Vietnam Travel News

Cultural activities to celebrate the Christmas Seasons
Many of the city’s entertainment venues are busy these days, offering exciting activities and entertainment programs for locals and tourists centered on the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

Dalat’s Hung King Temples
Ten kilometers from Dalat City on the road to HCMC is the beautiful Prenn Waterfall and a temple site to commemorate the Hung Kings.

A training course on collecting folklore literature and art
The Vietnam Folklore Literature and Art Association has cooperated with the southern Ca Mau provincial Literature and Art Association to provide a training course on collecting and researching folklore literature and art.

InterContinental expands business in Vietnam
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) signed a cooperation deal with the Lucky Star Joint Stock Company and the Thinh Vuong Company to expand business in Vietnam.

Thua Thien-Hue prepares to market community based and eco tourism
A seminar aiming to promote the concept of community based tourism was held in the central city of Hue. The idea was co-ordinated between farmers, travel companies and the tourism administration.

HCMC’s international food festival attracts 24 countries worldwide
Over 24 countries around the world will take part in an international food festival to be held in the end of the year, announced the City’s Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism on Tuesday.

Too fast, not too furious
In Hoi An, mannequins in billowy evening gowns, slim pants, and smart jackets are like enchantresses.

Fishy in Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc’s staple dish offers a triumphant marriage of fresh and fermented flavors

Natural masterpiece
Dazzling white silk bands shimmered through a break in dense forests and mountains. The arresting sight quickened our pulses.

National Tourism Year 2011 to start
On December 5th, the Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee held a press conference to announce the National Tourism Year 2011 in Southern Central Coastal-Phu Yen, under the theme “Island and Sea Tourism”.

Linkage to develop Mekong Delta tourism
The total turnover from Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta tourism has reached over VND2,000 billion so far this year, according to the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, an increase of 28.7 percent over the same period last year.

Con Dao listed in top 10 romantic tourist spots in 2010
Following Ha Long Bay, Con Dao Island has been chosen by the UK publishing company Lonely Planet to enter the top 10 best inlands in 2011 for romantic vacations.

First coffee museum to open in Central Highlands
Viet Nam's first coffee museum will open soon in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot.

Many airlines increase frequencies, open new routes
Many foreign and domestic airlines are managing to cash in on the strong recovery of Vietnam’s aviation market after the 2008-2009 global financial meltdown by increasing their frequencies and opening air routes to the country.

Vietnam’s tourism focuses on four main markets
Vietnam’s tourism industry has singled out China, the Northeast Asian countries of Japan and South Korea, Europe, and ASEAN as its four main source markets for next year’s business plan and will boost marketing activities there, an official said.