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The Mekong Delta greeted more than 22.4 million tourist arrivals in 2017, grossing a revenue of VND11.31 trillion, the highest-ever rate, according to the statistics of the Tourism Association of the region. According to Head of An Giang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Van Len, this year, the Mekong Delta province arranged many delegations to promote tourism, cooperated with other localities to develop tourism, organized many seminars to seek solutions to improve the quality of tourism products, hosted cultural and culinary events, and invested in more new products. Therefore, it attracted more than 7.3 million tourists with a total tourism turnover to about VND3.7 trillion. Meanwhile, in Can Tho, tourism activities showed impressive results with the number of domestic and foreign tourist arrivals reaching about 7.5 million, a 41% rise over a year earlier. Total tourism turnover posted over VND2.897 trillion, a year-on-year rise of 59%. Kien Giang, with … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta welcomes more than 22 million tourists in 2017

Taking a cruise is an extravagant experience that most people want to make their friends jealous about, and trip to Viet Nam is no exception, according to a survey by SeaHub. The cruise travel site studied nearly 1.8 million Instagram posts tagged on various ships and ports around the world and came up with a list of the 25 top destinations, which treats cities and countries as equals and thus includes London and Hawaii as well as Canada, Japan and Russia. Viet Nam made the top 15 with Instagram mentions ranging between 20,001 and 40,000, while the world famous Ha Long Bay earned between 400 and 10,000. SeaHub did not specify the time frame it used to survey the photo sharing network, but mentioned sources dated from late 2015. Viet Nam has one of the fastest growing tourism markets in the world, drawing nearly 13 million foreign visitors in 2017, up almost 30% from the previous year. The country’s long coastline and beautiful beaches are certainly some of the main … [Read more...] about Viet Nam named in top 15 most Instagrammed global cruise destinations

(TITC) – The 37th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2018) came to a close on January 26, 2018 in Chiangmai, Thailand, with a joint reiteration from the 10 ASEAN nations to step up concerted efforts in sustainable tourism development as ASEAN invited five dialogue partners to invest infrastructure for boundless opportunity in tourism. In line with its development plan, the ASEAN sustainable tourism award was given for the first time to the outstanding urban and rural establishments in addition to the annual presentation of ASEAN Green Hotel Standard, ASEAN MICE Venue Standard, ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard, and ASEAN Sustainable Award. There are 134 recipients this year. ASEAN has seen remarkable progress in its ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan (2016-2025) with strong regional collaboration to make ASEAN a united, single destination through ASEAN Tourism Marketing Strategy (ATMS 2017-2020). According to World Travel & Tourism Council, tourism contributes more than 12 percent of … [Read more...] about ASEAN drives for sustainable tourism development

The annual pilgrimage festival honouring the Vietnamese people’s ancestors, the Hung Kings, will be held in the northern province of Phu Tho between April 21 and 25. Source: Internet The traditional festival is held on the death anniversary of the Hung Kings - the 10th day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 25 this year. The event has been observed for thousands of years, displaying the country’s cultural characteristics and consolidating national solidarity. The festival this year will be hosted by Phu Tho province while four other provinces will help organise, including the northern province of Thai Nguyen, the central province of Quang Nam and the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Kien Giang. Various activities will be held at the Hung Temple Complex, Viet Tri city, communes surrounding the Hung Temple Complex and temples worshipping the Hung Kings and heroes of Hung Kings era throughout Phu Tho province. According to plan, contributing provinces will … [Read more...] about Hung Kings to be honoured in Phu Tho

The 5th Viet Nam-Japan Festival kicked off at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on January 27. The festival, with the theme “Holding Hands Tightly”, is the opening of a year-long cultural programme to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of Viet Nam-Japan diplomatic ties (September 21), said Tsutomu Takebe, head of the organising board. The festival will include a Bon dance to honour the spirits of the ancestors. Visitors will receive instructions on how to join the dance and pray for peace for the two countries. Several seminars on agriculture and education were also organised at the festival, helping visitors to learn more about the two countries’ culture. Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong affirmed that Japan is one of the most important partners of the city. He voiced his belief that cultural exchange will help Vietnam and Japan foster development in all fields. The festival will run until … [Read more...] about Fifth Viet Nam-Japan festival opens in Ho Chi Minh City

