Tourism

Ho Chi Minh city aims to develop and diversify types of water transport, water bus, water taxi to serve urban passenger transport and tourism in the 2021-2025 period.

With trip duration of about 120-140 minutes, the five-star Tuan Chau Express 5 helps shorten the journey from Ha Long city to Co To Island of the northern province of Quang Ninh.

(CPV) - The capital welcomed 2.9 million tourists in the first half of the year, the majority of them being domestic visitors, a year-on-year decrease of 25%, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

The task of establishing the tourism system scheme for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045, has been approved by the Government leader.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh city has just been nominated as one of the eight candidates for the title “Asia’s leading MICE travel destination" within the framework of the World MICE Awards 2021.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh city has just been nominated as one of the eight candidates for the title “Asia’s leading MICE travel destination" within the framework of the World MICE Awards 2021.

From June 8, tourist sites, relics, monuments, belief and religious sites and service establishments in the northern province of Quang Ninh reopened and started welcoming domestic tourists.

(CPV) - Pioneering in providing innovative solutions as well as constantly striving to bring the best experiences to customers, Vietjet participates in trialing the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, a mobile app to manage digital health credentials.

The Management Board of the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum has just issued Official Letter 672/BQLL-VP announcing the temporary suspension of visiting President Ho Chi Minh.

Due to the increasingly complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic, many tourism services have been suspended, thus the number of domestic tourists to Hanoi was estimated at 115,000, a year-on-year decrease of 53.3%, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Given COVID-19 developments, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) has approved the suspension of passenger flights to Con Dao Island and those linking Quang Ninh and Gia Lai provinces with Ho Chi Minh City.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs in Hanoi will be closed to the public from June 11 to August 11 for periodic maintenance this year.

In the face of increasingly complicated and unpredictable developments of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Hanoi Department of Tourism has just issued a document on continuing to carry out the COVID-19 safety assessment in all tourist accommodation establishments.

Building a model new-style rural area, Kim Lien commune in Nam Dan district in the central province of Nghe An has set out an orientation to preserve and promote local traditional cultural values, including the lotus plant.

The world-famous travel site Tripadvisor has just announced “Travelers’ Choice 2021 - Best of the Best” award, including the Top 25 “can’t-miss” destinations in Asia in 2021. Vietnam’s two representatives, Hanoi and Hoi An, were named on the list.

Over the past 50 years, with infinite respect and gratitude for President Ho Chi Minh’s great work, the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum has recorded more than 60 million arrivals of compatriots and international visitors.

In early May 2021, the Thua Thien – Hue People’s Committee approved the project “Promoting the value of President Ho Chi Minh’s relic in Thua Thien-Hue for tourism development”, with a budget of more than 4.1 billion VND.

The People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province informed that it has approved the project of promoting the value of the relic of President Ho Chi Minh in Thua Thien Hue for tourism development.

German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) has recently run an article featuring the 11 most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam.

Popular tourist destinations in Ho Chi Minh city and typical tours will be promoted by celebrities on social media and networks, with the message “Ho Chi Minh City: Safe - Vivid - Open-minded - Youthful.”

The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile application under development allowing travelers to simply and securely store and manage certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines.

The grand opening ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2021 and Hoa Lu Festival 2021, themed “Hoa Lu - thousand-year Ancient Capital”, took place in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 20.

The Bai Dam Trau beach in Con Dao island in Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, has been listed among the 25 most beautiful beaches in the world, according to a recent article published by Travel + Leisure magazine.

With a length of 30 seconds and broadcast every day, a promotional video featuring the beauty of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been screened on the BBC Global News channel for the Asia-Pacific region from April 8.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume flights on the Hanoi-Narita (Tokyo), Hanoi-Incheon (Seoul), Hanoi-Sydney, and Ho Chi Minh City-Sydney routes from April 1 to June 30, a representative of the airline said.

Bamboo Airways has received slots allocated at Heathrow Airport in London to fly six times a week from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City starting in May by the Airports Council of the UK, a representative of the carrier has announced.

Some 500,000 seats, equivalent to 2,600 flights, will be added by Vietnam Airlines Group, comprising Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO, during the 6 days from April 28 to May 3, 2021.

Besides locations equipped with free wifi in 2020, Hanoi has approved free wifi for 9 additional venues which are popular tourist destinations in 2021.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Tourism has said it will research and digitalize tourist destinations in the city in 2021.

(CPV) – The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued a Plan organizing a festival to encourage tourism demand and introduce the cuisine culture of the capital in 2021.