Vietnam Travel News

Nearly three weeks before the start of the Lunar New Year festival (Tet), many popular holiday tours have been booked solid. In particular, the number of visitors to foreign countries, like Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, has risen strongly.

Vietnam Airlines has received Government approval to open four new routes from Vietnam to Europe, Cambodia, Laos and other pats of Asia,

The central coast city of Danang has been seen as a favorite destination for tourism property developers as the second home segment enjoyed positive feedback last year.

Vietnam has ever topped the Asia Pacific region in attracting international visitors. However, the country saw an on-year fall of 11 % in foreign arrivals in 2009, much more than the region’s average drop of 5 %.

On January 24th, the Discovery cruise ship docked at the Nha Trang Port, Central Coastal Province of Khanh Hoa, bringing nearly 600 tourists from Europe.

From February 19th through the 21st (the 6th to 8th day of the first lunar month), visitors to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will enjoy diverse and specific ethnic cultural activities performed

Vietnam will continue to hold numerous cultural activities overseas in 2010 to promote its cultural diplomacy, said a meeting convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on Jan. 22.

Hoping to replicate the success of the Avignon Festival in France and the Adelaide Festival in Australia, organisers of the Hue Festival, staged every two years in Hue City

The Vietnam Craft Village Association on January 23 made presentations to six outstanding craft villages, nine businesses, 29 crafts people and six products that represent the nation’s culture.

A hot air balloon, aimed at tourists, is being tested out at Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on January 23.

On January 23, the Vietnam Craft Village Association presented certificates of merit and conferred ”Craft Village 2009” title on six outstanding craft villages, nine businesses, 29 artisans and six products that represent the nation’s culture.

A balloon was put on a trial run in Nha Trang by the Hon Tam Nha Trang Sea Joint Stock Company on January 23. The balloon is scheduled to begin official operation on the 80th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 2, 2010).

Buddhism pilgrimage tour opens