Tourism

The famous travel magazine “Travel + Leisure” has suggested Vietnam as the leading culinary destination in Asia in its 2023 travel itinerary, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Right after the Melbourne route, the budget carrier Vietjet plans to open a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City with Sydney (Australia) with attractive prices.

The Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) on February 14 released a video clip promoting Japanese tourism with the participation of Nhi Thang Family, including renowned Vietnamese singer Dong Nhi, businessman Ong Cao Thang and their daughter Winnie.

In 2023, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City will organize many community performances to build its brand and attract tourists through the image of “Art City.”

The Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (China) announced that it will resume flights to Southeast Asian countries in March, specifically flights to Manila (the Philippines), Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Da Nang (Vietnam).

TripAdvisor, one of the world’s most trusted travel consulting service websites, has listed Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An City among the Top 6 ASEAN destinations.

Da Nang has for the first time participated in the 30th South Asia’s Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE) in India from February 9-11 to promote its destinations and connect with potential partners.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has just announced that it will resume five routes between Vietnam and China from March to April 2023. Thus, the airline will restore 9 out of 10 routes to China compared to the period before the COVID-19 epidemic.

The world famous booking site Booking.com has announced the ten most welcoming regions in the world, of which Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Binh ranked 7th on the list.

Despite near-term trade headwinds, tourism has emerged as a source of growth for Vietnam to mitigate the challenges ahead in 2023, according to the “Vietnam at a glance” report released by HSBC on February 6.

Airports across Vietnam handled more than 9.8 million passengers in January, an increase of 13.8% compared to the previous month, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

After more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all tourism activities in Vietnam have returned to normal and experienced a remarkable recovery since the country's full reopening on March 15 last year, Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said on February 3.

The total number of air passengers reached about 10 million in January 2023, a year-on-year rise of 149.3%, in which international passenger arrivals were estimated at 2.4 million, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The central coastal city of Da Nang has so far this year welcomed more than 1,200 visitors under the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism.

(CPV) - The Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang and IOM have handed over hygiene supplies andequipment and other essential supplies to Quang Tri frontline workers working at points of entry (POE) to ensure continued safe international travel for Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam have made the list of the world’s top 25 trending destinations for 2023 by readers of TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 871,000 in January 2023, a 23.2% rise from the previous month, according to General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Highlands province of Ha Giang welcomed nearly 90,000 domestic and foreign tourists to its tourist sites and destinations during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2023 holiday.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong greeted about 250,000 tourist arrivals during the Lunar New Year holiday, said Mr. Nguyen Viet Van, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued Plan 33/KH-UBND dated January 19, 2023 on the city’s international integration in 2023.

Hanoi welcomed and served an estimated 332,000 tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, from January 21 to 26, in which foreign tourists numbered 32,000; according to the city Department of Tourism.

Italy’s Silver Spirit cruise ship docked at Tien Sa port on January 23, bringing 648 foreign visitors to Da Nang city, a tourist attraction in central Vietnam.

Budget carrier Vietjet’s Flight VJ5317, departing from China’s Chengdu international airport, landed at Cam Ranh international airport, the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, on January 23 morning, the second day of the Lunar New Year festival.

The northern province of Quang Ninh held a ceremony on January 22, the first day of the Year of the Cat, to welcome the lunar new year's first group of foreign tourists to Ha Long Bay – a world natural heritage site recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

2022 marks an impressive recovery of tourism in Vietnam’s southern region, expecting to create a stronger and more synchronous development for both domestic and international tourist flows in the near future.

Binh Lieu district in Quang Ninh province, which is well known for its hills covered in ravishing white reeds, is emerging as a magnet to visitors, especially during autumn, the most beautiful season of the year.

Bamboo Airways’s flight numbered QH1413 took off from Noi Bai Airport and landed at Cam Ranh Airport on the morning of January 19, bringing with it 15 Chinese passengers to Khanh Hoa after a long period of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

International visitors to Vietnam are gradually increasing, in which the Asian market accounts for 71%, Europe nearly 14%, and America 10%, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam Airlines has announced it will add 108 flights with nearly 20,000 seats during the peak Tet period, from January 16 to 30, to meet the increasing demand of passengers during the Tet holiday.

The prestigious travel magazine Travel+Leisure (Asian edition) has listed the pearl island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang among the 23 best destinations for travel in 2023.