Chan May Port welcomes 34000 tourists to Hue in 2014

Recently, Open Days – Berlin 2014 festival was held by the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. That was a chance to promote Vietnamese culture.

Being known as a favorite Vietnamese street food of many foreigners, recently, Bun Cha was voted as one of 10 world's best street food by National Geographic Travel website. Earlier, it is also suggested by CNN as one of best foods for summer.

The exhibition named “54” of Vietnam ethnic groups was officially opened on June 26th at Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. The exhibition lasting from June 25th to July 6th is hosted by two photographers Sebastien Laval and Le Vuong.

At the Affordable Art Fair which is taking place now in London, United Kingdom, a gallery exhibiting paintings of Vietnam Art is attracting the attention of a large number of visitors by its novelty and uniqueness.

In recent time, International Hotel Awards – the most prominent award for hotels in the world has honored 7 Vietnam hotels with highest rewards. In addition some other hotels are also honored in such categories as spa services and convention.

On May 25th, the opening ceremony of 6th Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Festival was celebrated in Suffolk County, Long Island District, New York City, the USA. Vietnamese culture has been impressively promoted here.

National Geographic, a USA prestigious travel magazine, has recently published the list of 10 traditional celebration foods in the world. Chung cake and Giay Cake of Vietnam are honored to enter that list.

Mekong Tourism Forum 2015 took place from 15 - 18 June 2015 to maintain the sustainable development of tourism in Mekong River Delta. Mekong Sub-region needs more efforts in connecting products, increasing the quality of service and tourism promotion.

On the morning of July 9th 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference of Exciting Vietnam Campaign to promote Vietnam tourism.

Recently, the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have submitted a documentation recommending Vietnam visa exemption for 9 countries to develop Vietnam tourism and transportation.

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.