The launch honours Hanoi’s cultural heritage and people - the soul of a millennia-old capital and a UNESCO Creative City of Design, and would drive innovation and catch up with green and smart tourism trends.
The festival aims to promote the image of Dien Bien, foster tourism cooperation between six provinces in the expanded Northwest region and Ho Chi Minh City, and enhance relations with northern Lao provinces, China, and international partners.
From September 16, visitors are allowed to access three designated routes including Tien Sa – Suoi Om – Ban Co Peak; Ban Co Peak – Bai Bac; and Bai Bac – Heritage Banyan Tree, during certain time frames.
Phu Quoc special zone in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is cementing its position as a prime destination for visitors in Vietnam and the world, expecting to welcome more than 7 million tourist arrivals this year.
The competition serves not only as an outlet for travel enthusiasts to express their creativity but also as a means to expand the nation’s visual database for tourism promotion campaigns in the digital era.
From 2022 to 2024, Hanoi saw a strong annual growth rate of 28.3% in visitor numbers during the National Day holiday, with international visitors rising 62.5% annually. Tourism revenue grew by 31.6% per year, reinforcing Hanoi’s status as a vibrant, culturally rich, and safe destination.
The programme is organised by the Khanh Hoa provincial Youth Union and the “Khanh Hoa people speak English” Project, and aims to promote the culture, history, cuisine and other tourism products of Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa to international visitors.
According to statistics, in the first two months of 2025, Binh Thuan welcomed over 116,000 international visitors, up 32% year-on-year, with the RoK ranking third in terms of arrivals.
Ho Chi Minh City reaped nearly 7.7 trillion VND (307 million USD) in revenue from tourism during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday that ended on February 2, up 17.4% year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Around 750,000 people visited tourist attractions, entertainment sites and shopping areas in Ho Chi Minh City during the New Year holiday (December 31 - January 1), according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
The Southeast Tourism Association (STA) convened a conference on December 25 in Dong Nai province to evaluate the implementation of an agreement on regional tourism linkages and to chart the path forward for sustainable tourism development.
Ho Chi Minh City will step up efforts to strengthen travel linkages with the expanded northwestern region to develop more unique tourism products, according to its Department of Tourism.
The Mekong Delta province of Long An will host the second Culture, Sports, and Tourism Week 2024 from November 28 to December 4, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
Community-based tourism is seen as a key product in Vietnam's tourism ecosystem, aimed at preserving and diversifying livelihoods for local communities while improving their quality of life.
Ho Chi Minh City and eight northeastern provinces have defined developing typical creative tours, routes and destinations as a key activity to boost their tourism links in the coming time.
Vietnam has been praised internationally for its cultural resources and tourism development, but much still needs to be done to transform cultural resources into tourism value and cultural tourism into a cultural industry.
A delegation from the Tourism Association of Ninh Thuan province has visited Seoul and Jeju cities of the Republic of Korea (RoK), to explore cooperation opportunities and hasten the signing of cooperation agreements for tourism development.
Not only renowned as a millennia-old cultural capital, Hanoi is also a haven for food enthusiasts at home and abroad. Recently, certain areas in the Old Quarter and suburban districts have been developed to offer enticing night food tours.
The Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024 is scheduled to take place from August 23 to 25 at the pedestrian zone in front of Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park on Tran Nhan Tong street in Hanoi's Hai Ba Trung district.
Cultural tourism has become a trend in recent years, and a highlight of the development of Vietnam's cultural tourism industry is that more young people are interested in protecting and promoting the nation's good cultural values through tourism.