The Asia Bakery and Confectionery Pte. Ent, known as ABC Bakery, has wrapped up export procedures for its first container of moon cakes (60,000 moon cakes) to be shipped to the US to be sold at supermarkets there.
After the sea-crossing bridge of Tan Vu – Lach Huyen opened on September 2, 2017, tourist arrivals in Cat Ba island district of northern Hai Phong city surged by 150 percent year on year from then to May 2018.
The northern port city of Hai Phong welcomed 4.5 million tourist arrivals in the first seven months of this year, 19.9 percent higher than the figure recorded in same time last year, according to Director of the city’s Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen.
Da Nang city has been given the title of National Green City 2017-18 by the World Wide Fund for Nature’s One Planet City Challenge programme, making it onto a list of 21 cities from around the world.
The average room rate for five-star hotels in Vietnam in 2017 recovered from a 2.2 percent decline from the previous year, picking up 4.2 percent to 107.6 USD, according to a recent survey by US-based audit, tax, and advisory service provider Grant Thornton.
Quang Binh province, which is famous for its cave systems, incredible mountain scenery and sprawling beaches, has attracted a huge number of both domestic and foreign visitors.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 9 to honour the top Vietnamese travel businesses and to present the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 to enterprises that significantly contributed to the growth of Vietnamese tourism.
Many businesses operating in accommodation services in the central city of Da Nang have worked to improve their service quality, as the high-end accommodation segment is growing and investment in the segment projected to continue to rise in coming time.
Hanoi recorded a surge in tourist arrivals during the National Reunification (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holiday starting on April 28, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has drastically carried out preparations for activities of the Vietnam Tourism Year 2019 as it is the host.
Average hotel occupancy rate in Ho Chi Minh City reached 74 percent in the first quarter, increasing by 6 percentage points from the same period last year.
The number of international tourists to the capital city of Hanoi are estimated to rise by 30 percent to 125,000 people during the week-long Tet (Vietnamese New Year) festival, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
The capital city of Hanoi is striving to welcome 5.5 million foreigners among over 25.4 million tourists in 2018, confirming itself as an attractive destination in the region and the world.
The 12th International Gastronomy Festival in HCM City showcasing special local and international dishes will be held from January 11-14 at Le Van Tam Park in the city’s District 1.
About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly 3 million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.
Four- and five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have seen a slight decline in room rates although the rising number of tourists has resulted in an increase in occupancy rates at high-end hotels.
APEC delegates have applauded Vietnam’s preparations for the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week, scheduled to take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 6-11.
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