Tourism

The capital city of Hanoi and Phu Quoc island of southern Kien Giang province are on the Cable News Network (CNN)'s list of the 17 best places in Asia.

The 2019 Hue Kite Festival kicked off in Hue ancient city of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 8th to honour the traditional craft of kite making, which has existed in the locality for centuries.The event gathers the top kite makers in the province for activities through June 12th.

The first plane from the Republic of Korea to Quang Ninh landed at Van Don International Airport on June 6th, bringing 181 passengers to the northern coastal province.

Hanoi is set to promote its beautiful and civilized image in public places and tourist spots. One of the ways accomplishing this goal is to build a smoke-free tourism environment.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has organized activities to promote Vietnam's tourism in China’s localities as part of the plan to realize the National Tourism Promotion Program 2019.

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh is one of the top 10 wild places to visit in Southeast Asia, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper.

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy and Sunita Rajan, Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific Advertising Sales at CNN International, signed a memorandum of understanding on May 20th on a cooperation agreement to popularize the capital city on the CNN channel for the 2019-2024 period.

Vietnam Airlines on May 16th announced that it will add 600,000 seats on both domestic and international flights between June 1st and August 8th, as travel demand skyrockets.

Tourist arrivals from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam exceeded 1 million in the first quarter of 2019, revealed the Korea Tourism Organisation on May 16th.

The biennial Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa bid farewell to thousands of visitors on May 14th with a dazzling art performance.

A roadshow to promote Da Nang tourism is being held in Tokyo on May 14th, Nagoya on May 15th and Osaka on May 17th.

The Nghe An provincial People’s Committee has issued a Decision recognizing the special national relic of Km0 - Ho Chi Minh trail as a tourist destination.

The first paragliding festival will be organized on Thoi Loi mountain, Ly Son island, the central province of Quang Ngai from June 21st to 25th, 2019.

The National Tourism Year 2019 and the ninth Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival opened on May 11th evening in the central province with an art performance show joined by about 1,400 artists.

A roadshow will be held in Moscow and Vladivostok from May 21st to 28th to promote the land, people, culture and tourism products of Vietnam to Russians.

The organizers of the United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2019 will arranged many free tours for international delegates to promote the image and people of Vietnam, as well as its tourism development potential.

Airlines are opening more flight routes to domestic and international destinations to welcome the summer season 2019.

The total tourist arrivals to the capital city of Hanoi rose by over 12.4 percent annually to more than 440,000 during April 27th – May 1st holiday.

Vietnam is one of two Southeast Asian destinations that Travel Leisure urges holiday-goers in their 50s to visit.

A roadshow was held in Jakarta on May 3rd, aiming to promote the land, people, culture and tourism products of Vietnam to Indonesians.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 1.73 million visitors in the first four months of 2019, including 847,700 foreigners, up 11 percent from the same period last year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to recognize Tra Co in the northern province of Quang Ninh as a national tourism area.

The capital city of Hanoi welcomed over 440,000 tourists during the five-day holidays which lasted from April 27th to celebrate Reunification Day (April 30th) and May Day.

Vietnam greeted more than 5.96 million international tourists in the first four months of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 7.6 percent, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The central Da Nang city launched the sea tourism season 2019 on April 26th, expecting to attract large crowds of visitors, both domestic and foreign.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and France’s ADP Ingénierie company (ADPi) have signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for the detailed planning of expanding the Noi Bai International Airport.

Ly Son island in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai expects to greet 12,000 tourists during national holiday on April 30th and May 1st, in which more than 10,000 tourists booked ships online, said Mr. Le Tan Hai, Director of the Sa Ky Port management board.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa will host the 2019 National Tourism Year and the 9th Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival, heard a press conference in Nha Trang city on April 26th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam attended a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the first flight of budget carrier Vietjet Air to China in Beijing, China on April 25th.

The famous travel website Travel Triangle has listed Hoi An in the central coastal province of Quang Nam among its Top 4 world’s best 2019 summer travel destinations.