Tourism

The tourism industry saw a strong start in 2018 as the international tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached over 4.2 million people in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 30.9 percent year on year.

Ninh Binh Tourism week 2018 themed "Golden color of TamCoc-TrangAn" will take place at TamCoc-BichDong tourism area and Trang An ecotourism area, the northern province of Ninh Binh, from May 25th to 31st.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has planned to implement a smart tourism system this year with the aim of boosting the tourism industry's growth.

More than 2.86 million foreigners were estimated to visit Vietnam in January and February, up 29.7% from the same period in 2017.

Tourism in central and southern regions have reaped the benefits of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday (February 14-20), reporting an impressive surge in the number of visitors.

In 2018, Vietnam's tourism industry will focus on solving obstacles to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector and raise the image of Vietnam in foreigners' eyes.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai welcomed the first group of foreign tourists on February 16th, the first day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.

The Ho Dynasty Citadel, a World Cultural Heritage Site site in the central province of Thanh Hoa, will offer free entrance to both domestic and foreign tourists during February 15 - 17 or the first three days of the Lunar New Year.

Da Nang city is one of the top 10 best places in the world for foreigners to live in 2018, according to the international tourism magazine Live and Invest Overseas (LIO).

'Mam tep' (shrimp paste) may sound quite intimidating dish, but don't let the pungent smell prevent you from trying the interesting specialty of Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province.

Data released by Airbnb recently puts two major cities of Vietnam - Hanoi and Da Nang - among the world's top 10 intriguing travel destinations in 2018.

As the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has expanded, the world's tourism sector is facing requirements for quickly transforming from traditional tourism to 'smart tourism'. Viet Nam is no exception.

The UNESCO Office in Hanoi and Vietnam Cultural Heritage Conservation Support Fund has held a round-table meeting to discuss a new approach to study Vietnam's heritage.

The Centre for Scientific and Cultural Activities of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - National University) in Hanoi has put into operation an automatic multi-language guide system to serve domestic and foreign tourists.

Tours to Ho (Tiger), Over and Pygmy Caves in the central province of Quang Binh have been launched by Jungle Boss, a local tour operator.

2017 is considered a successful year for the tourism sector, with 13 million international tourists arriving in Vietnam, up by three million against the previous year.

U.S. travel site Insider has named Viet Nam's northern province of Ninh Binh as one of the 50 best spots to visit in 2018.

About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly 3 million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.

A range of activities have been carried out by Vietnam tourism sector and other related authorities to realise the single ASEAN visa policy.