Tourism

A night gala on May 10 in Hai Phong city opened the third Flamboyant Flower Festival under the theme 'Hai Phong in Flamboyant Red Colour.

The domestic tourism sector thrived during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays, with sunny weather helping lift the number of vacationers by 20% compared to last year's holidays.

The northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed over 106,000 domestic and foreign visitors from April 30 to May 4, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent.

Vietnam will host the 2014 United Nations Day of Vesak (Buddha's Birthday, Enlightenment and Passing Away) and an international Buddhism conference at Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh from May 7-11, 2014.

According to the General Statistics Office, Vietnam has welcomed an estimated 3.07 million foreign visitors in the first four months of the year, an increase of 27.3% compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam recorded 170,772 Japanese arrivals, ranking third in international travel volume, in the first quarter of 2014, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan on April 17 rang a bell in the Tran Temple to officially open the traditional festival commemorating Saint Quy Minh Dai Vuong held in Trang An-Bai Dinh tourist complex in Ninh Binh province.

The Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi ranked eighth among top 10 most attractive destinations in the world in 2014, according to the US prestigious travel magazine TripAdvisor.

Vietnam is filled with beautiful and exotic sights ranging from rural countryside to ancient Temples and tombs. Petal Mashraki, a freelance travel writer, has suggested 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Vietnam in an article published on globalgrasshopper.com.

The Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Festival, held annually in the northern province of Ninh Binh, opened on April 7 with a water procession.

Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM), the leading travel event for the country, kicked off in Hanoi on April 3 with 665 companies from 22 countries and territories showcasing their products in 508 stalls.

According to the General Statistics Office, the total number of international visitors to Vietnam in the first three months of 2014 has been estimated at 2,327,925, an increase of 29.3% over the same period last year.

The second Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM), which is scheduled from April 3-6 in Hanoi, will focus on promoting domestic, inbound and outbound tourism.

Bich Dong is situated in Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district, northern province of Ninh Binh. It belongs to Trang An scenic landscape complex, it is about 3 km from Tam coc wharf, and 9km southwest of Ninh Binh city

An increasing number of foreign tourists found their way to Vietnam in the first two months of the year, offering a boost to the economy.

Vietnam ranks 41st on the list of the most popular countries in the world to visit, unveiled bywww.movehub.com - the ultimate resource for people who want to move abroad.

Building and developing a brand name for the Vietnamese tourism market is a key solution to help the sector reach this year's target of welcoming 8 million foreign and 40 million domestic tourists, and earning 220 trillion VND (10.34 billion USD), domestic tourism managers have said.

Vietnam ranked first in the number of tourists visiting Cambodia last year, with around 854,000 people, up 12% compared with 2012's figure, according to a report from Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism.

ASEAN continues to be an attractive destination for both regional and international tourists as it recorded 90.2 million tourists in 2013, a 12 percent increase over the 2012 figure, according to Bernama.