Tourism

The '2018 National Tourism Year - Ha Long - Quang Ninh' programme, with around 50 cultural and art activities which promises to attract 16 million visitors.

Oxalis tour operator, the only travel company allowed to organise tours to the well-known Son Doong Cave, in the central province of Quang Binh, officially opened its ticket sales to explore the world's largest cave for 2018, with a route of four days and three nights.

The number of foreign arrivals to Viet Nam hit 1.02 million in October, representing a month-on-month growth of 5%. This was the seventh consecutive month, Viet Nam welcomed over 1 million foreign visitors.

Home to numerous historical and cultural relic sites and breathtaking landscapes plus developed infrastructure and convenient transport system, Ninh Binh is seen to have huge potentials of MICE tourism.

The third Ooc-Om-Bok Festival (moon worship festival) of the Mekong Delta will take place from October 28-November 3, according to the event's organising board.

As from 2018, visitors can conduct the Son Dong Cave expedition by overcoming the Vietnam's Great Wall (high stalactite wall) to shorten the time exploring the incredible cave to four days and three nights.

The Ninh Binh provincial People's Committee on August 14, 2017issued a plan to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Rome, Italy, held a tourism promotion programme in Milan and Rome from October 1-3.

The Ninh Binh provincial Department of Tourism has reported that tourist arrivals to the province are estimated to hit 6 million in the past nine months of 2017 ,expanding by 10.1percent compared to the same period last year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 22 announced the theme and activities of the National Tourism Year 2018, which will be hosted by the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said Vietnam welcomed 8,482,379 international tourists in the first eight months of 2017, up 29.7 per cent from a year earlier. This is a good signal for Vietnam's tourism development. However, this sector is also facing challenges to keep tourist arrivals rising while maintaining service quality.

Tourism will become a key economic sector of the northern province of Ninh Binh by 2025, local officials said at a tourism conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 8.

The International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2017 (ITE HCMC), themed 'Your gateway to tourism in Asia', officially kicked off at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in District 7 on September 7.

Hanoi Opera House officially welcomed travellers to visit and sample the history, architecture and artistic values from September 6.

Vietnam tops the Asian region, and ranks sixth out of ten countries around the world, with the strongest travel growth since the beginning of 2017, according to the latest report released by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

The People's Committee of Cao Bang province and the Ministry of Construction on August 17 announced master and detailed plans for developing Ban Gioc waterfall tourist site.

Ninh Binh is renowned for many famous scenic areas such as Trang An landscape complex, and Bai Dinh Pagoda. Besides, it also owns beautiful places for tourists to explore, with marvelously beautiful Thien Ha Cave worth visiting.

In addition to its romantic mountainous landscapes, Ninh Binh Province boasts unspoilt Kim Son Beach with ample potential for marine tourism development.

Proposal being prepared for the Van Long Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh province to be recognized as an important wetland area of the world.