Vietnam Travel News

Vietnamese and French musicians will play at the Hanoi Opera House on July 13 in a concert to celebrate France’s National Day (July 14).

Have you ever seen thousands of big fish swimming in a small stream? How would you feel if you knew that these fish were magic? In Thanh Hoa Province’s Cam Luong Commune it is believed that such a school of ‘sacred fish’ exists and they can be visited by the public.

Ways of developing Vietnam’s tourism industry during the country’s international integration process topped the agenda of a seminar in Hanoi on June 29.

Hoi Son Pagoda, also called Khanh Long Pagoda, was established and named after Buddhist monk Dao Thanh Khanh Long who became famous in the late 18th century.

An Indochina Cultural Friendship Park will be built in Laos’s southern province of Attapu to showcase the culture of the ethnic groups.

Vietnam Airlines (VNA) suddenly announced it would temporarily cease applying its special airfare scheme for agencies participating in a domestic tourism stimulus program between July 1 and August 15, 2010.

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) and the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Department (Viettrade) yesterday, June 30, in Ha Noi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strengthening MICE trade co-operation between the two countries.

Nearly 376,000 international visitors have arrived in the country this month, a 7% rise from last month and a 34.6% year-on-year pickup, though this is a low season, said the National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has urged Jetstar Pacific to submit its own logo by September 15 as one of the conditions for the Ministry of Transport to consider granting a new license to the low-cost carrier.

In Nha Trang Bay, Mun Islet, a marine-conservation area, is suggested as an ideal destination for scuba diving to explore marine life. The island has thousands of species of colorful sea fauna and flora.

Ways of developing Vietnam ’s tourism industry during the country’s international integration process topped the agenda of a seminar in Hanoi on June 29.

Several Vietnamese travel agencies have signed contracts to offer charter flights to foreign visitors during the peak tourist seasons this year.

The number of tourists taking sea tours in June increased to 50% from 20%, compared to the same period last year, according to the figures from travel agencies.

Thirty hotels, 20 travel agencies and 15 tourism service enterprises were presented with the Vietnam Tourism Award 2010 at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 29.