Mau Son Summer Tourism Week inaugural ceremony

Compared to that of large tourist cities such as Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hanoi and even Ho Chi Minh City, hotels in Phu Quoc Island have best business result and highest revenue throughout Vietnam.

Agoda.com, the leading hotel-booking website in Asia has recently announced the list of top 8 green spaces/ national parks in Asia. It is a great honor for Ha Long Bay to be ranked at 4th place in the list.

On November 2nd, 2014, Vietnam Airlines officially launched route Phu Quoc – Singapore. The launching of these Vietnam airlines new routes will create favorable conditions to contribute to promote and develop exchanges between Vietnam and Singapore.

A major campaign named “Exciting Vietnam” will be launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam to promote image of Vietnam tourism as a destination safe, friendly and attractive.

From the beginning of November 2014, Quang Ninh Province kicked off a campaign named Smiles of Halong. Through the campaign, Quang Ninh citizens desire to convey a message that Quang Ninh is a land of welcoming smiles and hospitable and courteous people.

On April 19, in Hue City, the sixth Ministerial Conference in charge of ASEAN’s Culture and Art took place, representatives of Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and China discussed relevant issues, and awarded the title “ASEAN City of Culture” to Hue.

Along with Hanoi Spring Festival, Lao Cai fair as Bac Ha Market is held from February 6th to 15th at Van Ho Art Culture Exhibition Center (No2 Hoa Lu Street in Hanoi). It will be the convergence of many typical ethnic products and traditional activities.

Mr. Huynh Quang Hung, a Deputy Chairman of People’s Committee of Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province informed that from June 2014 until now, the number of tourists visiting the Phu Quoc Pearl Island has significantly increased.

Dong Xuan Market, an ancient market, has been existing for hundreds of years since Vietnamese feudalism. Nowadays, Dong Xuan night market becomes an interesting attraction in Hanoi appealing both local and international tourists.

After the Vietnam Tet holiday, these attractions have been gloomy until now. Nguyen Hue Walking Street, Saigon Central Post Office, and Ben Thanh Market become crowded gradually in the high season of international tourists to Saigon.

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.