Vietnam Travel News

A formerly decrepit French Colonial mansion in south central Khanh Hoa Province is under going restoration in the hopes of giving the province’s tourism industry a much needed shot in the arm.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam licensed only 504 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects totaling over US$5 billion in the first eight months of this year, accounting for 10.8 per cent of the same period last year.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) inaugurated the InterContinental Asiana Sai Gon hotel and InterContinental Asiana Sai Gon Residences in HCM City yesterday.

Global financial crisis and swine flu are blamed for the recession of the world tourist industry, experts said at a tourist seminar held in HCM City on Sep. 11.

The first direct flight between Da Nang central city and Hong Kong run by Vietnam Airlines will start on September 30.

The Central province of Quang Nam will introduce its special culture and tourism potential at the biggest ever Tourism Culture Week slated for the end of November in Hanoi, a provincial official said.

Jetstar Pacific apologized to two deaf passengers on Wednesday after refusing to allow them to fly earlier this summer.

Banh cay is a legendary and symbolic cake but can this traditional cake survive in the 21st century?

A programme jointly organised by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam from September 25 to 27 will bring entertainment to Vietnamese children in the Mid-Autumn festival this year.

A programme jointly organised by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam from September 25 to 27 will bring entertainment to Vietnamese children in the Mid-Autumn festival this year.

After some people and experts criticised the Ceramic Road project, Dan Tri online newspaper talked with journalist Nguyen Thu Thuy, who came up with the idea for the project.

The 5th annual Oktoberfest will hit the Windsor Plaza Hotel in less than a month, giving Ho Chi Minh City dwellers a chance to guzzle some of the finest ales and lagers Germany has to offer.

Russian businesses in the future will further promote their investment cooperation in the central and Central Highlands provinces,

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in coordination with Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a conference titled “How to improve travel enterprises’ competition capacity in global financial crisis” at Rex Hotel in HCMC on September 11th.