Tourism

A forum was underway in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, to seek measures to promote the sustainable development of green economy and tourism.

(CPV) - In May 2018, the number of Vietnamese tourists to the Republic of Korea (RoK) reached more than 30,000; raising the figure for the first five months of the year to over 159,000, a 39.7% rise over a year earlier.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is hosting a roadshow from June 19th to 28th to introduce Vietnam’s tourism in four European countries including Swiss, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Vietjet Air and the Hanoi People’s Committee have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for comprehensive cooperation at the recent “Hanoi 2018 - Cooperation in Investment and Development” conference.

The number of tourists to Da Nang in the first half of the year is estimated to reach more than 4 million, up nearly 30% over a year earlier, reported the city Department of Tourism.

Ninh Binh has officially launched a smart tourism portal at https://visitninhbinh.vn/ with many services for tourists, enterprises and state management agencies.

The number of tourists to Van Don district in the first half of the year is expected to reach 690,000, 60% of the year’s plan; of which about 11,500 are foreigners, 58% of the plan, according to statistics of Van Don culture and information office.

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier continues its biggest promotional series of the year “Free up your summer with Vietjet” on June 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2018 with 1 million air tickets priced only from USD0.

The first international marathon in Hanoi will be organized on April 14th, 2019, by Danish-Vietnamese joint-venture Topas, in association with the Embassy of Denmark, the city People’s Committee and Department of Culture and Sports.

From the start of 2018, number of foreign tourists to Ho Chi Minh city reached about 3.18 million, a 32% rise over a year earlier and fulfilling 42.4% of the year plan, according to the city People’s Committee.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in association with Bhaya Cruise Ship Co., Ltd and other sponsors, has organized an action for green Ha Long bay towards zero-waste tourism.

The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific cities (TPO) Forum will be held from June 21st-22nd in Ho Chi Minh city, recently said the city Department of Tourism.

Vietnam has witnessed an influx of international hotel brands and hotel management companies in the last few years, according to property consultant Savills Vietnam.

The World Travel and Transport Service JSC (Worldtrans) has launched a direct air route connecting Can Tho with Bangkok (Thailand), with the first flight carrying 180 passengers from Can Tho international airport.

An array of exciting activities under the program “Da Nang - Rendezvous of Summer” will be held from June 16th to 20th, 2018, promising to bring new and attractive experiences for local people and tourists in the central coastal city.

(CPV) - The new direct route will be officially launched on November 8th, looking to further boost tourism and trade integration between Vietnam and Japan and across the region.

The global online hotel booking website Agoda has announced its list of the destinations in Vietnam most favored by international travelers in accordance with statistics from January 1st, 2016 to May 31st, 2018.

The central province of Quang Ngai will hold the 1st Ly Son Culture Tourism Week from June 29th to July 3rd, the Ly Son district People’s Committee said recently.

Khanh Hoa greeted 520,000 tourist arrivals in May 2018, up 20.9% over a year earlier, in which 215,000 were foreigners, up nearly 53.7%, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Da Nang welcomed nearly 768,000 tourist arrivals in May 2018, up 26.3% over a year earlier, in which foreign tourists reached over 253,000, up 32.3%, reported the city Department of Tourism on May 29th.

The 2018 Southern Fruit Festival will be organized at Suoi Tien Culture Tourism Area, Ho Chi Minh city, from June 1st to 17th.

Foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first five months of the year reached an estimated 6.7 million, a year-on-year rise of 27.6%, according to the General Statistics Office.

A meeting to enhance tourist exchange between Vietnam and Japan has been co-organized by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Embassy of Japan in Vietnam to mark the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties.

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air is scheduled to open a direct air route from Ho Chi Minh city to New Delhi by the end of 2018, said the Ambassador of India to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish.

Tourist attractions of three central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh were introduced in Thailand’s northeastern province of Udon Thani in a promotion program on May 23rd.

The Thua Thien - Hue Tourism Promotion Center on May 21st received a Famtrip delegation from Malaysia to survey tourism attractions in the locality.

Hanoi will host the 16th Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) meeting from September 5th to 10th, with many activities to enhance tourism promotion between members and tourism businesses in the capital.

(CPV) - Vietjet Air will offer 1 million tickets priced from USD0 on May 23rd, 24th and 25th to meet the increasing demand during summer.

The Tra Vinh provincial People’s Committee has issued Decision 918 QD-UBND realizing the plan of developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector for the 2018-2020 period, with an orientation to 2030.

Vietnamese beauty Nguyen Dieu Linh has won the Miss Global Tourism title after being named in the top 10 of the Miss Tourism Queen International 2018 held recently in Bangkok, Thailand.