Vietnam Northwest Tourism Fair 2014 to be held in Ha Giang

On April 26, Ba Na Hills will officially welcome a new funicular railway called “climbing-mountain train” to serve tourists. Being firstly constructed in Vietnam, this system will be a promising way of developing tourism in this area.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Traditional Day of Culture branch, under the the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, all relics and museums in Vietnam will be opened for free from 25-28 August 2015.

Located in Hong Hai Ward, Halong City, Quang Ninh Museum is one of key works celebrating the 50th anniversary of the province’s establishment. It is expected to become a new attraction in Halong.

Vietjet Air has released a new service called Power Pass. A customer pays for it once, but he can use it to travel hundreds of flights, both Vietnam domestic flights and international flights to Vietnam.

Aiming to improve the responsibility of enterprises for the environment, IHG Green Week 2014 has been held from August 18th to 22nd by InterContinental Hanoi Westlake in collaboration with other hotels in IHG.

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.

Two works of Xung Khiem Pavilion and Du Khiem Pavilion in Tu Duc Tomb are ready to welcome visitors after a period of restoring and renovating. Meanwhile, the last Tu Duc Tomb restoration of Khiem Cung Mon is expected to finish at the end of 2015.

On September 4th, 161 artifacts of Cham culture were introduced to visitors in an exhibition introducing archaeological work in Qua Giang River. The exhibition was held at the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang.

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.

On August 15th 2014, Vietnam Society of Travel Agents (VISTA) has organized the launching of Japan Outbound Travel Club – Southern Region (JOTC-SR) aiming to promote tourism exchange between two countries.

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.