Jan 2015 sees remarkable increase in foreign tourists to Vietnam

Vietnam International Travel Mart is an annual event held in Vietnam on purpose of promoting Vietnam tourism industry. The VITM 2015 organized from April 3 to 6 mainly introduce and promulgate Vietnam heritages recognized by UNESCO.

Seagull Airlines and Paradise Cruise have recently offered a special promotion for travelers in Halong Bay. Accordingly, tourists just need to pay about US $490 for a Halong Bay seaplane tour in 2 days 1 night in Seagull Seaplane and Paradise Cruise.

In the first 5 months of this year, Hue tourism has welcomed 1.04 million tourists, of which 413 thousand are international tourists, increasing 13% compared to that of the same period in 2013.

On September 17th, “Van Phuc Silk Village Culture and Tourism Week 2014” was officially opened by Vietnam Craft Village Association. The festival aims to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Capital’s Liberation Day.

Hanoi is an old city of 1000-year history with many different architectural characteristics. Traditional ancient houses in Hanoi are among the most precious heritages imbued with Vietnamese culture and traditions.

A stunning photograph of Chris Miller, a photographer, taken in Son Doong Cave – the biggest known cave in the world is described as a fairy-tale world of the aliens in the National Geographic.

Bo De Quan Restaurant at 164 Au Co Street in Tay Ho District, Hanoi is a great address for guests to enjoy the essence of Vietnamese vegetarian cuisine. Coming to the restaurant, guests will be lured into the art of cuisine and purity in soul.

The world of travel now has plenty of choices. However, which destination is visited most? Recently, Wanderlust has released lists to see top choices of travelholics. And, Vietnam is listed as the most favorite destination on the internet.

Autumn is the most beautiful season in one year for many people; therefore, this is an idea time for traveling with families or friends. Being known as a beautiful country, Vietnam has many fascinating attractions in the fall waiting to be explored.

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.

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.