Ninh Binh province welcomed over 4.07 million holidaymakers and earned nearly 4.37 trillion VND (192 million USD) in revenue, posting year-on-year increases of 13.52% and 20.12%, respectively.
Environmental news website Mother Nature Network has selected 30 of the most beautiful destinations on Earth, and terraced paddy fields in Vietnam's northern mountainous Sapa district is one of such wonderful places.
Covering an area of nearly 3,000 hectares in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province, Van Long Lagoon, which has set two records of the Vietnam Book of Records for a habitat for the largest population of Delacour's lutung (trachypithecus delacouri), and the largest nature picture, has been one of the province's tourism attractions.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has proposed BBC Television of the UK develop a 30-second video clip advertising Vietnam's tourism and broadcast it on the BBC channel in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to statistics by the Ninh Binh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first eight months of this year, the tourist arrivals to Ninh Binh numbered 3.679 million, down 3,7% compared to same period last year. However, the number of those staying overnight increased by 314,295 nights, a year - on - year rise of 12.5%.
Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa, having great potential for natural and historical tourism, promise to become attractive destinations when the provinces co-ordinate closely in developing tourism.
The northern province of Ninh Binh has huge potential of tourism development. The opportunities increased when the Trang An Ecological Complex was recognized as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, on June 23. The province should further exploit the potential presented by eco-tourism.
Tourists to Tam Coc in Ninh Binh province this time have chance to enjoy its beautiful natural landscape mixed by images of waterways in the Southwest, mountains in the Northwest and ripen paddy field in Northern Vietnam.
A leading UK travel magazine has named Vietnam as one of the 20 most beautiful countries in the world.
Travelers who have visited to the northern province of Ninh Binh should not miss Cuc Phuong National Park, apart from other popular venues such as Bai Dinh Pagoda, Tam Coc - Bich Dong, Trang An eco-tourist site and temples to worship kings of Dinh and Le dynasties.
In late June, Vietnamese people in general and Ninh Binh province's people in particular saw with great pleasure that Trang An landscape complex had been officially recognised as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage. However, the honour will also pose challenges to Ninh Binh province, tourism brand and community in preserving and promoting the heritage's tourism potential.
Dubbed as "Ha Long Bay on land", the Trang An landscape complex, a cradle of civilization of ancient Vietnamese, is the first in Vietnam to have been recognized by UNESCO as a world natural and cultural heritage site. The title creates a chance to heighten Vietnam's image in the eye of foreign friends.
The nation's reputation as an attractive tourist destination continues spiraling upwards in the eyes of international tourists, and this heightened image is spilling over into positive reports by the international mass media.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on July 7 initiated a tourism stimulus programme named 'Vietnamese People Travel Vietnam' on the occasion of the organisation's 54th traditional day (July 9, 1960-July 9, 2014).
With royal ruins, limestone mountains, caves and crystal rivers, Ninh Binh Province has nearly everything a visitor could want. And Trang An Grottoes Eco-tourism Complex is a potential destination.
Vietnam has so far welcomed more than 4.2 million tourist arrivals so far, marking a year-on-year increase of 21.11%, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
Ninh Binh, an ancient city, has a long history of development. As a political - administrative, economic, cultural and tourism center of the province of the same name, it was recently recognized as a second-level city under Ninh Binh province and is striving to become a modern and civilized tourism city.
Trang An landscape complex has met the criteria of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO) on outstanding universal values of World Heritage, for this reason, the complex has been officially recognised as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh was officially included in the world heritage list on June 23 by the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Hanoi has been cited as one of the top five most budget-friendly destinations for a short getaway excursion for two people, according to a recent survey by TripAdvisor - the world's largest tourism website.
Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been listed among the top eight green spaces/ national parks in Asia by Agoda.com, one of the continent's leading hotel booking websites.
