Travel

Dien Bien tourism strong developed
26/09/2012 10:02
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than 28,000 tourists since the beginning of 2012, including 6,500 during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. The province also welcomed around 700 foreign visitors from France, Australia, Canada, the US and Germany during...
This year 2012 promises a bumper for the tourism industry
26/09/2012 10:02
With a nationwide theme of "Heritage Tourism" this year, Viet Nam's tourism industry is expected to experience an increase of tourists and strong competition with other countries in the region, General Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan...
Good news for Vietnam tourism
26/09/2012 10:02
The world’s renowned travel guide, the Lonely Planet, has rated Vietnam ’ Mekong Delta region ninth out of the 10 best value destinations for 2012. Vietnam ’s rice basket, the Mekong Delta is a watery landscape of green fields and sleepy villages, everywhere crisscrossed by the brown...
Visit Laos Year campaign expected to boost tourism
26/09/2012 10:02
Laos expects to see a 7 percent increase in tourist arrivals this year as the country is running its Visit Laos Year campaign. According to a forecast by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, the number of tourist arrivals is expected to reach 2.86 million this year, about a...
Free tour to Halong Bay during the holiday
26/09/2012 10:02
According to the Quang Ninh inland water port authority, the Ha Long Bay received more than 104,000 foreign and local tourists during the Tet holidays. Previously, the Quang Ninh People’s Committee decided to...
Vietnam participated in the 53rd Holiday Fair 2012
26/09/2012 10:02
Vietnam participated in the 53rd Holiday Fair 2012, which took place from Feb. 2-6 in the Belgian capital city of Brussels. This year, there were six different travel ‘villages’ in the event,...
Hoi An is the first city to provide free wifi
26/09/2012 10:02
Hoi An will become the first city in Vietnam and Southeast Asia to provide free provide Wifi over the entire area. Mr Ho Quang Buu, the Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Quang Nam Province, said that according to the plan, in late February 2012, 350...