Tourism

Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam, a World Cultural Heritage site, has exerted efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastic products and encourage locals to sort waste to protect the environment.

Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will open a new air route connecting Hanoi and Macau (China) on December 15th, 2019.

Vietnam national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific will supply nearly 230,000 extra seats from January 9th to February 8th, 2020 to serve increasing travel demands during peak season of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

A tourism promotion event was held in Hanoi on November 12th with the participation of 30 travel agencies from ten European countries.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism is coordinating with Vietnam Airlines to receive nearly 40 representatives of European travel agencies conducting fact-finding tours to Hanoi, Ninh Binh and Quang Ninh from November 9th to 14th.

Vietnam Airlines announced on November 6th that it will open two new routes connecting Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi with China’s Shenzhen on November 27th and 28th, respectively to meet increasing travel demand.

(CPV) - Readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have voted for the 20 best countries in the world, in which Vietnam made 10th position on the list.

The joint-venture between the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Air France (AF) carried nearly 625,000 passengers during 2018 and nine months of 2019, which is expected to surpass 711,000 later this year.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc is looking to capitalize on the potential of the local Tam Dao district, a popular resort destination, in the hope of turning it into a driving force for the local economy.

On October 31st, the Da Nang Department of Tourism and Vietjet Air welcomed the first direct flight between Tokyo’s central airport of Haneda and Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang.

Flight Network, one of the Canada’s leading online travel companies, has named Hanoi among the world’s 50 most beautiful cities.

(CPV) - Vietnam’s tourism industry welcomed the highest-ever international tourist arrivals of nearly 1.62 million in October, a year-on-year rise of 3.43%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The first direct flight of Angkor Air has carried 120 passengers from Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh to Da Nang International Airport.

From October 28th, the Hanoi Department of Transport will adjust the double-decker bus tour (City tour) route to provide more services.

A ceremony for signing a memorandum of understanding and cooperative deal to launch Vietnam’s tourism promotion offices in the UK and Australia will take place under the framework of the 2019 Vietnam Tourism High-level Forum, said Tran Trong Kien, Chairman of the National Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

Ho Chi Minh city has been ranked fourth among the world’s 50 best cities for street food-obsessed travelers in 2019, according to a survey by the CEOWORLD magazine.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines welcomed the 100th aircraft of its fleet at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on October 22nd.

A Saint Petersburg - Vietnam tourism forum, themed “Attracting Vietnamese tourists to Saint Petersburg”, was organized in the city in Russia on October 21st with the participation of leading travel agencies of the two countries.

The policy of piloting 63-seat double-decker buses to carry tourists in Ho Chi Minh city has received approval of the city People’s Committee.

The Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) will launch a tourism promotion programme in Japan and join the Tourism Expo Japan (JATA) 2019 in Osaka later this month, aiming to further exploit the nearly 127 million-strong market.

(CPV) - The Vietnam tourism industry has won recognition at the 26th World Travel Awards with four important prizes, including Asia’s Leading Destination, Asia’s Leading Culinary Destination, Asia’s Leading Cultural Destination and Asia's Leading Cultural City Destination for Hoi An.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) recently launched a photo contest called #VietnamNOW on Facebook to promote Vietnam’s tourism to the world.

Italy’s travel guide website Bigseventravel has selected the seven best places in Asia for solo travelers. Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, came fifth on the list.

(CPV) - Recently, two Vietnamese dishes Goi cuon (summer roll) and Pho (noodles served with beef, chicken) have been listed among the world’s 50 best dishes by CNN Travel.

The Mekong Delta strives to greet about 34 million tourist arrivals by 2020, including 3.5 million foreign tourists, and the figure is expected to hit 52 million in 2030, including 6.5 million foreigners.

From the start of the year, the central province of Khanh Hoa greeted more than 5.6 million tourist arrivals, an increase of more than 116% compared to the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways has said it will launch a direct air route connecting capitals of Vietnam and the Czech Republic in the first quarter of 2020.

The northern province of Ha Nam welcomed over 2 million tourists in nine months of this year, including 77,000 foreigners, a significant increase from the previous years.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa served more than 5.6 million holiday-makers between January and September, reeling in 32 trillion VND (1.38 billion USD) in total.

From October 1st to the end of 2019, visitors to the Republic of Korea who are Vietnamese nationals or citizens of ASEAN countries will have their visa application fees waived. However, the policy is only applied to short-term visas (C-3).