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The Tourism Department of the central city of Da Nang officially launched the programme “Da Nang - Summer Destination 2017” on June 17.

The southern province of Kien Giang has stepped up efforts to turn tourism into its key industry by 2020.

Vietnam has taken part in the 32nd Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA), which ran in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from June 1 to 4.

Ho Chi Minh City is a treasure trove of annual festivals like southern fruit festival and southern cuisine festival that can be developed as local typical tourism products to attract both domestic and international tourists.

More streets specifically for tourism will be designated in HCM City in the future, heard a programme named “Dialogue with the city’s authority” with a focus on boosting the local tourism industry.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is implementing its tourism development programme for the 2016-2020 period, focusing on fully tapping its typical products.

Hanoi’s tourism industry has made many significant achievements in recent years, but its development has not lived up to its potential or its expectations.

Branching out tourism products is necessary to lure more tourists to the capital city of Hanoi, heard a tourism meeting held by the municipal People’s Committee on April 6.

Bac Giang is striving to receive over 1 million visitors by the end of this year, according to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Minh Ha.

Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City introduced its tourism potential and products to Indian visitors at workshop in New Delhi on February 24.

Ha Long city, home to the world natural heritage site Ha Long Bay, is working to turn itself into a civilised and friendly resort destination.

North central provinces have been urged to diversify their tourism products besides sea tourism

North central provinces have been urged to diversify their tourism products besides sea tourism.

For over a decade the pace of tourism development in HCM City has been rather slow due to limited products in terms of places of interest and cultural and entertainment activities for tourists.

The Hanoi Ao dai Festival 2016, taking place from October 14 – 16 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, is part of activities to honour Hanoi’s cultural values and promote fashion-based tourism products.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is developing new eco-tourism products based on the local advantages of rivers and orchards.

The Phu Quoc – Kien Giang Green Tour programme was introduced at a ceremony on the island on August 6 as part of the activities in response to the National Tourism Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong Delta.

The tourism sector will do its utmost to create a breakthrough development and fix shortcomings towards a healthy tourism environment.

The northern province of Quang Ninh on July 7 launched a tourism programme to promote Ha Long Bay as a clean, beautiful and friendly destination in response to the Vietnam Tourism Day (July 9, 1960).

About 7,000 people are expected to visit the Beach-Leisure & MICE Travel Mart (BMTM Da Nang 2016) which is scheduled to take place from June 24 - 26 in the central coastal city of Da Nang.