Ho Chi Minh City has bolstered its cooperative ties with Japan on the foundation of the thriving Vietnam-Japan relations over the past 45 years since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1973.
September 21 (VNA) – “A soulful Vietnam” – a Vietnamese tourism promotion event - was held in Washington D.C., the US, the Southeast Asian country’s fifth largest tourism market, on September 19.
Thailand remained the top destination for Chinese travelling abroad in the first half of the year, reported the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
A survey of members of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) found that confidence in the Thai economy is at its highest in eight months.
The south central province of Ninh Thuan is pooling resources to develop ecological, cruise, and cultural tourism with competitive, high-quality products, insiders have revealed.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) aims to develop programmes and projects on technological research and application in order to improve the efficiency of tourism promotion in foreign markets, said a VNAT official.
A Vietnam tourism promotion programme was held in Toronto on September 17 night, wrapping up the Vietnamese Culture Week in Canada from September 11-17.
Vietnam’s tangible and intangible cultural heritages are a key part of the country’s tourism, so the preservation of the heritages is crucial for sustainable tourism development.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is among leading localities in switching to green growth, with the goal of becoming an international tourism hub and a place worth of living by 2020.
Ho Chi Minh City has strived to tap into its tourism development potential, with the support of digital technology, as the city is Vietnam’s leading tourism hub and an attractive destination.
Authorities of the south central province of Khanh Hoa see the need to attract more tourists, especially from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Vietnam and Japan hold huge potential to further promote tourism cooperation, Director of the market department at the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Dinh Ngoc Duc has said.
The 14th International Travel Expo-Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the largest of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, kicked off in Vietnam’s largest economic hub on September 5 evening with the “Vietnamese Culinary Delights” Gala Dinner.
Six provinces and cities with strong tourism industry introduced their most attractive destinations to foreign buyers at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5.
Hanoi welcomed nearly 250,000 tourists during the recent three-day National Day holiday, up 9 percent compared with the same period last year.
Vietnamese tour operator Vietravel has been named “Asia’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” and “Vietnam’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” by the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the sixth consecutive year.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh welcomed 86,000 tourists, including 19,000 foreigners, during the three-day National Day holidays from September 1-3.
The 2018 Sa Pa Autumn Festival opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 1 with a wide range of activities.
