Tourism

Each day, between 800 and 1,000 delegations with up to 20,000 tourists visit Kim Lien special relic site in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, during the five-day National Reunificational Day and May Day holidays from April 29 to May 3.

A hot-air balloon festival kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 30 as part of activities celebrating National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays.

Nearly 3.7 million foreign tourists travelled to Vietnam in the first four months of 2023, accordiing to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Southern provinces and cities in Vietnam saw positive signs from the tourism industry in the first three months of this year with diverse products, tours, and activities to attract visitors.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh attracted 5.59 million tourist arrivals in the first four months of this year, double the figure of the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

From June 15, Vietnam Airlines will officially operate a direct route between Hanoi and Melbourne (Australia) by Airbus A350 aircraft with a frequency of 2 flights per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, the national carrier Vietnam Airlines said on April 27.

The International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2023 officially kicked off on April 25 in Quy Nhon city in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

Vietjet will launch the first direct route connecting the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong with Busan, the largest coastal city of the Republic of Korea, in July.

Travel agents in Vietnam are making necessary preparations for the upcoming Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day holidays from April 29 to May 3, as the travel demand is forecast to surge.

Vietnamese and foreign tourists will have a chance to visit the headquarters building of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) - the national architectural and artistic monument for the first time on two days April 29 and 30.

The biggest rose festival in the northwestern region will take place in the largest rose valley in Sa Pa town, a major tourist destination in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from April 27 to May 30.

The annual Southern Traditional Cake Festival will be held from April 28 to May 2 in Binh Thuy district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

“Vietnamese Colors”, a program held in Hanoi pedestrian streets in Hoan Kiem district from April 14 to 16, will be a space to display and introduce typical products and culinary culture from many localities along with images of cooperation achievements between Vietnam and France.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has been selected by US magazine Forbes as one of the 23 best places to travel around the world in 2023.

The Hue international hot-air balloon festival 2023 will be organized by the Thua Thien Hue Province’s Department of Tourism and HEXA Media Joint Stock Company between April 10 and 20.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) forecasts that during the five days of public holidays from April 29 to May 3, the number of passengers using aviation services will increase by 18-20% compared to the same period in 2019, reaching approximately 1 million arrivals.

The opening ceremony of the Cua Lo Tourism Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place at Binh Minh Square in the central province of Nghe An on April 14 with a number of special art and cultural performances, along with an eye-catching fireworks display.

Italian cruise ship MSC Poesia arrived at Nha Trang Bay in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on April 1, bringing with it a total of 2,145 European visitors to Nha Trang city.

On March 30, Laos national flag carrier (Laos Airlines) officially operated a direct flight route from Vientiane (Laos) to Da Nang. The first flight QV317 from Vientiane brought nearly 150 passengers to the central coastal city.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached nearly 2.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, a 29.7-fold increase compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Ho Chi Minh City Golf Tourism Festival, co-organized by the City Department of Tourism and the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, opened at Tan Son Nhat Golf Course, on March 29.

The Tourism Association of Binh Dinh province signed a cooperation agreement with its counterparts of eight localities in the coastal northern and north central regions on March 29 in efforts to establish Binh Dinh as a leading destination in Vietnam and the region.

The 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair, themed “Center of intersection - A lively journey”, will be held at September 23 Park, District 1, the southern metropolis, from April 6-9, said the organizers at a recent press conference.

A golden tourism route connecting six destinations of Vietnam and China was launched in Hanoi on March 28, expected to help the two countries enhance cross-border tourism links.

The Hue City People’s Committee in the central province of Thua Thien Hue has launched Hai Ba Trung Pedestrian Street in Vinh Ninh ward. This is the 3rd pedestrian street in the central city.

Hanoi welcomed 5.88 million tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, in which international tourists numbered 978,700, according to the City Department of Tourism.

A ceremony to welcome the first direct flight from Narita airport in Tokyo (Japan) to Da Nang after a long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held by the national carrier Vietnam Airlines in the central beach city on March 26.

The tourism sector of Hanoi has worked hard to step up linkages with other localities nationwide to diversify products and improve the quality of tourism services, toward attracting more holidaymakers to the capital city.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that the departure time of its flights to and from Frankfurt, Germany will be adjusted due to the impact of the strike at Frankfurt airport.

The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023 opened at the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake in the capital city's downtown on March 24.