Tourism

Thung Nham bird park in Ninh Binh province houses more than 40 species of birds with more than 50,000 birds. The most wonderful time for bird watching at Thung Nham is when flocks of birds appear at dawn and dusk.

Vietnam International Travel Mart 2020 (VITM 2020), with the theme "Digital transformation boosts Vietnamese tourism development", officially kicked off in Hanoi on November 18.

Vietnam has won many categories of Asia Regional Awards 2020 as voted by the World Travel Awards. The Awards are like the Oscars of the world tourism industry.

Since its entry to UNESCO in 1976, Vietnam has worked closely with UNESCO and its members to promote peace, development, solidarity and coperation between nations and protect cultural values.

The Ninh Binh's Department of Tourism, on November 5, held a programme to promote Ninh Binh tourism's potential in the central highland city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province in a attempt to recover tourism sector.

International visitors to Vietnam in October, 2020 were estimated at 14,800, up 7.6% over the previous month and down 99, 1% over the same period last year.

A short video touting Vietnam as a must-see tourist destination of Asia was released on the US Cable News Network (CNN) on October 15.

Ninh Binh Province's tourism sector launched a tourism promotion programme on October 15, attracting over 200 travel businesses, press agencies and management unites from 13 provinces and cities around the country.

The General Department of Tourism has officially kick-started the Travel Viet Nam Safety app in an effort to support travellers to feel more secure about their trips.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Green List Committee has officially approved and presented the Green List certificate to Van Long Nature Reserve in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province.

Tourism in combination with education on natural conservation has become a favourite form in the world today. This type of tourism does not only provide travellers a chance to enjoy the nature but it also helps raise their awareness of natural conservation. In recent times, Ninh Binh has built and developed such tourism products.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document, asking tourism management departments, tourism associations and businesses to continue carrying out domestic tourism stimulus programmes in the remaining months of 2020.

The Ninh Binh Tourism Association on September 17 held a meeting to discuss measures to remove difficulties and build a new stimulus plan to promote tourism which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foreign travelers dreaming of their next vacation in Vietnam can now find the country's best sustainable tourism options in one online destination.

Fresh fragrant lotus pond with its peaceful space in Mua cave, Hoa Lu district has become a magnet for those who love to admire the breath-taking natural landscape in the recent time.

In addition to admiring the serenity of Trang An scenic landscape complex in Ninh Binh province on tour boats, visitors to the complex now can go kayaking themselves at the site from August 17.

In recent years, northern Ninh Binh province's tourism sector has been developing rapidly thanks to its unique historic and cultural values as well as gorgeous landscapes. Tourism has become an important economic sector and the province has implemented a range of measures to promote green and eco- tourism for its sustainable development.

Vietnam welcomed 3.8 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2020, a year-on-year decline of 61.6%, the General Statistics Office announced on July 29.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has requested tourism departments of localities nationwide to promptly take measures to ensure safety for tourists in the face of the complex developments of COVID-19.