Vietnam Travel News

International Gong Festival 2009 will take place in Pleiku city, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai from November 12th to 15th. It is expected to draw the participation of about 30,000 tourists.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) launched a training course on “Information network of Vietnam tourism human resource” for Central and Highland provinces on October 6th in central city of Da Nang.

Chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan and Director General of the national-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines Pham Ngoc Minh had a working session on the cooperation plan between the two sides on October 5th.

Vietnam-made souvenir products and their lack of variety, design and shoddy quality are discouraging millions of foreign visitors to Vietnam to spend while on holiday in the country.

Foreign investment into Vietnam’s tourism industry has largely been focused on the development of accommodations like hotels and resorts, while the area of entertainment services and supporting services are not properly attended to, said a researcher on Wednesday.

The leader of Vietnam’s team at a recent UNESCO meeting on cultural heritages believes Vietnam ought to inventory and nominate many more traditions for recognition. It’s a way, he says, of protecting the nation’s ‘brand’ – its distinct cultural identity.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has started an inspection of the golf courses in the southern province of Binh Duong.
Phan Minh Tuan, who is overseeing the task, said the inspectors would look into the allocation of land for the golf courses and the land compensation process.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has started an inspection of the golf courses in the southern province of Binh Duong.
Phan Minh Tuan, who is overseeing the task, said the inspectors would look into the allocation of land for the golf courses and the land compensation process.

 Do Son Seaside Golf Resort will be the first 18-hole course to serve players in the port city of Hai Phong.

About 400 antiques, from Vietnamese traditional craft villages, will be displayed and introduced at an exhibition in the Vietnam Culture and Arts Center that aims to honor Hanoi’s traditional craft villages.

Thailand is working on an initiative to launch a tourist exchange program with Vietnam, seeking to realize the target of having one million travelers visiting each other country in five years or so, said an official of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Vietnam will hold its first Rice Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang from November 26 to 30 to introduce to the world the country’s wet rice civilisation – an essential part of its culture.

In conjunction with the International Travel Expo 2009 held in Ho Chi Minh City o­n 1st October, Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa has been awarded “Resort of the Year (Vietnam)” by the Tourism Alliance Awards (TAA).

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are going to great lengths to realize the concept of a single destination, as tourism officials gathered here on Thursday to accelerate specific steps towards that goal.

Along with general development, Nghe An tourism has gained significant achievements.