Tourism

Vietnamese visitors, including overseas Vietnamese, will be able to visit the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from February 8th-10th (the first to third day of the Lunar New Year) for free.

(CPV) - The Vietnam national flag carrier on February 1st continues its “Golden moment” program (third time) on domestic routes.

Representatives of ten international sponsors took part in a roundtable meeting in Hanoi on January 28th to discuss their coordination in support of responsible tourism in Vietnam.

On January 28th, the Hoi An city People’s Committee in the central province of Quang Nam organized a ceremony to welcome the eight-millionth visitor to the Hoi An ancient town.

(CPV) - Foreign tourist arrivals in January 2016 reached more than 805,000, up 5.8% against December 2015 and up 12.3% year on year, reported the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s National Administration of Tourism.

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier will launch its Hanoi-Taipei air link on February 1st, with weekly return flights operating on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

(CPV) - The Vietnam national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will transport apricot and peach blossoms for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) holiday on domestic flights up to February 17th (January 10th of the lunar calendar).

A traditional flower market for the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016 opened on January 25th, on Hang Luoc street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city, to welcome the 12th National Party Congress.

On January 25th, the Ho Chi Minh city Department of Information and Communications, in association with Ho Chi Minh city Association of Journalists and Vietnam Association of Publishers, opened the Spring Newspaper Street 2016 on Nguyen Van Binh Book street in district 1.

On January 26th, the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) officially put high-quality SE5/SE6 trains into operation on the Hanoi - Sai Gon route.

The capital city strives to provide services to nearly 21.2 million tourist arrivals in 2016, with some 3.8 million being foreigners, up 12% over a year earlier.

The Quang Ngai provincial People’s Committee has agreed to allow Ly Son district People’s Committee to organize fireworks display to welcome the Lunar New year’s (Tet) Eve 2016.

(CPV) - Vietnam Airlines just kicked off the “Happy Spring” promotional program for its domestic flights.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has agreed to open 131 Spring flower markets in districts to serve residents and tourists during the Lunar New year (Tet) 2016.

Free Wi-fi service will be offered for pilgrims to Huong pagoda, said Nguyen Van Hoat, Chairman of the My Duc district People’s Committee, in a January 18th press briefing on the 2016 Huong pagoda festival.

The prestigious New York Times recently named Da Lat- a romantic town with kaleidoscopic patch works of flower in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong as one of the world’s top 52 places to visit in 2016.

Vietnam hopes to welcome 8.5 million foreign visitors and 60 million domestic travellers in 2016, earning a total of VND370 trillion (USD16.8 billion) in revenue, heard a conference in Hanoi on January 15th.

Vibrant activities and significant events scheduled during the 2016 National Tourism Year will be introduced through the website http://namdulichquocgia2016.vn, which was launched by the Kien Giang Provincial Department of Information and Communication on January 15th.

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Tan Dung allowed the northern province of Quang Ninh to begin offering trans-border self-drive tours between its city of Mong Cai and bordering Dongxing city in China within a year.

(CPV) - Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle with the pilot operation of electric tramcars to carry tourists within limited areas in six localities: Hai Phong, Da Nang, Lao Cai, Thua Thien-Hue, Khanh Hoa and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

(CPV) - The “Southeast Asia in your hands” promotion was launched by Vietnam Airlines for flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city to various destinations across Southeast Asia.

The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee has issued a decision recognizing three routes and five tourism destinations in Uong Bi city.

(CPV) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on January 6th issued a document asking carriers Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vietjet Air to reduce ticket prices and enhance sales of cheap tickets.

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will operate 800 more flights than the initial plan during the peak time of Tet holiday, from January 20th to February 20th, 2016.

The central coastal province of Quang Nam greeted more than 46,000 tourist arrivals during the New Year holiday 2016 (from January 1st to 3rd), up more than 20% over a year earlier, reported the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 4th.

(CPV) - The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air is launching a three-day promotion with 50,000 fares starting from VND 0, from January 6th to 8th, 2016, to celebrate its newest routes connecting Pleiku with Hai Phong and Vinh, and Ho Chi Minh city with Tuy Hoa.

(CPV) - Vietnam Airlines has planned to increase flights during the 2016 traditional lunar new year holidays between January 26th - February 24th, 2016 (December 17th of the lunar calendar year of the Goat to January 17th of the Year of the Monkey) to meet the increased travel demand of passengers returning home to reunite with their families.

The northern province of Phu Tho has applied diverse solutions to promote the development of tourism, aiming to make it a key economic sector and one of the three breakthroughs in the province’s socio-economic development plan for the 2016-2020 period.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on January 1st held a ceremony to welcome the first foreign visitors to its Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark.

Eco-sites in southern Vinh Long province attracted more than 3,000 visitors on December 12, 2015 and January 1st, 2016.