The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism is organizing pilot tours to connect tourism with museums, theatres and prominent relics of the capital on January 18th and 19th. The activity aims to realize the direction of Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien on the implementation of plans to organize high-quality art programmes and build cultural products to serve tourists. Following the direction, earlier, the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism coordinated with the Viet Nam National Museum of History, the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum, the Viet Nam National Puppetry Theatre, the Centre for Research, Preservation and Promotion of Vietnamese Traditional Culture, and travel enterprises to build tours to connect museums and theatres with tourism products. Accordingly, tours entitled “History of Viet Nam – Discovering of the Earth”, "History of Viet Nam - Dawn on the rivers", "Vietnamese Fine Arts - treasures in Hanoi" and "Viet Nam … [Read more...] about Tour highlights museums, theatres and relics in Ha Noi

Princess Cruises, a five-star premium cruise line, has announced that it will increase the number of cruise tours to Viet Nam in 2018. Princess Cruises conducted 22 trips to Viet Nam in 2017, bringing over 58,000 tourists to Vietnamese seaports of Phu My, Nha Trang, Da Nang and Cai Lan.  In 2018, six cruise liners, namely Majestic Princess, Sapphire Princess, Diamond Princess, Golden Princess, Sun Princess and Coral Princess will make 31 trips carrying over 80,000 holidaymakers to Viet Nam. Farriek Tawfik, Director for Southeast Asia of Princess Cruises, said Viet Nam has become an increasingly popular destination for tourists from the US, Australia, the EU and Asia. The company will organise a tourism fair in Ho Chi Minh City on February 10-11 to introduce its voyages, including those to China’s Taiwan on the Majestic Princess and Sun Princess, he added. On the occasion, Princess Cruises will launch its sailing tours to the European Union and the Mediterranean for summer … [Read more...] about Princess Cruises increases high-class tours to Viet Nam

The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is aiming to welcome about 6.5 million visitors, including 2.8 million foreign arrivals in 2018, to earn a revenue of VND21.6 trillion. The province’s tourism revenue for last year reached an estimated VND17.3 trillion, up 33%. Total visitor numbers in the locality rose to more than 5.4 million (up over 20%) including 2.03 million foreign visitors (up nearly 70%). Chinese and Russian visitors led the way in numbers of foreign tourists in Khanh Hoa last year. However, the numbers of tourists from the US, Australia, Canada, and Europe fell by 15-30% in 2017. The provincial department of tourism attributed the drop to the poor transport infrastructure and frequent occurrence of traffic congestion on the coastal road of Tran Phu, which brings visitors to many luxury hotels and tourist attractions in southern and northern Nha Trang City. The provincial People’s Committee has asked relevant agencies to strengthen management over … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa aims for over VND 21 trillion tourism revenue in 2018

The People’s Committee in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has recognised the Nam Du Archipelago and Lai Son Island in Kien Hai District and Hai Tac Archipelago in Ha Tien Town as local tourist zones. The recognition aims to promote the development of marine and coastal tourism, attract investment in the tourism industry, and lure more tourists to the islands. It is expected to enhance the preservation and protection of tourism resources and the environment on the islands. To be recognised as a local tourist zone, places must have an area of 200 hectares or more and be rich in tourism resources. Its tourism infrastructure and services should be capable of serving at least 100,000 tourist arrivals every year. The People’s Committee ordered the provincial Department of Tourism and local authorities to step up investment promotion and tourism development in the three newly recognised tourist zones.  Printed materials such as brochures, flyers and leaflets will be … [Read more...] about Mekong delta Kien Giang names three tourist zones

The program "Colours of Japan 2018" will be produced by Viet Nam Television in coordination with Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) to bring Vietnamese audiences specific experiences in early days of the new year. It will be aired on Channel VTV3 every Friday from January 19th as part of the activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam - Japan relations. The program consists of six episodes which last 30 minutes each. It will take the audience to Japanese prefectures of Chiba, Shizuoka, Oita, Nagasaki and Yamanashi to explore breathtaking natural scenery and world-class architecture, such as the biggest stone Buddha statue in Chiba, the largest tea-growing area in Shizuoka, and the longest stone bridge in Oita. According to Mr Ho Kien, head of the International Cooperation Department under Viet Nam Television, over the past two years, the organization has coordinated with TBS to produce programs on Japanese culture, helping Vietnamese audiences have useful information on … [Read more...] about Discovering Japanese beauty through television program