Vietnam Travel News

Foreign tourists soar by 80% in October
Foreign visitor numbers surged by 80.9 per cent in October compared with the previous month, totalling 518,477, the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism said.

Canada, Vietnam share experience in land information management
Canada and Vietnam co-organized a seminar on land management and land tax collection in the northern province of Nam Dinh on October 31.

Haiphong attracts nearly US$290 million in FDI
The northern port city of Hai Phong has drawn an additional 25 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth about US$290 million in the past ten months of this year.

Vinpearl Nha Trang chosen as Vietnam’s leading resort
The World Travel Awards organization has chosen Vinpearl Resort Nha Trang as Vietnam’s leading resort in 2011.

Thang Hen Lake offers both tranquility, sense of adventure
I had heard about the magnificent Thang Hen Lake in Cao Bang Province a long time ago but the 300km distance from Ha Noi had always deterred me from going.

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Cham Isle says ‘no' to plastic bags

HCM City profits from backpackers

Hanoi, Northern provinces promote tourism links
A seminar on linking tourism initiatives across the provinces of Lao Cai, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh and Hanoi city was held in Hanoi on October 27.

2.9 million foreign tourists visit HCMC in ten months
In October, the number of foreign tourists flocking to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) reached an estimated 450,000, an increase of 11 percent over October 2010.

Phan Thiet welcomes cruise ship Orion II
Phan Thiet City welcomed 80 visitors from Cruise ship Orion II on Tuesday morning, of whom 57 were from the U.S., with the remainder from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, the U.K., Spain, Italy and Ecuador.

$62 million to preserve Hue royal citadel
The government of Thua Thien-Hue province has approved a project to preserve the Hue royal citadel, a world cultural heritage, at the cost of nearly VND1.3 trillion or $62 million.
This is the largest-ever project to restore and preserve the Hue relic, performed by the Center for Preservation of Hue Ancient Capital.

Vietnam remains attractive destination for Japanese visitors
More than 40 Japanese travel agents and Vietnamese tourism businesses attended a seminar on marketing for Japanese tourists in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25.

$1m to make 14th-century western capital an attractive destination
The north-central province of Thanh Hoa will pump some VND22 billion (more than US$1 million) into the restoration of the Ho Dynasty Citadel and upgrade tourism infrastructure for the site, a provincial official has said.

Bangkok flooding scares away Vietnam tourists
Several travel agencies in HCMC have suspended package tours to Bangkok until the flooding there subsides, even although the Tourism Authority of Thailand insists that the city is still safe for tourists.

Vietnam’s largest private arms museum
The largest private weapon museum is one of the 12 Vietnamese records that were announced by the Vietnam Record Book Center last week.

Mexico desires to promote Vietnam's image in this country
During the recent receiving session with Mr Nguyen Duy Cuong, Member of the Presidium of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations cum Permanent Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, President of the Vietnam – Mexico Cooperation and Friendship Institute Virgilio Caballero desired to promote Vietnam’s image on the mass media in Mexico.