Vietnam ensures health safety for international tourists

The Hanoi Department of Tourism has asked travel companies to follow health information strictly, supervise tourists who present high risk of Covid-19 infection to Vietnam, and not to bring tourists from disease infected areas to Hanoi.

Many companies provide free masks and carry out tourist coach disinfection. Some others increase marketing efforts for tourists from the Middle East, India, Europe, the US and Northeast Asia; and expand markets in countries for rapid recovery, such as Eastern Europe, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Many sites re-open to welcome tourists with diverse measures to prevent the disease.

Masks are disseminated free-of-charge in key tourist sites in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Da Nang and other localities.

Truong Quoc Hung, Chairman of the UNESCO Hanoi Club, disseminates masks with the message "Each tourist is safe to visit and experience Vietnam”.

International tourists visit Hanoi.

Hoa Lo Jail relic is disinfected.

Tourists clean hands at the Hoa Lo prison relic.

Laraine skaham, a British tourist, says that this is the second time she comes to Vietnam, and that she feels safe witnessing preventive measures at tourist sites in Hanoi.

Tourists at Ngoc Son temple.

Hoa Binh province welcomed about 3.6 million tourist views

In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.

Terraced rice fields in Lac Son district lure visitors

Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.

Tourism development brings changes to Mong people’s life in Hoa Binh

The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.

Hoa Binh Lake area forms attractive tourist destination

The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.

Da Bac district: tourism helps raise living standards of ethnic minority groups

Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.

In 9 months, Mai Chau district welcomed over 684 thousand visitors

In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.