Month: February 2024
Vietnamese more interested in spiritual tourism
Spiritual tourism is more and more popular among Vietnamese tourists as the number of tour bookings increased by 20% in the first month of the lunar new year, which falls in February this year and is … Full story: https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/vietnamese-more-interested-in-spiritual-tourism-1274133.vov
Southern localities preparing for tourism upswing in 2024
With impressive tourism recovery in 2023, shown in the substantial increase in both tourist arrivals and tourism revenue, localities in the Southeastern and Mekong Delta regions have made huge plans … Full story: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/southern-localities-preparing-for-tourism-upswing-in-2024/279782.vnp
President attends ethnic spring festival in Hanoi’s suburban town
President Vo Van Thuong on February 24 attended the opening of the “spring festival in all regions of the country” at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi’s Son Tay … Full story: https://en.dangcongsan.vn/vietnam-today/president-attends-ethnic-spring-festival-in-hanoi-s-suburban-town-20000668.html
Hanoi airport breaks foreign arrival record
Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport has broken its record for the daily number of international visitors in the week after the Lunar New Year holiday. There have been days when the capital city’s airport received … Full story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/number-of-international-visitors-to-hanoi-airport-breaks-record-4714947.html
Hanoi, Saigon audiences line up to watch war film
Audiences in Hanoi and HCMC have eagerly queued up at cinemas to watch the war film “Dao, Pho Va Piano” (Peach Blossoms, Pho and Piano). Full story: https://www.msn.com/
Hanoi, Saigon audiences line up to watch war film
National Cinema Center to increase it to 18 shows a day and in its largest auditoriums.Vu Duc Tung, the acting director of the center, described the audiences’ enthusiasm as unprecedented, leading to … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
New routes help tourists discover Hanoi’s destinations
Joining the “Exploring the heritage road in South Thang Long” tour, people will travel from the city center to the outlying districts of Thanh Oai, Ung Hoa and My Duc. Traditional craft villages and … Full story: https://vietnamnet.vn/en/new-routes-help-tourists-discover-hanoi-s-destinations-2250870.html
Hanoi’s sticky rice cooking craft recognised as national heritage
The People’s Committee of Hanoi’s Tay Ho district has organised a sticky rice festival and a ceremony to announce the craft of cooking sticky rice in Phu Thuong village as a national intangible … Full story: https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/english/tin-van/hanois-sticky-rice-cooking-craft-recognised-as-national-heritage-360776.html
Airfare from Vietnam to Singapore doubles as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour approaches
Economy class round-trip tickets from HCMC to Singapore, during Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour from March 2 to 9, are priced at around VND8.91 million (US$360), with fares from Hanoi reaching VND12 million. Full story: https://www.msn.com/
Stranded Taiwanese tourist incident could affect Vietnam’s reputation
The tour operator should have notified Vietnamese and Taiwanese tourism authorities as soon as the incident occurred, Quynh added. Nguyen Tien Dat, vice president of Hanoi’s Tourism Club, said when … Full story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel/stranded-taiwanese-tourist-incident-could-affect-vietnam-s-reputation-4714128.html
Vietnam attends tourism fair in India
Da Nang city’s Tourism Department, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, and the Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transports Joint Stock Company (Vietravel) have opened booths to promote Vietnam … Full story: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-attends-tourism-fair-in-india/279895.vnp
Dien Bien to host National Tourism Year 2024
With the theme Dien Bien Glory – Endless Experience, National Tourism Year will offer visitors 169 diverse experiences throughout 2024. Full story: https://vir.com.vn/dien-bien-to-host-national-tourism-year-2024-109051.html