Tourism

According to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of foreign tourist to Vietnam reached 6.2 million, in six first months of 2017, up 30.2% year-on-year.

The Tourism Department of the central city of Da Nang officially launched the programme "Da Nang - Summer Destination 2017" on June 17.

Tourism website Skyscanner has introduced top 10 Southeast Asian hikes with hundreds of exciting experiments and activities. Sapa and Fansipan- two famous tourism hot spots of Vietnam ranked third and fourth.

More than 5.2 million international tourists travelled to Vietnam in the first five months of 2017, an increase of 29.6% when compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

A certificate recognising Hai Van Quan (Hai Van Gate) as a national relic site was granted to authorities of central Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city during a ceremony on May 24.

Bai Tu Long National Park (Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam) was officially recognized as the 38th ASEAN's Heritage Park.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) held the fourth meeting in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 5th to update the progress of drafting dossiers re-applying for UNESCO's recognition of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh with an extended area to Cat Ba archipelago of Hai Phong as World Natural Heritage site.

Domestic and foreign visitors flocked to tourist attractions across Vietnam during the April 30-May 1 holidays.

This year Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1) fall on a weekend. The domestic tourism market is expected to be busier than ever.

The Ban Gioc Waterfall tourism area will be developed into a key tourism destination of the northeastern mountainous province of Cao Bang and Vietnam; contributing to speeding up the provincial and regional socio-economic development in combination with protecting security and national defence.

More than 3.1 million tourists travelled to the northern province of Ninh Binh in the first three months of this year—a 7.4% year-on-year increase, the provincial Department of Tourism has revealed.

Thousands of people and visitors flocked to the 2017 Trang An Traditional Festival which officially kicked off on April 15 at Suoi Tien temple under the Trang Tan ecological tourism area in Ninh Binh province.

UK-based travel publisher Rough Guides has described Vietnam's north-south rail link as one of the most scenic routes in Asia.

The studio where film Kong: Skull Island was shot in the northern province of Ninh Binh is being restored and will open to tourists on April 15.

More than 3.2 million foreign tourists travelled to Vietnam in the first three months of this year—a 29% year-on-year increase, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has announced.

Ha Long and Trang An are two of Vietnam's most beautiful landscapes recognised by Unesco as World Heritage Sites. With picturesque natural sceneries plus low costs, Ha Long tours and Trang An tours have caught the fancy of many tourists. Tour bookings for May Day holidays have risen 20 - 30 per cent from a year ago.

Ninh Binh province is working to make the best use of opportunities that the American blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island" may bring to its tourism industry.

Hollywood film director Jordan Vogt-Roberts said he is honoured to be Vietnam's tourism ambassador and will do his utmost to help Vietnamese tourism take off.

On March 7, 2017, the world's leading travel trade show ITB Berlin 2017 themed "Powerful Ideas for Sustainable Success" officially kicked off at the City Cube Berlin, Germany.