7 Vietnam hotels named in International Hotel Awards

Recently, the project of Phu Van Lau Pavilion restoration in Hue Citadel started. The architectural work has been existing for centuries as one of the most striking places of Hue Imperial City. Phu Van Lau and other works need preserving and promoting.

TripAdvisor has recently published a list of 25 most attractive museums in Asia. 3 Vietnam museums including Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Vietnamese Women’s Museum, and War Remnants Museum have the presence in the list.

In August 22nd and 23rd 2014, leaders of Japan Association of Travel Agents visited Ho Chi Minh City to have a meeting with Vietnam Tourism Association about Vietnam and Japan promoting tourism cooperation.

As expected, on November 1th, Quang Ninh Province successfully organized an art performance Preserving Green Halong Bay at 30-10 Square, Halong City with manny special and meaningful repertoires celebrating Halong Bay UNESCO Recognition Anniversary.

As being recognized as a national heritage, Duong Lam Village is preparing to enter a phase of reservation and restoration. The ancient village is not just the convergence of many old houses, but also a place of long-lasting cultural values.

According to a poll’s result of TripAdvisor – one of the world’s most prestigious travel site, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ranks 4th in top 25 most fascinating museums in Asia in 2014.

Reportedly, Vietnam tourism will be promoted in the annual World Travel Market (WTM) 2014 which plans to be held from November 3rd to 6th 2014 in Excel Exhibition Center, London, United Kingdom.

In the afternoon of 5 January 2015 at Vietnam Exhibition Center, Heritage Magazine, which is operated by Vietnam Airlines Corporation, held a press conference and kicked off a Photo Exhibition of Vietnam Heritage Journey 2014.

Vietnamese sandwich, which is widely known as Banh Mi, is a popular street food of Vietnamese people. Banh Mi Vietnam has been voted as one of the world's best streets foods and the world’s best sandwich by some international tourist’s websites.

BBC has already released the list of Top 15 Most Amazing Landscape and Rock Formations in the world. Halong Bay in Vietnam is also named in the list. The Natural World Heritage is also voted as one of the best destinations in the world 2015.

Au Lac Company has recently provided modern Tuan Chau ferry to the tourist waterway from Tuan Chau Island (Halong Bay) to Cat Ba Island. Thanks to this waterway, tourists can transport easily between two famous tourist destinations.

Recently, Nguyen Hue Walking Street was officially opened to serve locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. The new walking zone is the most beautiful and largest street in Ho Chi Minh City with colorful decoration and modern water foutain system.

Vietnamese street food has become so well known that CNNgo praises Vietnam as the heaven of food and Travel Jounal Lovelyplanet lists Vietnam as one of 10 culinary tours most worth-trying in the world.

Because of the tropical monsoon climate, the summer in Vietnam is rather hot. With cool climate and moderate temperature, following are 10 perfect summer destinations in Vietnam to enjoy fresh air and beautiful landscapes.

In the evening July 18, 2014, Sun Wheel in Da Nang was officially launched at Asia Park Da Nang. Sun Wheel in Da Nang is one of the top highest wheels in the world.

Famtrip, a German delegation consisting of 12 representatives of leading tourism companies in Germany with Mr. Peter Melchior as the delegation leader has visited Vietnam to research for tourism from May 13th to 18th 2014.

Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village located at the foot of Marble Mountains as recently been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. It is one of the most well-known attractions in Da Nang.

Recently, there is a decision on upgrading Nguyen Hue Flower Street to become a walking square in Ho Chi Minh City. The project costs about 428 billion dong. Also, there is an underground station built here.

Trang An, honored as “Dry Halong Bay”, is becoming a favorite attraction appealing tourists from all over the world. Recently, Vietnam proposed UNESCO for recognizing Trang An ecological complex in Ninh Binh Province as a world heritage site.

The first official website of Lao Cai tourism has come into operation since March 27th. The website enables tourists and companies to upgrade tourism information in 3 languages: Vietnamese, English and Chinese.