Vietnamplus

Up to 228,900 visitors arrived in Hanoi during the New Year holiday 2018 from December 30 – January 1, up 11 percent annually, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from April 29 to June 30 to celebrate the country’s Reunification Day (April 30).

Thailand welcomed 3 million foreign tourists in November, up 23.2 percent from the same month a year earlier, the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports said on December 25.

The central coastal city of Da Nang saw a significant growth in international tourist arrivals in 2017, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

Vietnam’s hotel and resort real estate needs to have a comprehensive plan to ensure its development is on the right track.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho welcomed 7.5 million tourist arrivals in 2017, 34 percent beyond the yearly plan and up 40 percent from 2016.

An exhibition hosted by the Embassy of Indonesia in Vietnam opened at the Umah Indo exhibition house in Hanoi on December 13.

Average spending of Chinese tourists in Vietnam is estimated at 638 USD per person and that of tourists from other countries at about 943 USD per person, said the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board Secretariat.

Vietnam welcomed 11.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, up 27 percent against the same period last year.

The Government will spend over 30 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD) in tourism infrastructure development in the 2016-20 period, according to a target programme approved recently.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam exceeded 1 million again in October, an increase of 5 percent over September and 24.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Thailand expects to welcome 33 to 34 million visitors this year, which is lower than its earlier forecast of 35 million, Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said on October 12.

Between January and August, Russian tourist arrivals in Vietnam surged 45 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Russian new agency Sputnik.

Nearly 2,500 tourists visited Ly Son island district offshore the central province of Quang Ngai during the first day of the National Day holiday (September 2), said an official.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Post Office Corporation signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on August 4 to promote Vietnam’s tourism at home and abroad.

Ho Chi Minh City is ranked second among 10 cities that are ideal for solo travel by the US-based online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb.

Vietnam was recently listed among the world’s 20 fastest growing travel destinations by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa welcomed more than 2.6 million tourists in the first half of 2017, up 22 percent from the same period last year.

Tourist arrivals to Ho Chi Minh city reached some 2.8 million in the first half of 2017, a 14.7% increase year-on-year.

The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of the northern province of Quang Ninh expanded by 9.6 percent in the first half of this year as compared with 9.2 percent in the same period last year.