Tourism

As many as 120,000 passengers, including about 84,000 domestic passengers, passed through Tan Son Nhat airport on January 14.

Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh has made its name into the list of 10 'most incredible caves in the world' compiled by Canadian magazine The Travel.

Vietnamese airlines are now permitted to resume regular flights to China like in the pre-COVID-19 period as China is about to remove restrictions on regular international flights to this country, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has said.

Described as a “completely safe to visit” destination, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked first among the top trending destinations in 2023, according to America’s famous travel site, Travel off Path, based on visitor search volume.

In the early days of 2023, the northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed 256,941 domestic and international visitors, up 55 times over the same period last year, and tourism revenue was estimated at 380 billion VND.

The central coastal city of Da Nang greeted about 194,120 visitors during Christmas and New Year 2023 holidays, in which 65,770 arrivals were foreigners, according to the city Department of Tourism.

Hanoi welcomed 208,000 tourists, earning 779 billion VND (32.9 million USD) during the three-day New Year holiday (December 31, 2022 - January 2, 2023), according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Vietnam is one of six destinations introduced by the Hindustan Times (India) to this country’s tourists in 2023.

Vietnam greeted more than 707,000 international visitors in December 2022, an increase of 18.5% compared to the previous month, bringing the total figure for the whole year of 2022 to more than 3.66 million, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The total number of tourists to Hanoi is estimated to reach 18.7 million in 2022, a 4.7-fold increase from the previous year, equivalent to 64.7% of the number of 2019, according to the City Department of Tourism.

The double-decker bus tour takes visitors through Ninh Binh city to famous local tourist attractions such as Tam Coc, Trang An, and Bai Dinh Pagoda, in about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

After offering free entrance to the Marble Mountains and museums in Da Nang to stimulate tourism, from January 1, 2023, the central coastal city will resume collecting entrance fees to the hot spots.

Nha Trang and Vung Tau beaches in Vietnam ranked 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the top 10 most famous beaches in the world according to the number of views on the TikTok social network.

The 2022 “Ho Chi Minh City - 100 interesting things” program, with the theme of vibrant experiences, is built to become a quality brand of the city’s tourism industry.

The successful hosting and organization of National Tourism Year 2022 helped the central coastal province of Quang Nam attract nearly 4.8 million tourists, an increase of 13 times compared to the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The number of Thai tourists is increasing as many popular destinations reopen without restrictions, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Director General Yuthasak Supasorn.

The People’s Committee of Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on December 23 opened the Winter Festival themed “Sa Pa – Snowy Paradise”.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has launched an e-ticket system and virtual tours at the UNESCO-recognised ancient imperial relic site of Hue.

A photo contest titled “Shining Vietnam-Amazing Vietnam” was launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on December 21 to promote Vietnamese tourism.

A video introducing tourism in Ho Chi Minh City is set to appear during the New Year's Eve celebrations held at the world-famous Times Square in New York City.

The Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi is expected to serve 450 flights and up to 80,000 passengers on the peak day during the travel season for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) – Vietnam’s biggest and longest traditional festival.

Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism introduction videos have just been broadcast on the international television channel CNN with 2 topics “Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City” and “Ho Chi Minh City - Vibrant City”, according to the city Department of Tourism.

Vietnam Airlines Group, which comprises Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), has announced that it will add more than 1,500 flights or 224,000 seats to meet increasing travel demand before, during and after the coming Lunar New Year festival - the biggest traditional one of Vietnamese.

In December, the northern province of Quang Ninh organizes many cultural festivals to attract tourists at the end of 2022.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was named among the top 10 trending destinations on online flight booking search service Google Flights, which gives an insight into where Americans are looking to travel this year and beyond.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism on December 8 launched the second Ho Chi Minh City Hot Air Balloon Festival to promote, introduce and attract tourists to the city at the end of the year and at the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2023.

The central province of Quang Binh has allowed the exploitation of natural tourism products in Truong Son commune, Quang Ninh district. This promises to be a new tourism product with beautiful natural scenery, an attractive check-in destination in summer 2023.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Department of Tourism has just issued a plan on exploiting and developing water tourism in HCMC. Accordingly, in the near future, tourism businesses in the city will develop ships with accommodations on the Saigon River.

The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Youth Union in collaboration with the city's Department of Tourism will organize the contest "Open good tour guide in 2022".

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Da Nang 2022 will take place in the central city, on December 9 to 11.