Vietnam Travel News

The bronze statue of King Tran Nhan Tong will be cast on December 16, the 1st day of lunar November, in the Yen Tu Buddhist Relic in Quang Ninh province.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has set up the organizing board for large scale celebratory events in 2009-2010, chaired by Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Miss Vietnam Tourism 2008, Phan Thi Ngoc Diem, has been selected as Ambassador for the Dalat Flower Festival, which will take place in early 2010.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is building up a file on Dan ca tai tu Nam bo (Southern amateur music) to be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage, said a provincial official.

An international air route connecting south central Khanh Hoa Province with Russia will open later this week marking the opening of the Cam Ranh International Airport on December 12 in the coastal province.

Marriott has has signed a contract to open its first Marriott Hotels & Resorts-branded hotel in Vietnam.

Viet Nam is considering responsible approaches to tourism, with the aim of balancing profits with environmental conservation while maintaining socio-cultural values, all amidst growing concerns over the negative impacts of the mass tourism boom.

To coincide with the first Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Festival, taking place in Can Tho City (December 2-5), Sacatours travel agency introduces two tours revealing significant cultural features of the Mekong Delta.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will organize road shows in France and Taiwan this month to woo more tourists to the country, a tourism official said.

The People's Court of Ha Noi will prosecute three Filipinos for swindling money and property from a French traveller in a game of cards.

Documents about stone steles of doctoral candidates in the Le – Mac dynasties (1442-1779) have been completed and sent to UNESCO for recognition as a world cultural heritage.

A new center in Vietnam will work to protect the local fine arts market by exposing fakes and copycats, artists told a conference in Hanoi last week.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in France will celebrate the forthcoming 2010 Lunar New Year Festival on February 6 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, said the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

The city’s special promotion for local tourists named One Day at Five-Star Hotels will be extended to December 31 instead of wrapping up at the end of October, a hotelier said.