On the evening of February 24 and early morning of February 25, Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism reinstated a festival to pray for good crop of the San Chay ethnic minority group in Dai Duc commune, Tien Yen district.
2014 is forecast to see continued growth in the number of Russian tourists travelling to Nha Trang, according to the Khanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
On February 25, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduced a new version of the ministry’s web portal at http://www.bvhttdl.gov.vn.
Some travel firms say they have recently received requests about fees and contracts to serve international tourists who previously planned to visit Thailand but then decided to come to Vietnam instead.
Many schools in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have begun teaching students about the area’s ancient gong culture in an effort to preserve and promote its traditional values.
German cruise ship MS Europa 2 docked at Duong Dong port of Kien Giang province’s Phu Quoc Island district on February 24, bringing 600 passengers, mainly European visitors, to the island.
After the Lunar New Year (Tet holiday), the VASCO (Vietnam Service Air Company) airlines operated five or six daily flights on the Ho Chi Minh city – Con Dao route, said Ms Trinh Thi Phuong, head of the VASCO branch in Con Dao.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam handed over to Hanoi representatives certificates recognising five historic places in the city as special national relic sites at a ceremony held in the capital on February 22.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will work to attract at least four million tourist arrivals, including 185,000 foreign arrivals, in 2014, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
An Indian magazine, India Times, has named Hoi An, a World Heritage Site located in the central province of Quang Nam, one of the world's most romantic cities.
According to National Geographic, Phu Quoc island is one of the top 15 favoured destinations for winter 2014. It ranks third after Paris (France) and Whitefish, Montana (USA).
The Press Centre for the Hue Festival 2014 was opened in Thua Thien-Hue province on February 20 to assist both domestic and foreign reporters during the biennial event.
(TITC) - In early 2014, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province welcomed two international 5-star cruise ships with over 5,000 tourists. The number of international tourists to resorts, hotels in the province is higher than that in the same period last year… This is the positive signal about provincial capability of attracting international tourists in 2014.
Travel website Price of Travel has placed Hanoi and HCM City of Vietnam on a list of top ten destinations on earth for budget backpackers.
Many people in Hung Hoc village, Nam Hoa precinct, Quang Yen town, the northern province of Quang Ninh, enjoyed their village festival which has been reinstated for over 20 years.
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