Tourism

Pho, the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine, has been honored among the list of 100 most popular dishes in the world as complied by international food magazine TasteAtlas.

Vietnam welcomed over 2.35 million international visitors in the first 10 months of this year, 18.8 times higher than the figure in the same period last year, but still down 83.7% compared with the pre-pandemic level in 2019.

The first flight of Starlux Airlines carrying 171 passengers from Taipei (China) landed at Da Nang International Airport on October 28 morning, resuming the route after over two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Binh Dinh Department of Tourism has held a press conference to announce policies to stimulate tourism demand, attracting delegations to attend conferences and seminars in combination with tourism.

Total tourists to Hanoi numbered 1.51 million in October 2022, in which foreign tourist arrivals reached about 212.760, according to the city Department of Tourism.

Singapore is an important visitor market with the potential to significantly contribute to the flow of tourism to Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.

An additional 20 international airlines operating in Vietnam have come to Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang to explore opportunities to develop the route network to or from here.

The 5-star cruise ship Le Laperouse (French nationality) has departed from Chan May Port in Thua Thien Hue province and arrived at Quy Nhon Port in Binh Dinh province. This is the second time Le Laperouse has visited Quy Nhon city.

Laophattana newspaper rated Vietnam as one of the first countries to reopen to tourists, and Vietnam’s tourism industry has recovered strongly after more than 2 years of the epidemic.

Budget carrier Vietjet Air launched new flight services linking the central city of Da Nang with India’s Mumbai and New Delhi with a ceremony at Da Nang International Airport on October 18.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has just issued a plan to organize the 9th Da Lat Flower Festival with the theme “Da Lat - The City of Four Flower Seasons”, which is scheduled to be held from November 1 to December 31.

Vietnam is among the 20 best places to visit in January as suggested by UK travel magazine Wanderlust in a recent article.

The south central province of Khanh Hoa has just approved a new tourist service: an overnight cruise ship in Nha Trang Bay.

French-flagged cruise ship Le Lape'rouse with over 100 foreign holidaymakers aboard docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on October 13.

France’s five-star cruise ship Le Lapérouse, with 106 tourists of different nationalities, arrived in Quy Nhon port in the central province of Binh Dinh on October 8.

A delegation, led by Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang, has conducted a survey on tourism products in District 11.

The Thua Thien Hue Tourism Promotion Information Center has coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh Museum to conduct surveys on routes and spots to build a tour “Following Uncle Ho’s footsteps in his youth in Hue”.

With an overall score of 89.77 out of 100, "Pearl Island" Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island off the coast of the southern province of Kien Giang, has been voted as the sixth out of 10 most favourite resort islands in Asia in the Readers’ Choice Award 2022 of the US-based tourism magazine Condé Nast Traveler (CNTraveler).

The video game “Lac Viet phieu luu ky” (Lac Viet Adventures) was selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a promotional product on digital platforms at the Vietnam Days Abroad 2022 in Austria in September; and those that will take place India and the Republic of Korea, November and December this year.

CNN wishes to resume tourism promotion cooperation with Hanoi, thus contributing to introducing the capital city’s cultural identity and valuable traditions to the world, Senior Vice President of CNN Robert Bradley told Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen at a meeting in Hanoi on October 4.

A ceremony was held by the Saigon Port Joint Stock Company in collaboration with the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on October 2 to welcome the luxury cruise ship Le Lapérouse of Ponant (France), bringing its first 100 tourists to the city since its last visit to the city in mid-November 2019.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam in Jan-Sept 2022 were estimated at 1.87 million, a 16.4-fold increase compared to the same period last year, but a sharp reduction against 2019 when there was no COVID-19, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(CPV) - In order to attract more tourists to Hanoi, the Hanoi Department of Tourism is focusing on developing regional tourism products.

US website Wonderslist has recently announced its top 10 most magnificent natural caves in the world, with Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh topping the list.

Tours to conquer Ta Xua and Ta Chi Nhu, two of the 15 highest mounts in Vietnam, were launched in Tram Tau district of northwestern Yen Bai province on September 25.

The number of air passengers in September reached 4.2 million, down 14% month-on-month, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

Search volume for Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism rose sharply, contributing to helping the city be listed among seven destinations that “are seeing surges in interests from American travelers this fall,” according to Condé Nast Traveler.

The capital's tourism industry continued to record vigorous growth as it attracted 13.1 million tourist arrivals since the beginning of the year, earning about 40 trillion VND.

The World Travel Awards 2022 has just honored Cuc Phuong National Park as “Asia's leading national park”, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s General Department of Forestry.

Myanmar Airways International (MAI) began operating the first flight from Yangon, Myanmar, to Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on September 19.