Tourism

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted approval to the low-cost carrier Vietjet Air to conduct flights between the capital city of Hanoi and India’s New Delhi.

(CPV) - Vietjet Air on July 18th launched its latest international route connecting Nha Trang - the central coastal city of Khanh Hoa, with Busan - the famous seaport city of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will operate a daily return flight from Da Nang to Tokyo (Haneda, Japan) from October 30th, 2019, said the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center.

An image of Hoi An ancient city in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam with symbols of Chua Cau (Bridge pagoda) and colorful lanterns was featured on Google’s homepage on July 16th.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 15th to honor the winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards, as part of activities marking the 59th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese tourism sector (July 9th, 1960 - 2019).

(CPV) - The world famous magazine Travel and Leisure has named Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam as the best city in the world, surpassing Tokyo (Japan).

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism’s Tourism Marketing Department is discussing with the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) opening a tourism promotion office in the UK in the end of 2019 and planning another office in Australia.

Vietnam’s ancient city of Hoi An in the central Quang Nam province was named the world’s best city of 2019 by the New York-based Travel + Leisure magazine.

Foodies to the capital city of Hanoi could not miss banh da ca (soup made with tea-coloured noodles which comes from northern Hai Phong city) and banh cuon (steamed rolled pancakes), The Guardian suggested.

The central province of Khanh Hoa greeted nearly 3.4 million tourists in the first half of the year, a rise of more than 11% from the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Vietnam’s flag carrier Vietnam Airlines organised a workshop in Brussels on July 4th to introduce its air routes to representatives from over 30 Belgian travel agencies.

Vietnam is one of the five most favourite places of Japanese tourists this summer, according to a survey announced by the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) in early July.

Saigon Tourist Travel Service Co welcomes two international cruise ships in early July, bringing a total 7,060 passengers to Vietnam.

The central coastal city of Da Nang recorded a sudden increase of 122% in number of maritime tourists from Europe and the US in the first half of the year, reported the Saigon Times.

Many direct international air routes connecting Da Nang with Kaohsiung (Taiwan-China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Busan (the Republic of Korea), and Hangzhou (China) are scheduled to be launched in the second half of 2019.

Vietnam was the only Asian country listed among the top nine destinations in the world with the most beautiful and must-see landscapes by Ride Apart, a website site for motorcycle enthusiasts.

A roadshow to popularise Vietnamese tourism and culture took place in Noida city, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on June 28th.

(CPV) – Vietnam continues to be an attractive destination to foreigners as the country attracted nearly 8.5 million foreign tourists in the first half of 2019, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Republic of Korea (RoK) has chosen the week from September 2nd to 8th to welcome Vietnamese tourists.

The business forum “Trade, investment and tourism promotion for Vietnam and Mozambique” was held in Mozambique’s capital city Maputo on June 26th as part of activities to link businesses and increase exchanges in the 3 areas between Maputo and surrounding cities with Vietnam’s Hanoi and localities.

The total number of tourists to Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city reached an estimated 17 million in the first half of 2019, in which foreign tourists numbered 4.2 million, a 10.1% rise from the same period last year, according to statistics of the city Department of Tourism.

The Tourism Department of central Quang Binh province announced on June 25th that it is working with Google to launch a campaign popularising regional travel destinations on YouTube and Google Arts & Culture platform.

“Vietnam Sightseeing” double-decker buses have been put into operation in Ha Long city, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

Hanoi welcomed nearly 14.4 million visitors so far this year, up 9.5 percent over the same period last year, including more than 3.3 million foreign tourists, a year on year rise of 10.6 percent, reported the municipal Department of Tourism.

The Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee has issued plans for the Quang Binh Cave Festival 2019.

Vietnam has become one of the top destinations in the Asia Pacific region for Russians, according to global travel analysis firm ForwardKeys.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has so far this year received some 7 million visitors, up 7.69 percent year on year and accounting for 76.09 percent of the yearly plan.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget airlines Jetstar Pacific and Vietjet Air, and Da Nang’s tourism promotion centre are introducing Vietnam’s outstanding tourism products at the 33rd International Travel Expo in China’s Hong Kong (ITE-Hong Kong 2019) from June 13th-16th.

The Cai Chien tourism area in Quang Ninh province’s Hai Ha district was recognized as a provincial level tourism site in a decision signed by the provincial People’s Committee on June 11th.

The number of tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam has grown impressively in the recent years, making the RoK the second biggest tourism market of Vietnam, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).