Tourism

A shared visa zone for the Southeast Asia region, similar to Europe’s Schengen visa mechanism, could be a game-changer Vietnam’s tourism sector needs. The proposed “Six Countries, One Destination” initiative aims to facilitate seamless travel across six neighboring countries, thus boosting regional tourism.

This is part of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2024, scheduled to take place on November 9.

The first chartered flight from the Czech Republic carried 400 tourists to Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang on October 24, marking the return of visitors from Eastern Europe.

The Costa Serena cruise ship has docked at Tien Sa Port, the central coastal city of Da Nang, bringing nearly 3,500 international tourists from Hong Kong (China).

The Chợ Lớn Night Street is expected to exploit the sidewalk space of four streets surrounding Binh Tay market, including Nguyen Huu Than, Thap Muoi, Le Tan Ke, and Tran Binh.

After more than a year of suspension, the Can Tho - Da Lat flight route is expected to reopen on November 7.

Phu Quoc is forecast to experience a "booming" end-of-year tourist season with the launch of many new international flights to meet the increasing demand from tourists worldwide who wish to experience and explore Vietnam's Pearl Island.

The Ninh Binh Tourism Food Festival will take place from October 18 to 29 while the Trang An - Cuc Phuong Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held from October 26 to 29.

Vietnam Airlines will move its operations at Shanghai Pudong Airport in China from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 from October 27.

Vietjet launched its first flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Tan Son Nhat Airport on October 17, flying to Melbourne and Seoul, marking a step towards sustainability in Vietnam's aviation sector.

Vietnam is ranked 15th among the world’s 20 best countries for tourists, according to the 2024 ranking compiled by the American travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Vietnam's southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok of Thailand from 3 to 4 flights per day starting December 1, using Airbus A321 aircraft.

From October 20, the time to visit Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, will be extended to 8:00 p.m.

The Than Nong Tower, a symbol of the god of the rice civilization, is made up of 1,012 stone mortars arranged in an outer ring, with a solid concrete frame inside.

The central coastal province of Binh Thuan has prepared many special activities to welcome visitors to the Tourism Week 2024, scheduled to take place at Novaworld Phan Thiet Square, in the end of October.

Accommodation establishments in the central coastal city of Da Nang served an estimated 8.7 million visitors in the first nine months this year, a year-on-year increase of 33.3%, according to the City Statistics Office.

(CPV) - Cat Ba aims to develop tourism in the direction of ensuring harmony with the natural landscape, exploiting natural landscape, water surface, hills and mountains on the principle of minimizing intervention in natural terrain, aiming to become a smart and ecological tourist island.

The Vietnam Bakery Association (Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association) and the Saigon Professional Chefs Association on October 9 co-organized a meeting to announce information about the Vietnam Bakery Cup 2024.

Governor of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Jeju province Oh Young Hoon underscored the significance of setting up regular direct air routes between the tourist island and Vietnam, while meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Ho on October 8.

The railway industry sold more than 43,000 tickets after just one day of sale, with revenue reaching nearly 77 billion VND, according to statistics.

The three-day Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival has attracted more than 63,000 visitors, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Vietnam welcomed nearly 1.3 million international visitors in September, according to data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on October 6.

International visitors to Vietnam were estimated at more than 11.4 million by the end of August. The country’s tourism sector set a target of welcoming 18 million international visitors in 2024, returning to the golden period before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Taiwan (China) Tourism Bureau on October 2 met with airlines and tourism businesses in Ho Chi Minh City to promote two-way tourism between the two sides.

Tourism activities in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City recorded an explosion in the first nine months of 2024, reflected in the growth in the number of tourists over the months.

Ha Long International Cruise Port on September 30 received the Italian-flagged Costa Serena cruise ship, carrying nearly 3,000 foreign passengers and over 1,000 crew members.

Phu Quoc City in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is forecast to welcome 123,250 international visitors in the last 3 months of the year due to 2025 Christmas, New Year and winter holidays, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The South Central Coastal province of Ninh Thuan greeted 3.2 million tourists in the first nine months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 20%, all finishing the year’s target, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

(CPV) – Recently, the Party Committee and the government of Duong Lam commune in Son Tay town have mobilized and promoted people, organizations and unions to participate in building advanced new-style rural areas.

The air route connecting Can Tho with Phu Quoc will be operated by Vietnam Airlines using ATR 72 aircraft, with a capacity of about 72 passengers.