The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is striving to become a “green paradise”, with the attraction of leading high-end resort-eco-healthcare-sport tourism centres in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh served 170,000 visitors during the New Year holiday (December 30, 2023 – January 1, 2024), up 60% year-on-year.
The community’s participation in tourism development not only helps maintain long-term economic contributions, but also ensures the necessary support for and supervision over tourism activities. Therefore, according to insiders, it is an effective solution to promote sustainable tourism.
Ho Chi Minh City expects strong tourism growth in 2024 following its encouraging outcomes in 2023, said Director of the municipal Tourism Department Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa.
The north central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue are home to three out of nine UNESCO-recognised world natural and cultural heritages, which present a substantial foundation for them to design unique and distinctive tourism products that appeal to both domestic and foreign tourists.
It is estimated that Vietnam's tourism sector served about 3.2 million tourists during the New Year holidays from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024, up 6.6% year on year, but the overall number of visitors fell short of expectations.
The cruise ship Westerdam brought over 2,000 tourists and 781 crew members, mostly from the Netherlands, docked at Tien Sa Port in the central city of Da Nang on January 2.
Kien An Cung is a near century-old pagoda in the heart of Sa Dec city in Dong Thap province. The ancient pagoda was officially recognised as a national historical relic in 1990 and stands out as one of the most-renowned tourist attractions in the city.
Vietnam has a long and beautiful coastline and numerous islands of various sizes offshore that provide the potential to develop sea and island tourism. Many coastal localities have already focused on it as a key economic sector in order to increase revenue, create jobs, and see it become a driving force of development in other sectors such as investment, trade, culture, and society.
The first domestic and international visitors to Vietnam in 2014 received a special welcome ceremony with bouquets and special gifts held by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in collaboration with localities nationwide on January 1.
The central province of Thua Thien – Hue accorded its first 200 visitors on New Year day to a special welcoming ceremony at Phu Bai International Airport on January 1.
Hoi An ancient city, UNESCO-recognsied world cultural heritage, in the central province of Quang Nam served tens of thousands of tourists on the occasion of the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024.
Hanoi recorded an estimated 24 million tourist arrivals this year, reflecting a remarkable annual increase of 27%, according to the municipal Tourism Department.