Tourism

A paragliding festival is taking place from May 18th to 20th on Khau Pha Mountain Pass in Mu Cang Chai district of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

Jetstar Pacific has announced it will increase two-way flights on the international air routes from Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi to China’s Guangzhou.

The 2018 Ninh Binh Tourism Week will be held from May 25th to 31st at Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist site, with many exciting activities.

An environmental protection campaign for tourism, themed “Green Vietnam Sea”, will be launched for the first time on May 18th-26th in five central coastal localities: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Da Nang.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has adopted the overall scheme for the development of Tam Chuc national tourism site in the northern province of Ha Nam by 2030.

The Hanoi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) is completing final preparations to officially launch a pilot program of open-top bus tours in the last week of May, to serve the capital’s tourism development.

Three Vietnamese cities, Da Nang, Hoi An and Dong Ha, have entered the final round of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)’s 2017 - 2018 One Planet City Challenge program along with 37 other cities around the world.

Vietnam Airlines has announced it will operate an air route connecting Hanoi and Dong Hoi (Quang Binh province) from June 1st to August 31st, 2018, with six to seven flights a week.

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier is offering the biggest promotion of the year “Free up your summer” with two million tickets priced only from USD0 within three days on May 9th, 10th and 11th.

Quang Binh has surveyed the coverage of free Wi-fi to serve local people and tourists at attractions, according to the provincial Department of Information and Communications.

Vietnam and Singapore will promote cruise tourism exploitation, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to continue waiving visas for tourists from five Western European countries: Germany, Italy, France, England and Spain, said Minister - Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung in a regular meeting.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh city greeted more than 2.6 million foreigners from the start of the year, fulfilling 34.85% of the year’s plan, according to the city People’s Committee.

Vietnam welcomed more than 5.54 million foreign visitors in the first four months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 29.5 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

Nearly 350,000 tourists are expected to visit the central city of Da Nang on April 30th (the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day) and May 1st (the International Labour Day), showing a year-on-year rise of 10.2 percent.

The annual Sa Pa Summer Tourism Festival 2018, the third of its kind, kicked off at Sa Pa resort town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on April 28th.

A grand ceremony heralded the National Tourism Year 2018 and the Carnaval Ha Long programme in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on April 28th, with the presence of several Party, National Assembly and Government leaders.

The annual ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2019) is scheduled to take place in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh from January 14th-19th under the theme “ASEAN: The Power of One”.

Cam Ranh Bay has been named among the world’s seven best destinations for May by top travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation earned nearly VND1.46 trillion (USD64.3 million) in pre-tax profit in the first three months of the year, 6.2 percent higher its set plan.

A parade festival, also known as “2018 Dong Hoi Carnaval” opened on April 25th in the central coastal province of Quang Binh.

Da Nang expects to greet 342,992 tourist arrivals during the national holiday from April 28th to May 1st, a year-on-year rise of 10.2%, reported the city Department of Tourism.

The trial deployment of four-wheeled tramcars powered by electric energy or gasoline engines to serve tourists in restricted areas has received approval from the Prime Minister (PM).

A mass of solutions to attract tourists to Hai Tien Beach, in Hoang Hoa district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, during the 2018 summer season was introduced in a press conference on April 23rd.

BAA Training, one of the largest pilot training centres in Northern Europe will launch a new branch in Vietnam, called BAA Training Vietnam, in the end of 2018.

The People’s Committee of southern Tay Ninh province has approved a master plan for the construction of the Ba Den national tourist site to 2035, which will be submitted to the Government for approval soon.

Da Nang Port expects to receive about 90 foreign cruise ships with about 165,000 visitors and crew in 2018, according to the Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company.

Da Nang will use electric cars to carry passengers to tourist attractions in the city and world heritage sites in Hoi An and Hue.

(CPV) - The 2018 Ho Chi Minh city Tourism Festival closed after its successfull four-day operation, earning more than VND83 billion, a 38% rise over a year earlier.

Dozens of trains with about 30,000 seats will be added to serve the increased demand during National holiday during April 30th and May 1st, reported Vietnam Railways Corporation.