Tourism

Hundreds of foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam on the first day of the New Year 2016, promising a busy season for the tourism industry in the year.

The first “Memory of Hanoi” event has opened at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

Nha Trang and Hue in central Vietnam rank eighth and tenth, respectively, in the list of the top destinations on the rise in Asia, according to a survey by renown travel website TripAdvisor.

(CPV) - Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam in December reached an estimated 760,800, a 2.6% rise over a month earlier, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Hoi An municipal People’s Committee has launched a set of tourism products using the red firmiana colorata plant, which is grown in the nearby Cu Lao Cham world biosphere reserve.

(CPV) - Vietnam Airlines on December 29th continues its “Golden moment” program on domestic routes.

(CPV) - Australian Ambassador to Vietnam and senior officials from Civil Aviation Authorities Vietnam (CAAV) witnessed a signing ceremony in Hanoi on December 16th between Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) and Viet Flight Training JSC (Bay Viet).

(CPV) - The Vietnam national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 27th welcomed its 160 millionth passenger in the 20 years of operation and the 17 millionth passenger in 2015.

The central city of Da Nang will organize fireworks displays at four locations to welcome the Lunar New Year’s Eve (Tet) 2016.

(CPV) - Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, will fully operate the Hanoi-Dien Bien and Hanoi-Vinh routes from January 1st, 2016, using ATR 72 aircraft.

An art photo contest on tourism, themed “Vietnam Today”, was launched on December 17th in Hanoi, with the aim of honouring the image of Vietnamese landscapes and people and introducing destinations and tourism products of the country.

(CPV) - From December 16th, the Vietnam National Flag Carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) transfers the operation of the Hanoi-Tuy Hoa route to Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA).

The central province of Quang Binh, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, will organize a tour to Son Doong cave for 28 foreign Ambassadors to Vietnam.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Hanoi reached nearly 3 million from the start of the year, a year-on-year rise of 14% and the capital served nearly 14.5 million domestic tourist arrivals, a 7% rise over a year earlier, reported Mr. Do Dinh Hong, Director of the Hanoi municipal Department of Tourism.

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in the central coastal city of Da Nang was named the World’s leading Luxury Resort 2015 at a ceremony in El Jadida port city of Morocco on December 13th (Vietnam time).

2015 is a prosperous year for Da Nang’s tourism when the central coastal city welcomed 1.25 million foreign tourist arrivals, a year-on-year rise of 30.8%.

Hoi An, a UNESCO heritage site, has designated Nguyen Phuc Chu street a walking street where only pedestrians and non-engined vehicles are allowed.

(CPV) - From December 10th, Vietnam Airlines will use 184-seat A321 aircraft for the Hanoi-Chu Lai route, instead of the current 68-seat ATR72 aircraft, with four scheduled flights per week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

(CPV) - The Jeju Air has coordinated with HG Aviation Service Ltd., Co to launch a direct flight connecting Da Nang to Incheon (Seoul) with the first flight carrying 176 passengers landing in the Da Nang international airport.

The central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue will organize a “Golden Week” to stimulate the year-end travel demand from December 24th to 30th.

More than 20 new caves around Ha Long bay and Bai Tu Long bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh have been discovered, said the Ha Long bay Managing Board.

On December 4th, the low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific will offer 4,000 tickets at VND12,000 (about USD0.5) for one way on many domestic and international routes.

The Vietnam’s two representatives have been named among the Conde Nast Traveler’s 50 most beautiful places in the world.

The UK’s Independent news has named Vietnam among six countries that have seen vicious wars but have now become safe holiday destinations.

(CPV) - 13 travel agents and travel writers from Malaysia have finished their familization trip hosted by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism at Vietnam heritage destinations on November 18th - 25th, 2015.