Vietnam Travel News

Saigon Invest Group has joined the race to tap Danang’s coastal tourism potential with a new luxurious resort.

Nha Trang is home to a number of fascinating cultural sites, proving that the city is more than a ‘beach destination’.

In the words of the local Thai ethnic people, Pu Luong means the "highest peak".

Tucked away just two kilometers from the center of Nha Trang City, Thap Ba, a Po Nagar Cham Tower, is one of the significant destinations for enthusiasts of culture, old architecture and ethnic Vietnamese peoples.

Participants from cultural and governmental organisations are focused on the cultural industry in the two-day workshop "Cultural Industry: Its Role in the Economy and a Suitable Policy Framework for Its Development in Viet Nam" held in Ha Noi yesterday, May 13.

A press briefing was held in Mexico’s Acapunco City, Guerrero State, on May 12 to announce the organisation of the first “Vietnam Week” to be held in the city from May 19-28.

Vietnamese and Uzbekistani citizens holding valid diplomatic passports and needing entry, exit and transit in the other’s territory will be exempt from visas.

United Airlines in Vietnam have opened up more air routes from HCM City to more major cities in the US, transiting at Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.

French artistes will play a substantial part in the 2010 Hue Festival, which takes place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 5-13.

The annual European Food Festival to be held in Hanoi May 22 will offer locals a chance to enjoy a wide selection of foods and beverages from the continent.

Hotels in Khanh Hoa Province, home of the world-renowned Nha Trang Bay, are offering discounts of up to 50 percent to attract tourists.

An international conference on eco-tourism management took place in the central city of Hue on May 12.

Delegates from nations in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) are discussing community-based ecotourism planning and management at a workshop in the ancient city of Hue, Thua Thien-Hue province.

The Vinpearl Land Tourism Joint Stock Company has been allowed to hold the Miss World Vietnamese 2010 beauty pageant following a recent decision of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee.