Developing tours and itineraries highlighted with the unique culture of craft villages requires coordinated efforts from local authorities, communities, craft artisans, and travel agencies, thus transforming Vietnam’s traditional craftsmanship into sustainable tourism products within the modern travel landscape.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage site Ha Long Bay, welcomed nearly 500,000 tourists on April 30 and May 1, a year-on-year increase of 16%.
This year, civil servants, employees and workers in Vietnam will enjoy a five-day break from April 30 to May 4 on the occasion of the Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1).
Cambodia recorded almost 22 million domestic and international visitors travelling to different tourist destinations nationwide during the four-day traditional New Year holiday, from April 13 to 16.
Southern localities enjoyed a strong rise in the number of tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which signals a good year for their tourism sector.
Despite its initial positive recovery steps, the domestic tourism sector is expected to face many challenges in 2024 given global volatility, experts have said.
Vietjet Air has inaugurated a new route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Shanghai, facilitating convenient and easy travel for both residents and tourists.
Both Vietnamese and foreign tourists are keen on sustainable tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, heard a workshop held by the Institute for Tourism Development Research under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi on October 10.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has introduced the ‘SUKJAI NFT by Amazing Thailand’ project, which will use digital art assets to attract high-spending tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Thailand.
The “One Commune-One Product” (OCOP) programme and another on rural tourism in new-style rural area building for 2021-2025 have helped spur economic development in rural areas.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism held a conference on May 31 to discuss the application of the ASEAN Tourism Standards and launch the ASEAN Tourism Awards among businesses in the sector.
The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023 will take place in the downtown from March 23-26 to introduce local attractive tourist destinations, products, and services to international visitors.
Travelling by bus is a pretty good choice for exploring Hanoi thanks to its very affordable fares that are ranging from 8,000 VND (0.34 USD) to 20,000 VND (0.85 USD) each ride.
CNN wishes to resume tourism promotion cooperation with Hanoi, thus contributing to introducing the capital city’s cultural identity and valuable traditions to the world, Senior Vice President of CNN Robert Bradley told Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen at a meeting in Hanoi on October 4.
Hoang My, 1st runner-up in Miss Vietnam 2010, recently travelled to famous tourist destinations in the southern province of Tay Ninh, which is home to various enthralling landscapes and friendly people.
These destinations are not only rich in landscapes, culture and culinary experience but also voted by millions of travellers worldwide as the most welcoming places in Vietnam for 2022.
