminar on enhancing links and cooperation between northern provinces and cities to stimulate post-pandemic tourism demand was held in the north-central province of Ha Tinh on June 5th.

Tan Dinh church in Ho Chi Minh City is among the ten most beautiful pink buildings to visit globally.

In the second and third quarters of 2020, Ho Chi Minh city will launches three new waterway routes, departing from Bach Dang wharf in District 1 to District 9 and 7 as well as Binh Quoi Tourist Village.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam’s two largest cities, have been named among the most popular travel destinations in Asia.

Vietnam Airlines will open six new domestic routes this month, including Hai Phong-Da Lat/Phu Quoc/Can Tho/Buon Ma Thuot; Vinh-Can Tho; Can Tho-Buon Ma Thuot.

Hon Son Island in the southern province of Kien Giang is a new destination for a summer retreat, with beautiful white sandy beaches and imposing mountains.

The Ho Chi Minh city Tourism Department has launched a media campaign named "Hello Ho Chi Minh city" to boost the domestic tourism market as well as prepare for the international tourist market; widely deploying demand stimulation packages for tourism markets, both domestically and internationally.

Citizens from 80 countries worldwide will be allowed to enter Vietnam using e-visas, according to a resolution recently issued by the Government.

Two Tuan Chau Express boats docked at Co To wharf, marking the opening of 5-star high-speed boat service from Tuan Chau to Co To Island on May 24th.

Vietnam’s ancient city of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, has been named among the top ten cities of the world by the New York-based Travel + Leisure magazine.

(CPV) - Celebrating the International Children's Day June 1st and the Vietnamese Family Day June 28th, Vietjet offers over 2 million super-saving tickets priced from only 1,600 VND (*) on all 45 domestic routes covering Vietnam with more than 300 green flights daily.

The central city of Da Nang on May 23rd launched a programme and a fund aiming to promote local tourism.

The Department of Tourism of the south-central province of Binh Dinh on May 22nd held a tourism promotion programme, aiming to attract more domestic visitors after social distancing measures were eased.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau have been given the green light to open a sea route connecting it with Nam Du archipelago and Phu Quoc island district - two popular tourist destinations belonging to nearby Kien Giang province.

A total of 74 firms will take part in a tourism stimulus programme in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, offering deals with discounts of up to 50 percent, Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Tran Viet Trung told a press conference on May 22nd.

Vietnam Airlines launched two new domestic routes on the afternoon of May 19th, including Vinh (Nghe An province) - Da Lat (Lam Dong province) and Vinh - Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak province) on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is set to offer visitors free admission on May 17th ahead of celebrations to mark International Museum Day that falls on May 18th.

Cat Ba, a complex of limestone mountains located in the south of Ha Long bay, including 1 town and 6 communes, is compared to a green pearl in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The Prime Minister has recently assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to devise measures to develop tourism following COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed nearly 1.8 million vistors in the first four months of 2020, down 40.1 percent year-on-year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Bui Quoc Thai.

Thousands of arrivals visited Uncle Ho’s hometown in the Kim Lien relic in Nam Dan distric, the central province of Nghe An, during the festival of southern liberation and national reunification (April 30th) and International Labour Day (May 1st).

Tourist attractions around Vietnam have begun re-opening their doors after “hibernating” during the COVID-19 outbreak and hope to fully tap into the opportunities brought by the four-day National Reunification Day and International Labour Day holiday from April 30th to May 3rd.