Vietnam welcomed around 410,000 foreign tourists in July, bringing the total number of foreign visitors to the nation in the first seven months of the country to more than 2.9 million, a year-on-year rise of almost 35 percent.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said the number of foreigners coming to Vietnam for work increased by [...]
Vietnam’s tourism industry is in danger of falling behind Cambodia and losing its top-five ranking among ASEAN countries, as the tourism sector has developed ploddingly during recent years, analysts warned.
In fact, the industry has yet effectively tapped its full potential; meanwhile, Cambodia has made great breakthroughs in its tourism industry.
With concrete strategies and effective operation, [...]
By the end of 2009, Hanoi had nine 5-star hotels, six 4-star hotels, 21 3-star hotels, 100 2-star hotels and 65 one-star hotels. There is a considerate rise in both accommodations and the hospitality workforce in the capital city.
The development of smokeless industry – a key economic sector – is creating millions of jobs each [...]
A Buddhist Ceremony was held at the Thang Long Royal Citadel on July 28 to launch an overseas Vietnamese and national cultural week.
Present at the ceremony were former Vice State President Truong My Hoa, Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, Nguyen Thanh Son, senior officials from Hanoi, representatives from international organisations, hundreds of [...]
Hanoi has so far this year welcomed more than 500,000 international tourists, up 12 percent against the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Most visitors came from Germany (104,900, up four times), China (76,600, up 32 percent), France (59.100 percent, up 32 percent), Japan (50,900, up 20 percent), [...]
The Singapore Tourism Board in Viet Nam has unveiled a new tag line “Your Singapore” in place of the previous tag “Uniquely Singapore”.
Its website, www.yoursingapore.com, enables travellers to conceptualise and plan their Singapore travel itinerary and also share their experiences.
The board has also finished one of its leading lifestyle websites, 24h.com.vn, that provides the Vietnamese [...]
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has sent an official dispatch to departments of culture, sports and tourism, asking them to scrutinize border tourism activities.
The move is followed continuous decreases in the number of international tourists coming to Vietnam through its border gates in recent times.
Border tourism plays an important role in the national [...]
A campaign to reduce prices during the low season to attract international and domestic tourists, has received the support of supermarkets, shops, hotels, restaurants and transportation firms in Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang, the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism said.
The outlets agreed to reduce prices by 10-40 per cent during August and [...]
The ASEAN Tourism Investment forum will take place in HCMC as part of the annual International Travel Expo slated for September 30 to October 2 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, the organizer said.
La Quoc Khanh, deputy director of HCMC’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told the Daily on Tuesday [...]
Although tourism is one of the key economic sectors that bring in a large amount of foreign currency to the country, each year, the lack of unique organised tours means the sector is losing out on opportunities to develop.
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the tourism sector has developed well over the [...]
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