Travel

Vietnam eyes 20 million foreign visitors by 2020
27/04/2017 10:11
The local tourism sector is expected to attain revenue of US$35 billion, contribute 11-12% to the nation’s gross domestic product, and create four million jobs in the next four years, said Ngo Hoai Chung, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism at the Food and Hotel...
Foreign bloggers tend to promote Vietnam tourism
25/04/2017 09:09
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the group from International Bloggers’ Association are due to visit beautiful landscapes of the capital city and three main filming locations for ‘Kong: Skull Island’ including Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh , and Quang...
Bookings for holiday tours rise, prices steady
24/04/2017 08:20
The number of bookings at Fiditour increased by 25 per cent over the same period last year, said Tran Thi Bao Thu, the company’s communication and marketing director. She said bookings for tours to foreign countries have filled up, while domestic tours are expected to close four to five...
Tourism sector enhances management of travel, tour guidance
22/04/2017 03:14
VNAT Deputy General Director Ngo Hoai Chung said Vietnam’s tourism sector is seeing both great opportunities for further development and but also challenges in managing travel operations, tour guidance and tourist sites. In 2016, a campaign was launched to examine the quality of...
Sea-island tourism - Future of tourism sector
21/04/2017 09:25
Vietnam holds great sea and island potential Vietnam boasts the greatest sea and island potential among Southeast Asian nations. It has a coastline of more than 3,260 kilometres and seawater surface of over 1 million square...
Exploring Lai Chau with community tours
21/04/2017 08:42
With its diverse culture and beautiful landscape, Lai Chau has promoted community tours in recent years giving tourists an insight into local culture and lifestyle. Na Luong hamlet in Tam Duong district is the most attractive destination in Lai Chau . The hamlet, located by the Nam Mu...
Tourism price competitiveness slipping
18/04/2017 08:31
In the category of “price competitiveness”, however, Vietnam slipped from the third-cheapest tourism destination in Southeast Asia in 2015 to the third most-expensive in 2017, according to the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI). Despite no change in its score of...