Tourism

Vietnam welcomed and served 8 million tourist arrivals during the five-day holiday from April 27 to May 1, a year-on-year increase of 14.2%, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

More than 150 representatives from domestic tourism businesses and firms from China’s Yunnan province and Laos’ Vientiane city have shared experience and proposed measures to boost cooperation at a conference held in Sa Pa resort town, the northern province of Lao Cai.

Various measures are being taken by authorities and businesses in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau to keep up with the green tourism trend to attract more travellers.

Vietnam accommodated more than 6.2 million international visitors in the first four months of this year, up 68.3% year on year and 3.9% compared to the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on April 29.

The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa introduced its tourism potential to potential partners in Thailand at a conference held in the Thai capital Bangkok on April 26.

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HoSE: VJC) on April 26 organised the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) 2024 where the annual-business plan was approved.

(CPV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a domestic tourism stimulus program with the theme “Vietnamese People Traveling in Vietnam - My Beloved Vietnam” during a five-day holiday for this year's Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1).

The number of tourists to the Imperial City of Hue in the central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue is forecast to rise sharply on the occasion of the five-day holiday of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1), from April 27 to May 1.

(CPV) - Tan Son Nhat International Airport will receive 4,280 flights with 686,718 passengers during the upcoming holidays from April 26 to May 1.

(CPV) - Workers and laborers will have five consecutive days off on April 30 (the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day) and May Day so tourism activities are expected to be quite busy with domestic and foreign destinations. Businesses and tourist destinations always consider this a "golden" time and are carefully prepared to attract and satisfy travelers.

Before the holiday of April 30 - May 1 and the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, every day, the northwestern province of Dien Bien greets about 5,000 visitors.

Noi Bai International Airport expected to serve about 2,600 flights and 440,000 passengers during the April 30 and May 1 holidays this year.

Hoan Kiem district in Hanoi will extend the operation of the pedestrian zone during the April 30 and May 1 holidays, from April 26 to May 1, said the district People’s Committee.

(CPV) - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate the "super wide-body aircraft" Boeing 787 during the summer peak period to meet the travel needs of passengers between Vietnam and Singapore.

The 11th Southern Folk Cake Festival has attracted more than 870,000 visitors to experience culinary culture, contributing to promoting the development of Can Tho’s service industries.

The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper in collaboration with IB Group Vietnam debuted a music video titled “Going Home”, a special musical production aimed at popularising Vietnamese tourism.

Two of Vietnam’s international airports, Noi Bai and Da Nang, were voted by Skytrax as among the 100 best airports in the world in 2024.

The online exhibition about Trang An Landscape Complex on Google Arts & Culture was officially launched on April 18, conducted by the complex’s Management Board with support from Google Arts & Culture and UNESCO World Heritage.

The Cua Lo Tourism Festival 2024, themed “Cua Lo – Desire to shine”, opens at Binh Minh Square, Cua Lo town, the central province of Nghe An on April 18.

According to a report recently published by Klook, an e-commerce platform for travel experiences and services, the number of international visitors to Vietnam saw strong growth in the first quarter of 2024.

The Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee on April 16 announced a demand stimulus program to attract tourists in 2024 with the participation of more than 100 businesses.

The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2024, themed “Thang Long - Hanoi, Charming Capital”, will take place from April 25 to 28, at Thong Nhat Park, Hai Ba Trung district, heard a press conference on April 16.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate 3 flights a day from Hanoi to Dien Bien and vice versa from 3 to May 8 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Based on the criteria of beauty, magnificence and level of impression on tourists, the northern province of Ninh Binh ranks 4th in the Top 10 less-visited wonders of the world, according to the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail.

In 4 exciting days (from April 11 to 14), Vietnam International Travel Mart-VITM Hanoi 2024 attracted nearly 4,000 Vietnamese and international tourism businesses and some 80,000 visitors.

This is the third Vietnamese city evaluated by the Michelin Guide’s team of appraisers in Vietnam, after two destinations announced in 2023, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Many Taiwanese (Chinese) tourism products will be introduced in Vietnam, creating opportunities for cooperation between travel agencies and destinations to attract two-way tourists.

Vietjet Air celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first flight to China (2014-2024) and announced a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with China’s Xi'an at a policy and law forum held in Shanghai city on April 10.

Yeah1 Group will coordinate with the Center for Agricultural Trade Promotion under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the TikTok platform to launch a reality TV show, called “Haha Farmers”, in the fourth quarter of 2024, said the unit’s representative on April 10.

“When it comes to the safest destinations for women backpacking in Southeast Asia, Thailand and Vietnam still vie for the top spot, but Vietnam is a good place to start,” British magazine Time Out wrote.