Halong Bay UNESCO Recognition Anniversary successfully ends

Following the success of Vinpearl Resort - Villas, after 10 months of construction, Vinpearl Resort Phu Quoc was officially launched in Phu Quoc Island. This is the first and the largest 5 star recreation and entertainment complex in Phu Quoc.

According to a poll’s result of TripAdvisor – one of the world’s most prestigious travel site, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ranks 4th in top 25 most fascinating museums in Asia in 2014.

In the community of K’ Ho ethnic minority in Lam Dong Province, tourists coming here will have a chance to experience the process of planting, harvesting, and enjoy the drink and explore the culture of K’Ho.

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.

The new 5-star resort named Vinpearl Resort - Villas will be opened on April 30th 2015 with the scale of 900 rooms including hotel complex and luxury villas. It is in the system of Vinpearl Nha Trang luxury resort.

Located in Quang Ninh province, Co To Island is considered as the pearl amidst the sea and an ideal tourist destination of Vietnam. In recent years, the district has much effort and projects for the tourism development.

Alison Spiegel, Associate Taste Editor at Huffington Post, recently published an article revealing 21 reasons for loving Vietnam. Accordingly, Vietnam is an ideal place for travelers because of its superb street foods, natural sceneries, and kind people.

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.

In August 22nd and 23rd 2014, leaders of Japan Association of Travel Agents visited Ho Chi Minh City to have a meeting with Vietnam Tourism Association about Vietnam and Japan promoting tourism cooperation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.