Tag: Vietnam
Tourism booming as Vietnam welcomes over 8.8 million international visitors in H1; Koreans top foreign arrivals
Vietnam attracted over 8.8 million international visitors in the first half of 2024, up 4.1 per cent from the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, according to the latest … Full story: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/07/01/tourism-booming-as-vietnam-welcomes-over-88-million-international-visitors-in-h1-koreans-top-foreign-arrivals
International tourist arrivals to Hanoi rise by 52.6% in H1
Hanoi served over 14 million holidaymakers in the first half of 2024, including 3.14 international tourists, up 13.7% and 52.6% compared to the same period last year, respectively. Full story: https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/english/tin-van/international-tourist-arrivals-to-hanoi-rise-by-526-in-h1-370679.html
Expensive airfares damage Vietnam tourism during peak season
Northern tour groups are often large, about a few dozen people, and at the very least they are a family group of four, all of which bring high revenues to business establishments, Tuan added. Full story: https://www.msn.com/
Vietnam’s tourism recovery to add 1 percentage point to GDP: expert
HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s continued tourism recovery in 2024 should add over 1 percentage point to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year, Vietnam News cited Michael … Full story: http://www.chinaview.cn/20240627/5e05d13f844e441c9ab08d2ec747c478/c.html
Vietnamese tourism potential introduced in Europe
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) is running a special programme from June 24 to July 2 to introduce Vietnamese tourism in Paris of France, Milan of Italy, and Frankfurt of Germany. Full story: https://vietbao.vn/vietnamese-tourism-potential-introduced-in-europe-491910.html
Tourism surge boosts Vietnam’s economy
The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam is forecast to increase 40 per cent this year, making a significant contribution to the country’s economy. Full story: https://vir.com.vn/tourism-surge-boosts-vietnams-economy-112136.html
Vietnam Airlines opens new route connecting Hanoi with Chengdu
VOV.VN – Vietnam Airlines has expanded its international flight network with the opening of a new route connecting the capital of Hanoi with Chengdu of China, helping to promote trade and tourism … Full story: https://english.vov.vn/en/travel/vietnam-airlines-opens-new-route-connecting-hanoi-with-chengdu-post1103919.vov
Vietnam culture, tourism festival to take place in RoK later this month
Vietnam Culture and Tourism Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK) will take place from June 29 to July 3, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, … Full story: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-culture-tourism-festival-to-take-place-in-rok-later-this-month-post289029.vnp
Festival tourism attracts large number of visitors
The tourism industry is gradually painting an image of a colourful Vietnam with four vibrant festival seasons, as various culture weeks and months and festivals organised year round across the country … Full story: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/festival-tourism-attracts-large-number-of-visitors-post288966.vnp
In Hanoi, Putin warns NATO, South Korea as his Asian tour, agreements face potential blowback
Russian President Vladimir Putin, wrapping up his Asian tour Friday after two days in Hanoi, Vietnam, and two days in Pyongyang, North Korea, had harsh words for NATO and South Korea. Full story: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/21/in-hanoi-putin-warns-nato-south-korea-as-his-asian/
Putin’s Asia tour seen as show of defiance to the West
Analysts are scrambling to assess the significance of agreements struck by the Russian leader in North Korea and Vietnam. Full story: https://www.afr.com/world/asia/putin-s-asia-tour-seen-as-show-of-defiance-to-the-west-20240621-p5jnrd
The hidden bunker in the hotel hosting President Putin in Hanoi
In 1996, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi was awarded the title of the first 5-star hotel in Hanoi by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Photo: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Sofitel Legend … Full story: https://vietnamnet.vn/en/the-hidden-bunker-in-the-hotel-hosting-president-putin-in-hanoi-2293726.html