Vietnam Travel News

The "National Skill Contest 2010 - Cooking and Restaurant Service" opened on July the 28th at Hanoi Tourism College. Ministry of Labour, War invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the contest to honor young labours of professional skill and encourage the youth to practice and improve skills in all sectors, particularly in tourism industry.

The Hoang Thanh Thang Long (Thang Long Royal Citadel), Viet Nam’s historic capital, was recognised as a World Heritage by UNESCO at the meeting of its World Heritage Committee in Brazil yesterday, August 1.

Passengers now regularly have to queue up in the air while waiting for landing.

A tour programme entitled “Memories of Old Battlefield and Comrades” has recorded some encouraging initial results after five years of operation, with increasing numbers of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the host province of Quang Tri .

Many travel agents from the United Arabia Emirates (UAE) have visited Vietnam to seek out business opportunities in the field of tourism.

A delegation of young overseas Vietnamese offered incense at the Hung Temple in the northern province of Phu Tho on August 1 to commemorate the founders of nation.

A festival held in Kien Giang province on July 31, featuring 30 southern art troupes, presented puppet shows and folk games from a number of different provinces and cities across the country.

The installation of a statue of legendary hero Thanh Giong (Saint Giong) in the Da Chong Mountain in Hanoi’s suburban district of Soc Son completed on August 1.

The number of foreign tourist to Vietnam in the first seven months of 2010 reached 2.93 million, up 34.9 percent compared to last year’s period, says the General Statistic Office.

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee recognises Vietnam’s Thang Long Royal Citadel as a world cultural heritage at its 34th session in Brazil on July 31, according to the Hanoi People’s Committee.

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first seven months of the year reached 2.93 million, up 34.9 percent over the same period of last year, says the General Statistic Office.

An International Tourism Festival will be held at Hanoi’s Bao Son Paradise Theme Park from October 2-5 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and National Tourism Year 2010.

More than VND20 billion has been allocated for restoring nearly 550 traditional Rong houses (communal houses in the Central Highlands), according to the Kon Tum provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Southern Airports Corporation, airlines, tourism companies and representatives from provinces are co-operating to open new air routes.