Tourism

Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province was named on the UNESCO World Heritage List of Natural and Cultural Sites in June 2014, making it the country's first site to earn the title.

More than 300 artifacts dating from over a thousand years ago are on display in the provincial museum of the northern province of Ninh Binh from January 20-24.

A wide variety of cultural, arts and tourism activities are going to be held from January 22-24 in the northern province of Ninh Binh to mark the province's receipt of UNESCO's certificate honouring Trang An landscape complex as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Vietnam - a region increasingly being defined by optimism, opportunity and growth - is emerging as a promising land for travellers around the globe with the potential to lift tens of millions of its citizens out of poverty.

Situated on the southern part of the Red River delta, Trang An is a spectacular landscape of a limestone karst mountain range and submerged valleys, surrounded by steep cliffs.

Representatives of local authorities, and businesses in northern Ninh Binh province gathered in a recent workshop to seek ways to enhance the management and protection of the environment and cultural values in developing tourism.

Located in Trang An Landscapes Complex, about 7km western of Ninh Binh city, Trang An Ecological Tourist Site is really a pre-eminent picture of mountains and water, cloud and sky, together with values of diversified landscape, geology, biology, culture and history. Therefore, this site has attracted more and more visitors.

Vietnam has been named as one of top 4 travel hotspots of the coming year, according to the online travel agency Destinia.com.

Vietnam welcomed over 7.2 million foreign visitors over the past 11 months, an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Brand development has the utmost significant role in tourism promotion and marketing, requiring the involvement of different stakeholders across sectors.

The Golden Tourism Week, offering visitors and travel agencies promotions, will take place from December 24-30.

The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) has announced the top 10 spiritual destinations that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

HANOI, Vietnam - A survey recently launched by one EU-funded tourism development program revealed that a mere 6% of the questioned international tourists choose to return to Vietnam due to poor tourism services, inconvenient transport and inadequate investment.

Vietnam is the most popular destination for Spanish holiday makers last summer, according to the online travel agent Atrapalo.

Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been listed in the 20 geological wonders of the world by travel guide website Rough Guides.

A conference on November 8 was held jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Thanh Hoa province People's Commitee to discuss preparations for the upcoming National Tourism Year 2015 festivities.

Vietnam has been included in the list of "Top 20 Best Places To Live Overseas", according to Business Insider, a US online newspaper based in New York City.

Hanoi has made the list of the world's top 10 most culturally rich cities, which was announced by Lifehack, a website that gives practical and effective life advice.

Located 120km far from Hanoi, the Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province is seen as a natural museum with a large number of species of rare animals and perennial plants and trees on limestone mountains.