James Kopenec, an US citizen, has become the 15 millionth foreign tourist visiting Vietnam, as he arrived in Ha Long City, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on December 19.
The northern province of Quang Ninh enjoyed a bustling year with some 50 cultural, sports and tourism events and around 12.2 million visitors when it hosted the Visit Vietnam Year 2018.
The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment and the Asian Development Bank recently held a workshop to launch a technical assistance project for countries in Asia-Pacific, including Vietnam, to achieve sustainable development goals in the environmental sector.
FLC Group has inaugurated its five-star FLC Hạ Long ecological resort project in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.
Euromonitor International, the world’s leading independent provider of strategic market research, has announced the list of top 100 city destination of 2018, with three being in Vietnam.
Preservation of cultural and natural heritage sites plays an important role in tourism growth in Vietnam, experts said at a conference on November 30 in HCM City.
Vietnam has so far earned UNESCO recognition for 17 world cultural heritages, ranking first in Southeast Asia.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines began selling tickets on the route between the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City in the south on November 29.
The Hon Gai international port welcomed the first cruise ship with over 3,000 foreign tourists aboard to visit Ha Long Bay and other tourist sites in Quang Ninh province on November 27.
The Hon Gai International Passenger Terminal in Ha Long city, in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, welcomed its first international cruise, the Celebrity Millennium, on November 27.
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh is considering reduction in transportation costs for buses from Van Don International Airport to the centre of Ha Long city.
The fourth International Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon took place in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, on November 25, attracting almost 2,000 runners from over 60 countries.
The service industry in the northeastern border province is estimated to grow by 14.2 percent this year thanks to the locality’s concrete actions to boost its tourism services.
The first direct flight linking the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and Switzerland’s northeast city of Zurich has been successfully conducted by the Edelweiss airlines of Switzerland
Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air met with leaders of the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 15 to discuss its air services at the newly-built Van Don International Airport in the province.
The northern border province of Quang Ninh will put into service three major transport projects in December this year, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc.
Authorities of Ha Long city in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will coordinate with relevant agencies to evaluate service quality of tourist boats operating on Ha Long and Bai Tu Long Bays from November 15 to December 25.
Experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on November 8 to share a wide range of solutions to future tourism development in Vietnam.
