Vietnam Travel News

A statue of the late Ho Chi Minh was unveiled on Miguel Aleman Avenue in Acapulco city on May 19 to celebrate Vietnamese President’s 120th birth anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Mexico diplomatic ties.

The first five-star resort in Vung Tau will be built by Ho Chi Minh City-based company Cotect Investment with an estimated VND1.5 trillion (US$79 million).

Viet-Da Nang craft village festival 2010 officially opened at 29/3 Park in Da Nang City on May 19.

The Festival for Vietnamese Craft Villages 2010 opened at 29/3 Park in the central city of Da Nang on May 19, introducing unique products of 60 craft villages throughout the country.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will launch inspections into travel firms that operate outbound tours to Thailand, Cambodia and China following complaints over tour quality, an official said.

Vietnam’s tourism sector does not have a clear database system to gauge international visitors to the country, making it difficult for travel firms to develop business plans and define appropriate products for various markets.

For people who think of abrasion of time when they see giant worn rocks, Nhat Tu Son, an island of millions of giant rocks in diverse shapes formed by breaking waves, would be an amazing place to admire some masterpieces of nature.

The number of tourism training courses has increased in recent years, but a shortage of qualified personnel remains, according to the Viet Nam Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam and the US have agreed to extend their Bilateral Air Transport Agreement, which was inked on December 14, 2003 and took effect within five years since March 18, 2004, to March 31, 2012.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Thai Nguyen People’s Committee on May 18th opened the Thai Nguyen Culture and Tourism Week 2010 and inaugurated an outdoor display area at the Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures.

The three central provinces and cities of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Da Nang are striving for closer co-operation to jointly attract more Japanese travellers to the region, said deputy director of the Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Tan Cuong.

Nearly 100 western ceramic items collected by the Nguyen Dynasty are now exhibited in An Dinh palace in the central city of Hue.

The scorching heat is driving people crazy and making them hot-tempered, especially in the fight against daily troubles and work related stress.