The Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) has said it would launch a new discount campaign this month to attract more tourists following a successful promotional program last year. The new campaign will last several months and increase the competitiveness of Vietnam’s tourism sector, VNAT said. Vietnam has set a foreign arrivals target of [...]
The 2008 National Tourism Year celebrations, themed “The Mekong Delta’s Waterways and Countryside,” will be held on Cai Khe Island, on the banks of the Hau River on February 21, 2008. The celebrations will mark Tet Nguyen Tieu (festival of the 15th day of the first lunar month), according to the director [...]
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has decided to choose the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to host the National Tourism Year 2008. The National Tourism Year 2008, themed “Mekong River countryside”, will feature special festivals from cities and provinces in the region. The event will coincide with Can Tho’s 5th anniversary of [...]
The National Ca Tru (Ceremonial song) Festival will run in Hanoi from June 19-22 with the attendance of artists from 16 provinces and cities, according to the Ministry of Culture and Information. The festival will highlight the unique characteristics of Ca Tru, a traditional singing genre in northern Vietnam. Participants will also seek measures to [...]
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on the evening of October 10 to celebrate the 999th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and announce the National Tourism Year 2010. Present at the event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, were Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham [...]
Hanoi’s tourism authorities and travel agents have kicked off various activities in the run up to National Tourism Year 2010 which takes the theme of “Thang Long-Hanoi, a thousand years of coming together.” The hosting of the year’s events, in coincidence with the capital city’s millennium anniversary, is expected to help promote Hanoi and Vietnam [...]
National Tourism Year 2010 will kick off starting in October with a series of commemorations of the 999th anniversary of the Thang Long-Hanoi, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The tourist event, the largest of its kind in Vietnam in 2010, will be held throughout the year, mainly in Hanoi, Director General [...]
A national photo exhibition entitled “Beauty of the Vietnamese people and landscapes” opened its doors in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 31. The expo, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Artistic Photographers Association, has been held every two years to showcase outstanding works featuring the Vietnamese [...]
The Festival of Cultural Exchange among Areas and Regions Nationwide was opened in Hanoi on Oct. 6 in the presence of Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. The event, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hanoi People’s Committee, is the first in a series of cultural, sport and tourist activities to [...]
The 25th National Photo Exhibition featuring around 281 photos, including photos that won prizes in the 25th National Artistic Photo Contest, was held in Ha Noi from August 14 to 29. Silver medals went to photos titled Lap lanh tren song (Twinkling on the River) and Pho co Hoi An (Hoi An Ancient City) by [...]