Tourism

On February 6th, the budget carrier Jetstar Pacific announced the launch of its new route between Hanoi and Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak) on March 9th with ticket price of VND290,000.

The Central Highland resort city of Da Lat has cancelled its first cherry blossom festival, initially scheduled from February 11th-13th.

The southern coastal province of Kien Giang has outstanding advantages for marine tourism compared to other south-western localities, and it is working to turn its Hon Son Island, considered a masterpiece of the nature, into a tourist magnet.

Foreign tourists to Vietnam were estimated to reach more than 1 million in the first month of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 23%, in which those by air occupied more than 80%, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Cai Rang Floating Market, a national intangible cultural heritage site, is on the 185-kilometre Hau River, a tributary of the Mekong River.

Due to the region’s desirable natural conditions, the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang has marked out four key tourism development zones, in the hope of satisfying travellers’ demands for discovery, relaxation and sightseeing.

Favourable transport infrastructure and beautiful landscapes are expected to boost tourism in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

In 2017, the central coastal city of Da Nang will launch new tourist products and upgrade infrastructure in order to ensure the progress of 2017 APEC week and meet the travel demand of domestic and foreign tourists.

Together with prominent achievements in 2016, Vietnam’s tourism sector has seen a positive beginning for 2017.

Among destinations attracting a number of tourists are museums which hold the quintessence of culture. The following museums opening for tourists in 2017 promise to be interesting destinations for those who love art when travelling abroad.

Visitors to Lam Kinh national historical site in Tho Xuan district in the central province of Thanh Hoa will enjoy free entry for one week.

Eight Vietnamese travel enterprises have earned awards in the categories of Homestay and community tourism at the 36th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2017).

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has announced its new international route connecting Hanoi with Singapore, with tickets priced from only VND500,000 (about USD21.9).

The Hoi An Light Festival will be held from January 27th to February 5th, 2017 (the last day of lunar December 2016 to the ninth day of lunar January 2017), at the Bridge Pagoda (Chua Cau) to serve local people and tourists.

The Oxalis Adventure Tours One-member Liability Limited Company will develop tours to the front and back gateways of Son Doong cave in 2017 with a maximum permitted expedition size of 200 members.

The central province of Quang Binh is not building a suspension cable to Son Doong cave, the world’s largest cave located in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

The Vietnamese passport has been ranked 76 in a global ranking of the world’s most powerful passports by Passport Index.

The central coastal province of Quang Binh plans to cooperate with TripAdvisor to promote tourism in the locality in order to achieve the set target for 2017.

The Ba Ria - Vung Tau provincial People’s Committee on January 16th announced the Decision establishing its Department of Tourism.

Concerted efforts by all related sectors and stakeholders are vital to fully exploit Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism potential, city leaders said.

The entrance fees to Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay will be VND200,000-VND250,000 each route from April 1st, 2017.

Dozens of balloons will perform during the 2017 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday for the amusement and entertainment demand of Ho Chi Minh city’s people.

Promoting the successes of 2016, Hanoi’s tourism sector determines to greet 4.3 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2017.

Vietnam is expected to enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 9.5% between 2016 and 2021 for outbound travel among the Asia-Pacific’s emerging markets, according to the “Future of Outbound Travel in the Asia-Pacific 2016 to 2021” report by MasterCard.

Animal protection group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has listed HCM City among the top 10 havens for vegans and vegetarians in Asia.

The Hanoi Tourism Department has submitted a proposal to the city People’s Committee to develop free Wi-fi infrastructure at accommodation establishments and tourism areas in the capital.

Four Seasons Resort the Nam Hai in Hoi An, Vietnam, has been named among Asia’s most exciting 2017 hotel openings by CNN.

Visitor arrivals to eight northwestern provinces reached an estimated nearly 18 million in 2016, a year-on-year rise of 11.8%, in which 1.2 million were foreign tourists, up 11%.

Vietnam’s Con Dao Island has been listed as one of the 13 best secret islands around the world, according to Business Insider.

A promotional campaign has been launched by the two carriers Vietjet Air and Vietnam Airlines, as well as Sai Gon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, to lure tourists to Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city and southern localities on off-peak flights and trains during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday 2017.