Tourism

The cultural and natural resources of the ancient capital and heritage area of Hoa Lu - Trang An need to be awakened and developed, leveraging their strengths to highlight the image of the country and its people. This will help the tourism brand of Ninh Binh Province grow and thrive even further.Tourist boat dock at Trang An.

Vietnam’s 2025 holiday schedule was announced early, which is expected to help both people and tour operators actively prepare for holidays across the year.Tourists at Sa Vi Cape, the northernmost point of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

The Ninh Binh’s tourism sector continues to enjoy positive performance with increasing number of tourist arrivals and a growing amount of revenue in November.A wide range of cultural activies were held and attracted a large number of domestic and foreign visitors.

Under the province’s digital transformation plan for the 2021-2025 period, Ninh Binh’s tourism sector is striving to synchronically develop a smart tourism ecosystem and apply AI, tourist virtual assistant and other advanced techniques to serve tourists, community, travel firms and state mangament agencies so as to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector. Foreign visitors use smartphone to scan QR Code to access information about Hoa Lu historical relic site.

The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) has selected Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Binh as the venue for its annual conference, set to take place from January 17-20, 2025. Themed "Tourism for Tomorrow: Preserving the Planet", the event underscores locality’s growing role as a rising star in global tourism, particularly among the Indian travelers.

The UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex has been honored with the "Impactful destination" award at the Kotler Awards 2024 ceremony, held recently in Ho Chi Minh City. Organisation board presents the "Impactful destination" award to representatives of Ninh Binh Department of Tourism.

The northern province of Ninh Binh, home to the ancient capital of Hoa Lu (968-1009), showcased its stunning natural landscapes and people to the Japanese market through a recent tourism promotion conference called “the splendor of the ancient capital” in Tokyo.At the event.

Tam Coc has been well-known for its magnificent nature with quiet rural scenery, gigantic limestone mountains, lush green rice fields, curving Ngo Dong river and beautiful caves. In the water lily season, Tam Coc becomes more captivating.Vibrant water lilies decorate Tam Coc landscape these days.

In the first ten months of 2024, Ninh Binh’s tourism sector was estimated to earn over 7.77 trillion VND (307 million USD), posting a year-on-year increase of 40.34% and making up 94.22% of the yearly plan, according to  the provincial Statistics Office.International tourists visit Trang An ecological site.

Right after Trang An was recognised as the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO, the northern province of Ninh Binh has built a master plan and issued numerous policies to manage, preserve and uphold the Trang An heritage’s values synchronically in a bid to protect and pass on the heritage for future generations.Trang An landscape.

During the official visit to Vietnam from October 25 to 30, the delegation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led by Firmin Edouard Matoko, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, visited and experienced the space of Hoa Lu ancient town at night - a unique new product of Ninh Binh on the evening of October 29. The delegation visited and experienced the Trang An eco-tourism area in Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex - the only cultural and natural heritage of Southeast Asia recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage in 2014.

Vietnam’s spectacular nature, distinctive culture, safety, affordability, and relaxing atmosphere are the five key factors why the Southeast Asian country is such an attractive destination for Asian travelers, consulting firm Outbox Company revealed in a recent survey.Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam.

The Trang An - Cuc Phuong Hot Air Balloon Festival kicked off at Trang An Cultural Park in Ninh Binh Province on October 26.Trang An - Cuc Phuong Hot Air Balloon Festival attracts crowds in Ninh Binh.

The northern province of Ninh Binh will organise a Forestival programme in December 2024 and Heritage Legend programme in March 2025 in a bid to promote and advertise tourism to domestic and foreign visitors.

The northern province of Ninh Binh continued to reap tourism achievements with the total number of tourist arrivals reaching nearly 7.3 million in the January-September period, representing a year-on-year increase of 34%.

In an effort to reap more significant achievements, Ninh Binh's Department of Tourism will pay more attention to enhancing tourism promotion and developing tourism brand linked with historical and heritage values.

Vietnam welcome nearly 1.3 million international visitors in September, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Thanks for its distinctive, unique tourism products with cultural-historical values, Ninh Binh has become a favourite destination among international travellers.

The arrival of 4,500 Sun Pharmaceuticals employees in Vietnam represents an important milestone in the trade relationship between Vietnam and India. This event affirmed Vietnam as a prime destination for international businesses and opened promising economic cooperation opportunities for both countries.