Tourism

Hanoi has selected two promotional clips to be broadcast on the American Cable News Network (CNN) in 2017, according to Decision No. 1415/QD-UBND recently signed by Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy.

Tourists to Dak Lak during the 6th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival and the 2017 Central Highlands Gong Culture Festival will have chances to enjoy free coffee at 28 cafés.

The 2017 Tu Lan Adventure Race will be organized from March 31st to April 3rd on Rao Nan river and in Tu Lan cave in Tan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district, central coastal province of Quang Binh.

Vietnam greeted more than nearly 1.2 million foreign tourist arrivals in February, a 19.1% rise from the previous month and a 42.2% increase from the same period last year, reported the General Statistics Office.

A high-speed boat is being put into use to reduce transport time between Sa Ky wharf to Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai to 25 minutes.

The central island district of Ly Son plans to restore a whale skeleton and an exhibition centre for whale skeletons with an investment of VND10 billion (USD442,477).

The central province of Quang Binh is looking to cash in on the Hollywood film King Kong, new flights and being home to the world’s largest cave, Son Doong.

Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City introduced its tourism potential and products to Indian visitors at workshop in New Delhi on February 24th.

(CPV) - The Tourism Working Group started their plenary on February 24th 2017. At this meeting, delegates discussed strategic plans and initiatives, including the 2016 State of APEC Tourism Report, the Travel Facilitation Initiative, etc.

The Mau Son tourism site strives to greet about 800,000 tourist arrivals by 2025 and more than 1 million tourists by 2030, in which foreign travellers will be over 500,000.

(CPV) - The 2017 Ha Long Cherry Blossom and Yen Tu Yellow Apricot Flower Festival, themed “Cooperation and Development,” will take place from March 11th to 15th, in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The Cau Treo international border gate on February 23rd greeted the first two visitors entering by e-visa.

(CPV) - The 2017 Hoa Ban festival and fifth Dien Bien Culture, Sports and Tourism festival will be held from March 11th to 14th in response to the 2017 National Tourism Day in Lao Cai and Northwestern region.

A cooperative program has been signed between the Hanoi People’s Committee and Vietnam Airlines (VNA) to enhance tourism promotion and socio-economic development of the city, and heighten the role and image of the national flag carrier.

(CPV) – The budget carrier Vietjet Air will offer one million promotional tickets priced only from VND5,000 (about USD0.46) from February 22nd to 24th.

Son Tra Peninsula in the central coastal city of Da Nang has received the approval of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to become a national tourism area before 2025.

Lam Dong province now has 1,055 accommodation providers with total rooms of 16,746, reported the Lam Dong News.

Prominent tourist attractions of Can Tho city like Ninh Kieu Wharf, Cai Rang floating market, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, My Khanh tourism village and islets along Hau River will be developed into national tourism sites.

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has received a license from Ho Chi Minh city to develop an aviation technology centre with investment capital of USD140 million.

The Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee has worked with the budget carrier Jetstar Pacific to open two air routes from Dong Hoi to Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Hai Phong.

Ho Chi Minh city has been listed among the 19 cheapest holiday destinations on earth in 2017 by Airport transfer website Hoppa.

The Government Office has issued the Prime Minister’s Decision recognizing Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province, as a national tourist area.

The Quang Binh Department of Tourism on February 17th launched an English version of its tourism portal, the Zing Online newspaper has reported.

Con Dao islands in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau has been listed among the best secret islands on earth, according to a recent article by Travel Leisure magazine.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the policy of establishing a special tourism police force in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

(CPV) - The budget carrier Vietjet Air will run a three-day promotion offering 500,000 air tickets priced from only VND5,000 from February 14th to 16th, 2017.

As many as 490 foreigners have registered for electronic visas to enter Vietnam, 210 of whom have been issued with their visas, after the first week of the e-visa pilot scheme, the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Immigration has said.

The Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company is offering discounts on tickets for Thong Nhat train from Hanoi to Saigon, from February 9th to 18th.

The Lao Cai provincial People’s Committee has agreed to allow two companies to put 36 more four-wheel electric cars into use to serve tourists to Sa Pa town and Lao Cai city.

By 2022, the central coastal city of Da Nang will transfer part of its cargo transshipment to Lien Chieu Port and gradually transition Tien Sa into a tourist port.