Tourism

International cruise liner Celebrity Solstice docked at Phu My port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on March 9, bringing around 3,000 tourists of various nationalities to the popular beach city of Vung Tau.

More than 400 delegates, all of whom are foreign diplomats in Hanoi, their wives, and representatives from international and non-governmental organisations took part in a spring tour of Hanoi on March 9.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City won recognition as “Asia's Leading MICE Tourism Destination in 2023” at the World MICE Tourism Awards ceremony in Berlin city, Germany, on March 6.

Cam Ranh International Airport welcomed the first regular flight conducted by Russia’s IrAero Airlines on the Irkutsk-Khanh Hoa international air route on March 1, with the flight carrying 98 foreign passengers on board.

A number of international cruise ships carrying thousands of foreign tourists are due to visit popular sites nationwide in March.

The world’s leading travel magazine Lonely Planet has proposed the top 10 attractive destinations after graduation for students. A vacation in Vietnam ranks 5th on the list of the 10 best itineraries of 2024 for graduates.

International visitor arrivals to Vietnam reached more than three million in the first two months of 2024, a year-on-year rise of 68.7%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The online travel platform Agoda on February 27 said that search data shows that Chinese tourists’ demand for travel to Vietnam is showing signs of recovery.

Since the beginning of the year, the total number of visitors to Hanoi is estimated at 4.23 million, reported the city Department of Tourism. In February, the number of visitors to Hanoi continued to increase, reaching more than 2.1 million.

Tripadvisor has just announced the top 25 most beautiful natural destinations in the world, in which the only representative of Vietnam is Ha Long Bay at the second place while the first place belongs to Kathmandu (Nepal).

From March 6 to March 30, Vietnam Airlines will double the frequency of flights to Dien Bien to serve the Visit Vietnam Year 2024, towards the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.

The budget carrier Vietjet Air has opened a flight connecting Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City with Vientiane (Laos), expanding opportunities for cooperation in economic development, tourism and cultural exchange between the two neighboring countries of Vietnam-Laos.

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.