The central province of Phu Yen kicked off a Culture-Tourism Week on April 25 night, which is designed to introduce the unique local culture and promote tourism potential of Phu Yen, thus attracting more investments in the locality.
(HBO) - Community tourist attraction in Mo village, Binh Thanh commune (Cao Phong) used to be a popular tourist destination of domestic and foreign tourists. However, in recent years, this tourist destination is no longer attractive to many visitors.
(HBO) - For about 3 years, Coconut Island in Sang Trach hamlet, Vay Nua commune (Da Bac district) has become very famous. Travelers visit around here not only on the festive seasons but also many months throughout the year. The owners of the island whom the visitors call "King” of Coconut Island are the father and son of Dinh Tuy Nguyen and Dinh Hanh Nguyen.
(HBO) - With the strategies of propaganda, broadcast, promotion and encouragement of economic sectors to enhance the facilities, techniques and potentials, the advantages of tourism development in the district are being promoted and put into operation effectively.
The northern province of Phu Tho launched a daily tour from Hanoi to the land of Hung Kings in early April, allowing tourists to explore traditional Xoan singing. The tour is designed to boost tourism and preserve the local intangible heritage, according to a local official.
Vietnam welcomed more than 616,000 Taiwanese tourists in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 121.5 percent, according to the National Administration of Tourism.
The Hue Monument Conservation Centre will launch a virtual reality tour for visitors to Hue Imperial City on April 27.
(HBO) - The State management over tourism in Hoa Binh remains inadequate due to lack of managers and qualified human resources for the sector.
Vietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern province of Cao Bang has been recently declared a new member of the UNESCO Global Network of National Geoparks, making it the second Vietnamese geopark to be awarded the title, following the recognition of Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang province in December 2010.
(HBO) - Visiting Muong land in Hoa Binh, visitors may not only have the opportunity to visit the historical-cultural sites, famous landscapes but also can experience, enjoy various kinds of food with typical ethnic culture. One of them is Lam Rice. With special know-how and unique taste, Hoa Binh Lam Rice has become a unique and impressive dish.
(HBO) - Ai Village, Phong Phu Commune (Tan Lac) is known as the ancient village of Muong Bi Area, one of the 20 traditional villages of typical ethnic minorities invested by the State in conversation and embellishment.
(HBO) – Ngoi Hoa Bay, where green stony islands float on the clear greenish blue water under the sunny sky, is a popular tourist destination in Ngoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh.
The rich potential for marine tourism development in Con Co island district in the central coastal province of Quang Tri has been awaken through investment in infrastructure.
(HBO) - With an area of over 4000m2, Museum of Muong Ethnic Cultural Heritage (Address at No. 28, Group 6, Thai Binh Ward, Hoa Binh City) is displaying 3,000 artifacts including stones, bronzes, ceramics, and handicraft knitwear, spiritual cultural and traditional cultural products. The space and display products seem to create a picture of a small Muong ethnic village. But what impressed us the most to know is that it is a private museum.
HBO) – The charming Mai Chau valley is home to various traditional cultural traits of the Thai ethnic group. While exploring cultural traits of Thai people in Mai Chau, we were amazed to learn that besides wooden stilt house, xoe dance and brocade weaving, the Thais here have also kept their traditional cuisine almost unchanged, with fish regularly used in food offerings for ancestors and in daily meals.
A 2-km railway connecting Sa Pa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and the cable car station to Mount Fansipan was put into service late last week, becoming the country’s longest mountain railway.
The tourism potential of China’s Taiwan was introduced at a tourism promotion programme in Hanoi on April 2.
Ticket prices for the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2018 will range from VND300,000 (US$13.3) to VND2 million (US$88.5) for each night’s performance on Han River banks between April 30 and June 30.
(HBO) – The Provincial Tourism Association has held a conference to review the tasks in 2017 and deploy the duties in 2018.
(HBO) – The Mong ethnic people in Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district were long used to farming and hunting. Till one day, several households in Hang Kia village thought of opening lodging facilities to attract tourists, since then a number of standard home-stay services have sprung up.
The 2018 Hung Kings Temple Festival is set to unfold at the Hung Temple Complex in Viet Tri city and neighbouring communes, in Phu Tho province from April 21 - 25 (from sixth to tenth day of the third lunar month), with the participation of Thai Nguyen, Quang Nam, Binh Duong and Kien Giang provinces.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on March 27 that it has launched a new air route connecting Nha Trang city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa with Seoul capital city of the Republic of Korea (RoK).
An arts programme entitled ‘Bauhinia Flowers- A Love Song of Dien Bien’ was held in Dien Bien Phu City on March 17, as the opening event of the 2018 Ban (Bauhinia) Festival.
Vietnam’s Dat Tham beach in Con Dao has been listed among the top ten eco-friendly beaches in South-east Asia by the UK’s Independent Newspaper.
The Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a tourism promotion programme, inviting local people to experience the different flavours of Indian culture, cuisine, and nature.
