Tourism

The Kien Giang provincial People’s Committee has issued Decisions 2931, 2932 and 2933, recognizing Nam Du archipelago, Lai Son island in Kien Hai district and Hai Tac archipelago in Ha Tien town as local tourist areas.

Ho Chi Minh city will put into operation two more walking streets, De Tham and Do Quang Dau, during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Data released by Airbnb recently puts two major cities of Vietnam, Hanoi and Da Nang, among the world’s top 10 intriguing travel destinations in 2018.

(CPV) - Vietjet Air has become the first carrier in Southeast Asia to receive an A321neo (new engine option) on January 2nd at Tan Son Nhat International Airport from Hamburg (Germany).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to build Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh into a national tourist site by 2030.

Ho Chi Minh city greeted the first foreign visitors of 2018 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on January 1st morning.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from April 29th to June 30th to celebrate the country’s Reunification Day (April 30th).

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is set to put six new passenger trains into operation on the North-South route on January 10th, 2018, in an effort to improve service quality.

The southern largest hub of Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City hopes to receive 7.5 million international visitors next year, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent.

Twenty travel companies were fined and another had its business licence revoked for 18 months for violating administrative regulations in travel business activities in 2017, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The Government leader has approved a master plan for tourism development in the Sam Mountain National Tourism Area in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

Bestowed with beautiful landscapes and abundant historic and cultural relic sites, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is working to promote sustainable tourism development.

Flight VN220 from Ho Chi Minh city to Hanoi landing at 10h05 at the Noi Bai International Airport on December 27th carried the 94 millionth passenger of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The Da Nang Department of Tourism on December 26th said a fireworks display will be organized on Han river to celebrate New Year’s Eve and the 21st anniversary of Da Nang becoming a centrally-governed city.

(CPV) - Vietjet Air has announced it is giving away two million “super promotional tickets” from only USD0 from December 28th, 2017 to February 28th, 2018 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Saigontourist Service and Travel Company’s branch in Quang Ninh on December 26th welcomed four international cruise ships carrying 6,263 tourists to Ha Long city.

In 2017, Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam greeted 3.22 million tourists, the highest number up to this time, according to its People’s Council.

The Quang Nam Tourism Promotion and Information Centre in association with Hoi An People’s Committee on December 25th organized an exhibition to show 56 photographic works at An Hoi Statue Garden.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a master plan for the development of Tan Trao national tourist site in the northern province of Tuyen Quang to 2030, aiming to draw about 1.5 million visitors, including 2,000 foreigners in 2025.

About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly three million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.

Tourists to the central coastal city of Da Nang are expected to reach an estimated 143,000 during Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2018, a year-on-year rise of 17.9%, said Department of Tourism on December 25th.

The central province of Khanh Hoa, on December 23rd, hosted its 2 millionth international tourist of the year, who landed on a VietJet Air plane from Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

Mu Cang Chai district, home to breathtaking terraced rice fields in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai, has recently been voted among the 19 most visit-worthy destinations around the world by readers of US travel site Insider.

Hanoi has signed several cooperation programmes with international partners to promote the capital city’s images abroad.

(CPV) - On December 18th, Vietjet Air officially inaugurated an air route connecting Da Lat (Vietnam) with Bangkok (Thailand) with four flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

The first giant lantern and light festival in Ho Chi Minh city is being organized from December 8th, 2017 to January 21st, 2018 as part of an array of events of “Allunee - Connecting the Community”.

A trade and tourism fair of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area was opened in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on December 16th.

From January 1st next year, visitors to Yen Tu relic in the northern province of Quang Ninh will have to buy tickets after a long time of offering free entrance.

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee has issued its communication plan for 2018 National Tourism Year in Ha Long city.

(CPV) - The Vietnam National Flag Carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 14th announced it plans on adding flights over the upcoming 2018 Tet holiday.