Tourism

Currently, tourist sites and accommodation establishments in Ninh Binh province have paid more due attention to launching new tourism products in a bid to provide fresh, adventurous experiences for tourists, thereby attracting more domestic and international visitors.

The Dien Bien Provincial People's Committee organised a meeting on March 2 with representatives of production and service businesses in the locality to discuss preparations for major events in the Visit Vietnam Year - Dien Bien 2024 and the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).

Ninh Binh province is digitalising cultural heritage database, creating a new progress step in the preservation work and bring heritages closer to the public.

In association with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Visit Vietnam Year - Dien Bien 2024 is expected to bring endless experiences to tourists, heard a press conference in Hanoi on February 21.

The world famous booking site Booking.com has announced the ten most welcoming regions in the country, of which the northern province of Ninh Binh ranked third on the list.

The Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Duong Lam ancient village in Vietnam's capital Hanoi have both won ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards.

Ninh Binh province welcomed nearly 600,000 visitors during this year's Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival from February 8-14, representing an 1.5-fold increase compared to the corresponding period last year, reported the Department of Tourism.

During the Lunar New Year 2024 holiday, Ninh Binh tourism has continued to prosper, receiving good news about welcoming activities at many destinations.

The Lunar New Year Holiday and Spring are the peak-season of Ninh Binh tourism. Local firms and the tourism sector have prepared and launched many programmes and new tourism products to serve visitors.

Cat Tien National Park has completed and submitted a dossier to make itself the second site in Vietnam to be recognised in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (IUCN Green List).

Right at the beginning of 2024, Vietnamese tourism witnessed a boom in the number of international visitors, the highest since the country reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic.

A working delegation of Ninh Binh's Department of Tourism took part in the Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) Trade Fair 2024 in Laos from January 24-27 to promote its tourism potential in the Lao, Cambodian and Thai markets.

Vietnam has recently been listed in the top 5 most popular destinations for travellers across the Asia-Pacific region during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet holiday) according to data from Agoda.

The Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, located at the southern edge of the Red River Delta in Ninh Binh province, comprises three protected areas: the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, the Trang An - Tam Coc - Bich Dong Scenic Landscape, and the Hoa Lu Special-Use Forest. Recognised by UNESCO in 2014, it is the first mixed cultural and natural heritage site in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Two destinations of Ninh Binh province have been namede among "Vietnam's Top 7 Impressions in 2023" launched by Sai Gon Tiep Thi (Saigon Marketing), a publication of Saigon Times.

Vietnam has set a target to climb at least two places in the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by 2025.

World-leading travel news source Travel Off Path has listed Vietnam as the safest country to visit in Asia for 2024.

Vietnam's three major tourist destinations, Hoi An, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City, have won the Travellers' Choice Best of the Best 2023, as voted on by readers of the renowned travel website TripAdvisor.

Ninh Binh province's tourism industry continued to enjoy strong growth in 2023 as it surpassed many set targets, laying a foundation for the sector to reach higher targets this year.