InterContinental Da Nang won Oscar of the Travel Industry’s awards

In the last few days of December, Designboom – a famous architectural electronic journal - released a list of top 10 hotels and resorts in 2014. Accordingly, Flamingo Dai Lai Resort is the only one Vietnamese representative having presence in the list.

Amanoi in Ninh Thuan is one of 33 most wonderful hotels in the world in 2014 according to the vote of Condé Nast Traveler. 2015 promises to be a year of Vietnam travel, and Amanoi Resort will be one of top choices for vacation sports.

The WonderList has voted Ban Gioc Waterfall in Vietnam as one of the most amazing waterfalls in the world by its wonderful beauty. Ban Gioc Waterfall in Cao Bang, Vietnam has been one of the most visited tourist sites in tours from Hanoi to the northeast.

From June 24th to July 2nd 2014, “Vietnamese Culture Days in Russia” is held in Moscow, St Petersburg and Yaroslavl by Vietnam Department of International Cooperation to promote Vietnam tourism to Russian tourists.

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 the framework of “Vietnam Days in Netherlands 2014”, Vietnam culture exhibition taking place from September 24th to 26th was an important highlight to promote images of Vietnamese culture to the Netherlands.

Nowadays, Vietnam is becoming a favorite tourist destination of the world-wide travelers. Generally, the reasons for being fascinated by Vietnam can be summarized into three phrases including friendliness, delectable cuisine, and beautiful sceneries.

It is reported that from August 21st to 24th, thousands of visitors have participated excitedly and cheered greatly for performances of Vietnamese water puppet by troupes of Thang Long Puppet Theater.

According to Mr. Tran Duc Lam, Director of Department of Planning and Investment, Quang Ninh will complete the cable car in Halong Bay in 2015. The project is included in the investment of $ 300 billion of Sun Group.

From July 1, 2015 Belarusians entering Vietnam for less than 15 days will be exempted from Vietnam visa, regardless any purposes of entry. Accordingly, citizens of Belarus can travel Vietnam, come to Vietnam to visit relatives without visa for 15 days.

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.