Vietnam Northwest Tourism Fair 2014 to be held in Ha Giang

Forbes Magazine has published 10 coolest places to visit in 2015. Accordingly, Vietnam ranks the third position, after Iceland and Morocco. Owen Gaddis listed Vietnam in one of should-visit-destination in 2015 due to its interesting tourism services.

Exploited since 2008, MICE tourism in Vietnam has attracted a large number of tourists annually. Vietnam is assessed to possess many potentialities to develop MICE strongly in the future.

Hoi An Ancient Town, Golden Bridge, Son Doong Cave… are among famous tourist attractions in Vietnam praised by reputable international media many times such as CN Traveller, The Guardian, etc.

To appeal tourists in summer this year, 19 tourism companies, agencies along with many attractions in Dalat City have participated in a stimulus program which offers discount, promotion, and new products as well as services.

Lonely Planet has voted top 10 best hotels in Vietnam. In the list, most hotels are located in major cities in Vietnam such as Hanoi, Haiphong, Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Dalat, Phu Quoc, and Can Tho. These hotels have both excellent services and good rates.

International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2014 (ITE HCMC 2014) themed “five countries – one destination” by the General Department of Tourism was officially opened in the night of September 10th.

Hanoi Old Quarter has been known as the cultural and historical center of Hanoi. To welcome Lunar New Year, in the Old Quarter, there are many interesting and meaningful cultural events taking place.

After the 1st recognition in 2003 with outstanding geological and geomorphological values, at the recent 39th working session in Bonn, Germany, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park was recognize as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO for the second time.

Hilton Hanoi Opera and Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi, two typical luxury hotels in Hanoi have recently been awarded “Certificate of excellence service 2014” by the most prestigious travel website TripAdivisor.

Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Day 2015 will take place with the theme of Impressive world Heritages in Vietnam from March 26 to 29, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of Southern Vietnam, and Vietnam Reunification.

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.