Vietnam Travel News

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) met Chinese Guangxi Tourism Department on July 27 in the framework of bilateral cooperation between the two governments, marking the 60th anniversary of Vietnam – China diplomatic ties and the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Nearly 20 reporters and photographers from 13 world leading tourism magazines have arrived in Vietnam with the aim of promoting Vietnam’s tourism. The reporters from the National Geographic, CNN Traveller,

With the assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the tourism development strategy for the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to 2015 has been designed.

A new master plan is being developed for Phu Quoc island. The chairman of the Kien Giang provincial People’s Committee, Bui Ngoc Suong, spoke to the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about possible changes.

Faced with declining international arrivals, HCMC is running various promotion activities on the domestic market to attract local tourists to survive tough times, said a leader of the HCMC government.

The Institute for Preservation of Relics, the Talent Assistance and Development Centre and Alatca Media Company have jointly conducted a project to develop multimedia maps of Vietnamese relics.

Nearly 15 percent of foreign visitors to Hoi An have been there before, according to a recent tourist survey.

Thirty-two artisans are moulding 100 bronze drums, announced Ho Quang Son, the chairman of the Lam Kinh Association of Vietnam Cultural Heritages and the Thanh Hoa Antiques Association.

The northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long Bay was selected to host the voluntary youth camp, which is scheduled to be co-organized by Solidarites Jeunesses Vietnam and Ha Long Bay’s management board, from August 15-28.

Nearly 15 percent of foreign visitors to Hoi An have been there before, according to a recent tourist survey.

Nineteen reporters from 13 leading tourism magazines in the world started their fact-finding trip on Vietnam’s tourism today, August 5, according to news from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Musical performances, shown by Vietnamese army artists at the opening ceremony of the ongoing third Asia-Pacific Military Health Recuperation Seminar in Hanoi, have made good impressions on the international participants.

Because the tourism business is becoming increasingly competitive, both internationally and intra-country, tourism advertising needs

The People’s Committee of Hoi An City in Quang Nam Province has agreed to open a number of relics in the ancient town at night to meet the demand of tourists.

Four Mekong delta localities, including An Giang, Kien Giang, Ca Mau and Can Tho city, have been cooperating on a programme to develop the tourism industry in the next five years and through 2020.