Vietnam Travel News

Hue should capitalise on its Buddhism heritage, including its pagodas and well-known vegetarian food, for tourism development, a conference held in the central city heard last Friday.

A festival for exceptional teenagers who live on the islands and in coastal towns in the central localities that stretch from Da Nang to Ninh Thuan was held in Binh Dinh on May 10-11.

A Vietnamese week will take place in Cuba and Mexico from May 21 to June 5, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

Construction of the Quan Son Buddha pagoda, the country’s fourth largest, will start in mid-May at Van Lang district in the northern province of Lang Son, according to Hoang Van Pao, Director of the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.

The Sen (Lotus) village festival will be held on national ceremonial from May 15 to 20 in Vinh city, Nghe An province to mark the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Hanoi-based agency Luxury travel has begun a promotion; six days and five nights touring in Myanmar.

The national travel chief has confirmed broader cooperation with regional partners in promoting the industry, cultural identity of each country and working out specific products for sustainable development in the region.

Vietnamese songs, dishes, ao dai (traditional long dress) and palm-leaf conical hats were among the highlights that drew crowds at the Hi Seoul Festival 2010.

A Vietnam Airlines-invested plan to expand and modernise Phu Cat airport in the central province of Binh Dinh is underway to meet the growing demand.

More than 300 senior tourist officials from 17 nations and territories in the Asia Pacific region have gathered in Hanoi for an International Tourism Conference which opened on May 10.

The Viet Nam National Adminsitration for Tourism (VNAT) has suggested that Ha Noi authorities make tourism services and products more attractive and competitive.

Vietnam’s tourism industry has announced the second tourism stimulus campaign in 2010 called “Vietnam – Your Destination.”

Pablo Garcia, a 36-year-old Argentinean man who has embarked on an 11-year "world tour" by bicycle, has reached Ha Noi and is taking a break to enjoy the city.

Covered by rare trees and home to many endangered animal species, Ke Go Nature Reserve has become a popular destination in Ha Tinh province. The reserve is around 20km south of Ha Tinh City.

Experts of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) left the country for the 2010 Mekong Tourism Forum which will take place in Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 7 and 8, 2010.