Tourism

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai greeted more than 4.2 million tourists in 2018, including 720,000 foreigners, up 19,000 from the previous year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

James Kopenec with American nationality is the 15 millionth foreign tourist. The high-end cruise ship carrying him and his family docked at Ha Long bay, Quang Ninh province on December 19th.

Vietnam’s beachside Da Nang and Nha Trang have made the list of emerging destinations in 2019 by Australia’s Skyscanner.

(CPV) - Qatar Airways has begun operating four flights a week to the central coastal city of Da Nang using Boeing B787 with 22 business seats and 232 economy seats.

The number of tourists to Da Nang in 2018 is estimated to reach 7.66 million, up 15.5% from the previous year and up 2.5% from the year’s plan, according to the city Department of Tourism.

As of December 2018, Russian investors had poured USD876,800 into 17 projects in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan with the focus on services and tourism.

An image of the Golden bridge at Sun World Ba Na Hills in Da Nang, Vietnam, has been named among the 124 best travel photos of 2018 by the US-based Cable News Network (CNN).

Travel + Leisure magazine has named Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam among its 50 best places to travel in 2019.

Local airports are estimated to serve 106 million passengers and handle nearly 1.5 million tonnes of cargo during 2018, up 12.9 percent and 7.7 percent year-on-year respectively, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam’s Hoi An city and its twin city of Wernigerode, Germany, surpassed some 30 paired cities to win “Sustainable Urban Development in Germany 2019”, announced the Center for Culture and Sports of Hoi An on December 10th.

Ho Chi Minh city welcomed the seven millionth international visitor to the southern economic hub during the year at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on December 10th.

(CPV) - ADB has approved a USD45 million loan to help Viet Nam transform secondary towns into more economically inclusive, competitive tourism destinations.

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia and Vietnam’s Thien Minh Group on December 6th signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a new low-cost airline in Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines’ first commercial flight connecting Ho Chi Minh city with Van Don in Quang Ninh province will take off on December 30th, with ensuing daily flights using Airbus A321 aircraft.

Bai Khem beach in the southern province of Kien Giang has won a place among World’s Top 50 beaches for 2018, as voted by Flight Network, the biggest travel network in Canada.

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in the central city of Da Nang has won four accolades at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2018 gala ceremony recently held in Lisbon, Portugal.

(CPV) - In two weeks, Calypso Cruises has welcomed 200 travellers, including an English delegation of 40 guests since its operation. It's a good start and a promising start!

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam during January-November reached an estimated 14.2 million, a year-on-year rise of 21.3 percent, the General Statistics Office said on November 29th.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Tourism has introduced 8 tours to stimulate the travel demand with a sharp discount up to 50% in celebration of the city’s 320th founding anniversary this year.

The Hoi An city People’s Committee in Quang Nam province has decided to offer free entrance to Hoi An ancient town on December 4th.

The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Justice has announced Vietnamese citizens with permanent residency in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city and Da Nang may be granted five-year multi-entry visas to the country as they have relatively high incomes.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) will add about 50 trains in order to serve the increasing demand during the New Year 2019 holiday.

(CPV) - The Ha Long International Harbor in Quang Ninh, the first of its kind in Vietnam, on November 27th welcomed the five-star cruise ship Celebrity Millennium with more than 3,000 tourists and crew.

Three Vietnamese dishes: Oc, Bun rieu cua and Banh my have been listed among the 21 best dishes of 2018 by the Traveler website of Australia.

The central highlands province of Lam Dong expects to earn more than VND11.7 trillion from tourism activities in 2018, a 10.2% rise over a year earlier, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Business Insider has listed Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among its Top 13 attractive places for holiday makers who wish to escape during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve vacations (December).

The Government leader has approved the general planning task for the construction of Nui Coc lake national tourist area in Thai Nguyen province by 2030.

The first Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Landmark72 hotel in Hanoi on December 5th-6th in the framework of the Vietnam Economic Forum (ViEF) 2018.

JeJu Air, the Republic of Korea's third largest airline and largest low-cost airline, announced the additional opening of flights to Vietnam during a meeting on November 15th in Ho Chi Minh city.

The Cable News Network (CNN) is broadcasting a special program on Hanoi streets, named “Street Life Hanoi”, until November 22nd.