Vietnam Travel News

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National puts Park Chay Lap firmly on the tourist map, but the villa offers visitors a more hands-on experience of rural Vietnam

Visiting Cong Hoa village offers tourists a fascinating insight into the traditional architecture of rural Vietnam.

Carriers having Europe-bound flights, including Vietnam Airlines, are resuming their services after European aviation authorities agreed to reopen certain airports in the continent to ease air travel.

A proposal to impose fines of up to VND30 million (US$1,570) for flight safety violations has been submitted to the Prime Minister for approval.

With the newly opened HCMC-Trung Luong expressway, Tien Giang Province is now just over 40 minutes drive from HCMC. Tourists who like eco-tourism will find many places in Tien Giang Province that will interest them, including the Cai Be floating market.

Do Temple or Ly Bat De Temple, where eight kings from the Ly dynasty are worshipped, is located in Dinh Bang Commune, Tien Son District in Bac Ninh Province, just 20 kilometers from downtown Hanoi.

In the ‘middle of nowhere’ Time-out discovers the joys of an open air bath and a square meal of sticky rice in ‘the middle of nowhere’.

Nha Trang’s offshore coral is being exploited at an alarming rate. With local fishermen trying to make money and ineffective protective measures in place, how long before the coral is completely obliterated?

The Departments of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Departments of Industry and Trade in Hanoi, HCMC, and Danang have joined with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to promote the Impressive Vietnam Grand Sale 2010 program, a tourism official said.

The State Steering Committee on Tourism is proposing the government exempt visa fees and refund value-added taxes (VAT) for international tourists in August and September of this year.

Danang will host its second Craft Village Festival from May 19-23, attracting more than 100 fine arts and handicraft stands from 60 traditional craft villages across the country.

A national seminar held in Tien Giang province on April 21 focused on developing the agricultural sector by linking it closer with the tourist industry.

Life Resort Danang has opened on Bac My An Beach, the central coast beach between Da Nang and Hoi An.

The Bac Giang Provincial People’s Committee has just recognised 59 more ruins as provincial historical and cultural heritages.