Tourism

The tourism sector of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has carried out various measures to bolster sustainable and eco-friendly tourism.

A tourism business matching event took place in Hanoi on August 23rd, gathering 32 Australian firms and 150 representatives from Vietnam’s state management agencies and travel companies.

Vietnam has been named among the world’s 10 fastest-growing tourism destinations by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The Thua Thien Hue provincial People’s Council has passed a Resolution adjusting entrance fees to the Hue historical and cultural relics in the Hue Imperial Relic Complex.

(CPV) - The new-age carrier Vietjet Air is opening two direct flights from Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi to New Delhi (India) with thousands of super-saving tickets.

The Korean Tourism Organization (KTO) has launched the “Korea Welcomes You! 2019 Vietnam Welcome Week” campaign from September 2nd to 8th to show gratefulness to Vietnamese tourists for spending love for the Republic of Korea and attracting more Vietnamese to the land of kimchi.

Aiming to protect the environment, from September 1st, tourism services on Ha Long bay, the northern province of Quang Ninh, will “say no” to plastic bags and disposable plastic items.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE code VJC) was named among Vietnam’s 50 best listed companies in 2019 by Forbes Magazine during an award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15th.

(CPV) - Following the signing of the overall USD45 million loan agreement with the Ministry of Finance, ADB and the Provincial People’s Committees (PPC) of Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue signed on August 15th 2019 the specific project agreements for the Second GMS Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) will organize more than 50 additional trains on routes with heavy passenger density such as: Sai Gon – Nha Trang, Sai Gon – Phan Thiet, Hanoi – Vinh, and Hanoi – Dong Hoi to meet the increasing travel demand during national holiday from August 29th to September 2nd.

The central province of Khanh Hoa greeted 4.15 million tourists in July 2019, a year-on-year rise of 11%.

Deborah Stone and Nick Dalton, co-authors of the book The World’s Great River Journeys, have named Vietnam's Red River among the eight unmissable river trips worldwide, according to an article on UK's Daily Mail newspaper.

British travel magazine Rough Guides has included Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay in its selection of the 100 most beautiful places to visit next year.

(CPV) - The CNN international channel will broadcast fifteen 60-second commercials to serve the Hanoi promotion campaign in 2019, according to an announcement CNN recently sent to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

The southern province of Kien Giang aims to welcome 8.3 visitors and earn VND6.84 trillion (USD294.7 million) from tourism in 2019, up 7.6 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively, from the previous year, according to the province’s Department of Tourism.

Bamboo Airways makes no secret of its ambition to become the first airline in Vietnam to operate direct flights to the United States, the airline’s Deputy Director General Truong Phuong Thanh said at a seminar on August 1st.

(CPV) – The new-age carrier Vietjet has announced it would open 4 new routes from and to Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, including two domestic routes and two international ones.

The number of tourists to Hanoi reached more than 2.4 million in July, a year-on-year rise of 9.5%, according to the city Department of Tourism.

Foreign tourists to Vietnam reached more than 1.31 million in July 2019, an 11% rise from the previous month and a 10.7% increase from the same period last year, according to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

A program to promote Vietnam’s tourism will take place in Japanese cities of Sapporo, Kanagawa and Tokyo from September 6th - 15th, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to recognize Bat Trang commune in Gia Lam district as a tourist destination, contributing to bringing the 500-year-old pottery village to join the typical craft villages in Hanoi.

From the start of the year, Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai greeted more than 140,000 domestic and foreign tourists, according to the district People’s Committee.

Eighty paragliders from Vietnam and Laos joined the Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 themed “Fly over Tien Sa” in the central city of Da Nang on July 27th.

In 2018, most destinations in Southeast Asia maintain strong growth rates, especially Vietnam, which is attracting more and more international visitors, according to a report of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has granted Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC) to Vietstar Airlines Multirole Corporation (Vietstar Airlines), allowing the carrier to operate commercial flights in the country.

Thien Duong (Paradise) cave in the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, the central province of Quang Binh, has been recognised as the one with the most unique and magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites in Asia.

Auditor General of the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc had a meeting with Auditor General of the Chinese National Audit Office (CNAO) Hu Zejun on July 22nd in the framework of the 54th Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Governing Board Meeting in Kuwait.

The UNESCO-recognized geopark in the northern province of Cao Bang has been named among the world’s 50 best views by the US news site Insider.

The central province of Quang Binh will reduce entrance fee for visitor to Phong Nha, Tien Son and Thien Duong caves from July 20th.

The Phu Quoc island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed over 2.2 million visitors since the beginning of this year, including nearly 400,000 foreigners, up 35.5 percent year on year.