Vietnam Travel News

A delegation of Vietnamese tourism officials led by Chief of the Vietnam General Department of Tourism, Nguyen Van Tuan paid visits to Spain and France.

The small house in a narrow alley in Thuy Khue Street, north of Hanoi, has always been resounding with sounds of drums, castanets and sing voices of Ca Tru, an ancient genre of chamber music.

Some 3,000 local residents attended the Huyen Tran Temple Festival which kicked off on February 21 at the complex of temples in the central city of Hue’s Ngu Phong Mountain to worship Huyen Tran Princess and her father, King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308).

Tram Chim National Park, a reduced model of Dong Thap Muoi, with a natural history of collective ecology of geomorphology, hydrography and underwater creatures, appears to be an attractive destination for both local and foreign visitors.

The number of foreign holidaymakers to Hanoi during this year’s Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival increased sharply reaching 120,000, reported the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on Wednesday it would open direct flights from Hanoi to Myanmar’s Yangon city, also known as Rangoon, beginning March 2.

The explosion of an electrical transformer stopped a cable car system outside Hanoi on Friday, leaving hundreds of passengers hanging in the air for nearly one hour, the system’s operator said Sunday.

Viet Nam-based air carriers operating domestic and international flights are expected to encounter tougher competition when the new budget airline Vietjet-AirAsia becomes operational in May this year.

Foreign and domestic developers are rushing to build new tourism resorts in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, especially in Da Lat City, after realising the huge potential of its tourism real-estate sector.

Making pilgrimages to pagodas in the early of the lunar year is a custom of Vietnamese people.

Although dealing with her own hectic work day, the time it takes for Lai Hien Minh to search for a seat in the crowded Pho Lanh shop on Nui Truc Street during the lunch time does nothing to convince her to leave for another restaurant with fewer customers.

An estimated 40,000 visitors from across the country are coming to the Vieng Fair in the northern city of Nam Dinh to buy ‘lucky’ items.

Langbian Mountain has become an attractive destination for tourists thanks to its biodiversity and attractions such as mountain climbing, camping and the traditional cultures of its ethnic minority groups.

Viet Nam made several breakthroughs in terms of cultural diplomacy in 2009, with its biosphere reserves and cultural heritages added to the list of UNESCO-recognised sites.