Tourism

A seminar on enhancing links and cooperation between northern provinces and cities to stimulate post-pandemic tourism demand was held in the north-central province of Ha Tinh on June 5th.

Tan Dinh church in Ho Chi Minh City is among the ten most beautiful pink buildings to visit globally.

In the second and third quarters of 2020, Ho Chi Minh city will launches three new waterway routes, departing from Bach Dang wharf in District 1 to District 9 and 7 as well as Binh Quoi Tourist Village.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam’s two largest cities, have been named among the most popular travel destinations in Asia.

Vietnam Airlines will open six new domestic routes this month, including Hai Phong-Da Lat/Phu Quoc/Can Tho/Buon Ma Thuot; Vinh-Can Tho; Can Tho-Buon Ma Thuot.

Hon Son Island in the southern province of Kien Giang is a new destination for a summer retreat, with beautiful white sandy beaches and imposing mountains.

The Ho Chi Minh city Tourism Department has launched a media campaign named "Hello Ho Chi Minh city" to boost the domestic tourism market as well as prepare for the international tourist market; widely deploying demand stimulation packages for tourism markets, both domestically and internationally.

Citizens from 80 countries worldwide will be allowed to enter Vietnam using e-visas, according to a resolution recently issued by the Government.

Two Tuan Chau Express boats docked at Co To wharf, marking the opening of 5-star high-speed boat service from Tuan Chau to Co To Island on May 24th.

Vietnam’s ancient city of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, has been named among the top ten cities of the world by the New York-based Travel + Leisure magazine.

(CPV) - Celebrating the International Children's Day June 1st and the Vietnamese Family Day June 28th, Vietjet offers over 2 million super-saving tickets priced from only 1,600 VND (*) on all 45 domestic routes covering Vietnam with more than 300 green flights daily.

The central city of Da Nang on May 23rd launched a programme and a fund aiming to promote local tourism.

The Department of Tourism of the south-central province of Binh Dinh on May 22nd held a tourism promotion programme, aiming to attract more domestic visitors after social distancing measures were eased.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau have been given the green light to open a sea route connecting it with Nam Du archipelago and Phu Quoc island district - two popular tourist destinations belonging to nearby Kien Giang province.

A total of 74 firms will take part in a tourism stimulus programme in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, offering deals with discounts of up to 50 percent, Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Tran Viet Trung told a press conference on May 22nd.

Vietnam Airlines launched two new domestic routes on the afternoon of May 19th, including Vinh (Nghe An province) - Da Lat (Lam Dong province) and Vinh - Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak province) on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is set to offer visitors free admission on May 17th ahead of celebrations to mark International Museum Day that falls on May 18th.

Cat Ba, a complex of limestone mountains located in the south of Ha Long bay, including 1 town and 6 communes, is compared to a green pearl in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The Prime Minister has recently assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to devise measures to develop tourism following COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed nearly 1.8 million vistors in the first four months of 2020, down 40.1 percent year-on-year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Bui Quoc Thai.

Thousands of arrivals visited Uncle Ho’s hometown in the Kim Lien relic in Nam Dan distric, the central province of Nghe An, during the festival of southern liberation and national reunification (April 30th) and International Labour Day (May 1st).

Tourist attractions around Vietnam have begun re-opening their doors after “hibernating” during the COVID-19 outbreak and hope to fully tap into the opportunities brought by the four-day National Reunification Day and International Labour Day holiday from April 30th to May 3rd.

Only 3.7 million foreign tourists visited Vietnam in the first four months of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a year-on-year decline of 37.8 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Islands and tourist attraction sites of southern Kien Giang province reopened over the weekend after social distancing measures were eased.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Tourism Advisory Board on April 20th launched the "Stay at home with Vietnam" program for international visitors.

The Golden Bridge in the central coastal city of Da Nang has been ranked amongst the 28 most stunning bridges around the world by the US-based news website Business Insider.

About 100 British citizens have returned home from Vietnam and Cambodia on a Vietnam Airlines flight specially arranged by the British Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnamese authorities.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has approved the establishment of the Cho Lach Cultural and Tourism Village in 2020-2021 as a driving force to develop the tourism industry.

Son Doong cave in the central province of Quang Binh has been named among 10 of the best virtual tours of the world's natural wonders by British newspaper The Guardian.

Besides beautiful beaches and the famous Son Tra Peninsula, the central city of Da Nang also has a 400-year-old traditional craft of making fish sauce at Nam O village.