Vietnam Travel News

The bus stops in front of Tam Thanh Pagoda, which, from the outside looks like other ancient mountain pagodas. The street in front of the pagoda is home to wine and medicine vendors catering to the pilgrims.

Recreational climbing, a popular sport worldwide, is loved by passionate adventurers and now it is also a safe, healthy and fun activity for families, groups of friends, companies, schools and universities and individuals to keep fit, build communication and teamwork skills and defeat a fear of height.

Thieu Phuong, one of the top ten landscapes in the ancient royal citadel of Hue, will be restored prior to June 2010 to serve tourists attending the Hue Festival 2010.

People usually think of Dray Sap Waterfall when they think of Central Highlands’ waterfalls, but Dak Nong Province locals recommend Dieu Thanh, a little-known but equally splendid cascade.

Thailand’s tourism industry is going to great lengths to drum up business, since political upheaval, the global recession – and now H1N1 flu fears – have all driven down visitor numbers.

The 2009 Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange will be held at a world cultural heritage site in Vietnam from August 14-16 with more diverse activities than ever before.

 Two of the most poignant topics in art will be featured in a group exhibition in San Art (Art Exchange) in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6.

 Days of Japan’s Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, the seventh of its kind, will be held in the ancient city of Hoi An and Cu lao Cham (Cham Island) from August 14th to 16th.

Nguyen Sinh Hung, Deputy Prime Minister, has approved a recommendation by Hanoi People’s Committee to file “Giong Festival” to be nominated as a World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO.

A project to build an international coastal tourist village in Tuy Hoa city was officially started on August 4th by Scandia Villa & Resort Ltd., Sweden.

Tourism joint ventures between local and foreign investors can arrange outbound tours from next Monday for Vietnamese and foreigners living and working in Vietnam, a segment so far privileged for local companies only, a tourism official said on Wednesday.

Accor hotels and Jetstar Asia Airways have jointly launched a program to provide travelers free flights and accommodation in order to attract more guests from Vietnam and other Asian markets.

Vietnam ’s Central Highlands will join Laos and Thailand in building a land tourist route running through three countries.

An international seminar on solutions to land travel will be held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (under Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in Da Nang on July 7.