Tourism

The speedboat service between Vung Tau City and Con Dao Island in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be resumed on March 2 after a seven-month hiatus due to weather reasons.

Visit Vietnam Year 2024, themed “Glory of Dien Bien Phu - Endless Experience”, will include 169 major events taking place across provinces and cities nationwide.

In 2024, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City will organize many activities to promote its tourism in Australia, England and Germany, while continuing to enhance communication on CNN, Discovery and BBC News, said its department of tourism on February 21.

From February 8 to 18, the number of tourists in the province increased 3.8 times compared to the same period in 2023. Of which, tourists arrivals during the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays reached nearly 84,000.

In 2024, about 43 international cruise ships will choose Nha Trang Bay as an anchor point to take tourists ashore to visit and enjoy the central coastal city of Nha Trang, according to the Khanh Hoa provincial Department of Tourism.

International cruise ship Spectrum of the Seas on February 20 carried more than 4,000 multinational tourists to dock at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port, Phu My town in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The 2024 Yen Tu Spring Festival, one of the largest festivals in the North, attracted about 20,000 visitors on the opening day.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) consider expanding the coverage of the visa exemption policy.

Cambodia recorded more than 1 million tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, according to its Ministry of Tourism (MoT).

A strong rise was seen in the number of foreign tourists in many localities across the country during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from January 8-14, led by the central city of Da Nang with nearly 177,000 and Hanoi with nearly 103,000, reported the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The resort city of Da Lat welcomed about 153,000 tourist arrivals from February 8 to 12, the first five days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, rising 22.4% year on year, reported the municipal People’s Committee.

Chinese-flagged cruise ship Zhao Shang Yi Dun carrying 600 passengers docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on February 13 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year)., bringing 600 visitors to the famous tourist destination in the north of Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed around 75,000 tourist arrivals over five days since the start of the Tet holiday (February 8) to February 12, or the third day of the first lunar month, up 15.4% year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

During the Lunar New Year 2024 holiday, Ninh Binh tourism has continued to prosper, receiving good news about welcoming activities at many destinations.

A six-day spring festival officially opened at NovaWorld Phan Thiet tourism and entertainment economic city in the south central province of Binh Thuan on February 12 (the 3rd day of the first lunar month), expected to attract more visitors to the province.

In the wake of an impressive recovery in 2023, the tourism sector in the northern border province of Lao Cai is on a transformative journey, unveiling novel experiences and products as it sets its sights on the ambitious goal of hosting 8.5 million visitors this year.

Da Nang has welcomed international and domestic flights as well as cruise liners transporting tens of thousands of holidaymakers who came to explore the central coastal city during Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays lasting from February 8 to February 14 this year.

With rapid growth by the end of 2023, the tourism industry expects a strong breakthrough in 2024, welcoming 17-18 million international visitors, equal to that of 2019 - the “golden year” of Vietnamese tourism before the COVID-19 epidemic.

Tours offering foreign tourists with brand-new experience of local life during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival have become special products of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in recent days.

Cruise ship Aida Bella docked at Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, bringing 1,979 European tourists to the “pearl island” on February 9, or the last day of the lunar year.

All the 17 trains of Metro Route No 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, in Ho Chi Minh City will continuously run on a trial basis during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, said the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).

The Huong Pagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, is set to open in Huong Son commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc, on February 11 (the second day of the lunar new year) and last until May 1.

(CPV) - Da Lat, Nha Trang and Da Nang are still the top 3 most searched destinations during the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet) thanks to the harmonious combination of majestic natural landscapes, romantic beaches and unique culture.

During this year's Lunar New Year holiday, Koreans' demand for foreign travel increased by about 50%, in which Phu Quoc in Vietnam and Siem Reap in Cambodia are the destinations chosen by many people.

Passenger ships registered to dock in Vietnam in 2024 belong to many large and world-famous brands such as Mein Schiff 6 and 5, Celebrity Solstice, Noordam, MSC Splendida, and Westerdam.

On February 5, an electric bus route linking Hoan Kiem to Thang Long Imperial Citadel was launched to serve the sightseeing needs of both locals and tourists who wish to explore the rich heritage sites of Hanoi capital city.

Flower growers in Phu Mau commune, one of the largest flower gardens in the central Thua Thien-Hue province, are busy going to the fields in the days near the Lunar New Year (Tet) to take care of the harvest. Many tourists also come to the commune buy flowers and take photos.

The pilot of 200 electric vehicles from 5 to 14 seats carrying passengers to tour Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City will be implemented for 2 years, starting from the first quarter of 2024.

The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in 2023 exceeded that of 2019, before the COVID-19 epidemic, said the Japan Tourism Promotion Agency in Vietnam (JNTO) on January 30.

The number of international visitors to Vietnam in January 2024 reached more than 1.5 million, up 10.3% against December 2023 and up 73.6% over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam National Tourism Authority.