Tourism

Pegas Touristik group will increase charter flights bringing Russian tourists from Moscow to Ho Chi Minh city in the first days of 2017, reported the Saigontimes.

The third golden tourism week will be held in Hue relic site from December 25th to 31st, 2016 to stimulate the demand of tourists over the year-end holiday.

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed in principle with the pilot operation of four-wheel electrical cars to serve tourists on a small scale in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

The world famous travel site TripAdvisor has listed two Vietnamese famous landscapes, Da Lat and Sapa, among the Top 10 Destinations on the Rise in Asia in 2017.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Hanoi are expected to reach 4 million in 2016, a year-on-year rise of 22.6%, according to the city Department of Tourism.

(CPV) – The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air on December 12th launched the Hai Phong – Seoul (Republic of Korea) route and welcomed the first flight at Cat Bi International Airport.

From the first quarter of 2017, a high-quality train will be put into use on the Hanoi-Lao Cai route and vice versa to serve travellers who want to connect to and from Lao Cai, Sa Pa, Bac Ha and other destinations of the Northwest region.

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed providing transport service by Hop on Hop off buses to contribute to boosting tourism development in some localities.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 will be officially held nearly two months, from April 29th to June 24th, with the theme “Shining Ngu Hanh Son”.

As a big tourism centre of the northern province of Quang Ninh, Ha Long city is aiming to make breakthroughs in services development, especially tourism.

Vietnam’s tourism competitiveness is lower than other ASEAN countries, said participants at a seminar focusing on Vietnam’s tourism competitiveness in Ho Chi Minh city on November 30th.

The Cua Van Floating Cultural Centre on Ha Long bay will temporarily suspend receiving visitors from December 15th, 2016 to January 31st, 2017 to be repaired, maintained and upgraded, reported the Ha Long city People’s Committee.

Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai has greeted more than 150,000 tourist arrivals so far this year, grossing a turnover of more than VND100 billion, reported the Ly Son district People’s Committee.

(CPV) - The Da Nang city People’s Committee has agreed with the Ministry of Transport’s policy of allowing Thanh Do Investment Development and Construction Joint Stock Company to operate one and two-floor Hop on Hop off buses in the city.

Chinese tourists to Nha Trang city in the central coastal province Khanh Hoa continued to rank most numerous among foreign tourists to the city in the first ten months of the year with more than 444,000 arrivals, up over 334% over a year earlier.

The Da Lat railway transport centre announced it has put into operation two train carriages with a capacity of 128 passengers.

Vietnam has greeted more than nine million foreign tourists so far this year, a year-on-year increase of 25.4%, exceeding the year’s target of 8.5 million, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

A community tourism route from Nang Cat village to Ma Hao falls was launched in November 23rd in Tri Nang commune, Lang Chanh district, the central province of Thanh Hoa.

(CPV) - Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the master plan for the development of Nui Coc lake national tourist site in the northeastern province of Thai Nguyen by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

(CPV) - The central coastal city of Da Nang has been listed among the Top 10 holiday destinations in Asia by readers of the online magazine Smart Travel Asia.

The Hoi An ancient town will offer free entrance on December 4th in celebration of the 17th anniversary of being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has signed a decision allowing the establishment of the first representative office of Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Vietnam.

The PM has recently approved a master plan for tourism development in the Mekong Delta region until 2020, with a vision towards 2030.

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will offer 300,000 promotional tickets priced only from USD0 under the campaign “12pm, It’s time to Vietjet” from November 23rd to 25th, 2016 at www.vietjetair.com.

Japanese tourist arrivals to Vietnam may reach 750,000 in 2016, said Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan, Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at the 7th meeting of Vietnam - Japan Tourism Cooperation Committee on November 17th.

Indonesian airline giant PT Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air) is currently negotiating a joint operation with a Vietnamese partner, and signed a memorandum of understanding recently in Jakarta, said Edward Sirait, President Director at Lion Air.

Tourism enterprises, experts and managers on November 17th discussed ways to promote tourism in the north central region after the massive fish death crisis that hit the coastal areas in April.

A pilot project using four-wheel electric cars to transport tourists inside Hoi An city has been approved by the Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee.

The 2016 Vietnam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival - Hanoi will be held from December 3rd, 2016 to January 22nd, 2017 at Lepare Trade Centre, Gaduma city urban area.

The 2016 Khmer ethnic people’s Ok Om Bok (moon worshipping) festival officially opened on November 14th, in District 9, Soc Trang city, the southern province of Soc Trang.