Tourism

In 2018, Vietnam’s tourism industry will focus on solving obstacles to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector and raise the image of Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes.

Nestled among countless terraced fields, the hamlets of Dao, Tay, Nung and Mong ethnic groups in Hoang Su Phi district, Ha Giang province, fascinate visitors with beautiful and romantic scenery.

Another sightseeing-by-boat tour in the Trang An eco-tourism site of the Trang An Landscape Complex will be put into operation on February 16th, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

(CPV) - Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific on February 12th announced that they will add seven flights (around 1,300 seats) on the main route of Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh city between February 12th-14th, 2018, to meet the growing demand of passengers.

Da Nang city is one of the top 10 best places in the world for foreigners to live in 2018, according to the international tourism magazine Live and Invest Overseas (LIO).

The sixth Vietnam International Travel Mart - VITM Hanoi 2018 - will take place at the Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace at No.91 Tran Hung Dao Street from March 29th to April 1st, the Vietnam Tourism Association announced on February 5th.

Sun Group, a prominent real estate developer in Vietnam, inaugurated a sea cable car route in An Thoi town, Phu Quoc island district, Mekong delta Kien Giang province, with the aim of serving tourists on the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival which is several days left.

Based on its 2017 success, Ho Chi Minh city aims to attract between seven and eight million international visitors and a whopping 29 million domestic visitors in 2018.

Several Vietnamese companies are introducing Vietnam’s cultural features, natural landscapes and cuisine to visitors at the 60th Brussels Holiday Fair which is being held in Belgium’s capital city from February 1st-4th.

Nearly 260,000 tourists came to Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang in January 2018, a year-on-year rise of 51 percent.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a master plan to develop Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain national tourism site in the southern province of Tay Ninh into a special spiritual and cultural site by 2035.

(CPV) - Vietnam greeted more than 1.43 million foreign tourist arrivals in January 2018, a year-on-year rise of 42%, according to the General Statistics Office.

The southwestern city of Can Tho strives to greet more than 8 million foreign travellers in 2018, grossing revenue of about VND3.5 trillion, reported Mr. Le Minh Son, Deputy Director of the city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a conference on January 25th.

The Quang Binh Tourism Department has coordinated with Chiang Mai Tourism Association to organize a talk show to introduce Quang Binh’s tourism and air connections Dong Hoi and Chiang Mai.

(CPV) - Vietjet Air has launched a three-day promotion on January 24th, 25th and 26th with 500,000 tickets priced from only USD0 applied on many international air routes.

(CPV) - On January 23rd, beating U23 Qatar in a shocking penalty shoot-out, U23 Vietnamese football team continued to make history to march on into the AFC U23 Championship final.

In 2017, tourist arrival to the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien increased 25% from the previous year, grossing a tourism revenue of VND950 billion, up 33.8%, said Mr. Pham Viet Dung, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam Airlines and Quang Ninh People’s Committee on January 22nd signed a strategic deal to assist tourism development and promotion, expand the air network to and from Van Don International Airport and promote hot spots of the province, as well as the image, products and services of the national flag carrier.

From January 22nd to April 30th, the Republic of Korea will exempt Vietnamese tourists from visa requirement if visiting the country in groups of five or more under tours of designated travel companies with return flights from Vietnam to Yangyang International Airport.

The global database website Numbeo has released a ranking list of cities with the cheapest and most expensive cost of living in 2018.

Footage of Hanoi broadcast by the US’ Cable News Network (CNN) has received positive feedback from the audience, Sunita Rajan, CNN Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific region told Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung during their meeting in Hanoi on January 18th.

In 2017, Da Nang saw the highest increase in number of tourists from the Chinese market at 25.26%, to nearly 600,000 arrivals, said Consul General to the city Xi Hui at a formal reception held on January 18th to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Vietnam - China diplomatic ties.

Vietnam leaded Southeast Asian countries in the number of tourists visiting Japan over the last decade with a growth rate of 868.1 percent, according to the Nikkei website.

2017 marked impressive success for Saigontourist Travel Service Company, in business as well as its contributions to social community, with a series of convincing figures.

The union of Vietnam Tour Club and Hoa Binh Tourism Joint Stock Company on January 17th launched a spiritual tour by cruise ship, departing from Hanoi.

The Quang Tri People’s Committee has decided to ratify a project providing public Wi-fi network coverage in the province by 2020.

(CPV) - The Northern province of Quang Ninh will host the 38th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) and the ASEAN Travel Expo (TRAVEX) in January next year.

(CPV) - Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has made Condé Nast Traveler's highly influential list of the best hotels in the world for 2018.

The Mekong Delta greeted more than 22.4 million tourist arrivals in 2017, grossing a revenue of VND11.31 trillion, the highest-ever rate, according to the statistics of the Tourism Association of the region.

Tours of three caves, including the world’s fourth largest Pygmy, in the central province of Quang Binh, have been opened, giving tourists a chance to explore some of the most magnificent caves here.