Foreign tourist arrivals to Ho Chi Minh city reached an estimated 301,000 in May 2015, a year-on-year rise of 3.7%, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
International visitors to Viet Nam in May estimated 576,868 arrivals, decrease 16.4% over last month and down 14.4% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in 5 months reached 3,275,191 arrivals, decrease 12.6% over the same period last year.
The Asia-Pacific Bonsai Festival 2015 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City in early June, featuring 614 artworks from 17 countries and territories, according to organizers.
(TITC) - From 1 to 20 June 2015, the 11th Southern Fruit Festival 2015 will be held in Suoi Tien Cuture Tourism Area (District 9, Ho Chi Minh City) by Department of Tourism, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with Suoi Tien Culture Tourism Area with the participations of 21 provinces and cities nationwide.
Nearly 3,000 people enthusiastically enjoyed the “Experiencing Viet Nam” event, which was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 21.
America’s Warner Brothers films (WB) has revealed the trailer of Pan, an animated fantasy-adventure film, on Youtube which features scenes of Vietnam’s Hang En (Swift) Cave, the third largest cave in the world.
Tourists visit the Salangane Islands in the central province of Khanh Hoa for the cruises in glass bottom boats to view coral reefs and tours to climb up to the top of Du Ha mountain. They go to visit the temple for worshipping the creator of the bird nest harvesting industry and to enter caves where salanganes build their nests. During the summer, these islands…
Nguyen’s Dynasty Porcelain Museum of Hue City is showcasing the Japanese traditional ceramic and sculpture.
A marine tourism festival opened on April 29 in Sam Son town, central Thanh Hoa province, drawing tens of thousands of tourists from across the country.
A photo book titled “Royal Hue: Heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty of Viet Nam” was released in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on April 28.
Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology is a place that should not be missed if you visit the Central Highlands. This museum preserves and presents the culture quintessence of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands. It has more than 10,000 objects and receives about 100,000 visitors a year, one third of whom are foreigners.
The first Nha Trang tourism fair is set to be held on July 3 in the central coastal city of Nha Trang as part of activities pertaining to the Sea Festival 2015 slated for July 11-14.