Vietnam Travel News

Though there have been more inbound tourists to Vietnam than in the first months of 2009, the market has not fully recovered from the financial crisis.

Bai Dai (Long Beach) in central Khanh Hoa Province is gaining much appreciation and admiration from tourists thanks to its pristine beauty and white sands.

The success of the 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) helped raise Vietnam’s tourism status in the region and offered opportunities for the country to promote its tourism potential abroad.

A project team from Georgetown University in the United States has suggested HCMC set up a convention and visitors bureau (CVB) to drive the city's tourism development, particularly for the MICE segment.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved regulations for Phu Quoc Island and Nam An Thoi islets in Kien Giang to become tourist venues.

The Vietnam National Tourism Administration said it will seek approval from the government to have foreign visitors exempted from visa fees later this year to boost the country’s tourism.

Thousands of tourists flocked to the Hai Luu commune, Song Lo district in northern Vinh Phuc province on the 16th and 17th of the first month of the Lunar New Year to witness the country’s most ancient buffalo fighting festival.

The management board of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park said that film makers from the US prestigious National Geographic magazine will shoot a film about the Son Dong grotto, the largest one in the National Park, starting on March 11.

Viet Nam’s aviation industry this year will grow by roughly 15 per cent over the last year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV).

An international boat racing festival is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in Binh Thuan Province's Phan Thiet Town from October 1- 4, gathering 20 groups of competitors from 20 countries and territories.

Life Resort Da Nang of the Hoang Tra Tourist Co., Ltd. will be open on March 20 comprising of 187 Superior, Deluxe, Suite, Presidential Suite and villa rooms, plus a 1,400sq.m, 10-room spa area, healthcare center, tennis court, swimming pool, meeting room and restaurants including Senses with 300 seats.

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is working with the country’s embassies in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia to bring more regional tourists to Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines will charge more for domestic flights starting next Wednesday, the national carrier said Monday.