Kick off Golden Tourism Week at Hue heritages

According to estimated statistics of General Statistics Office, January 2015 witnesses 700 692 foreign tourists to Vietnam, rising 6.6% in compared to December 2014, decreasing 9.7% year on year. It is expected to be a good signal of Vietnam tourism 2015.

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.

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.

Taking place from April 7 to May 15, Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2014 includes a chain of various, exciting and promising activities which will bring unforgettable impressions on positive changes of this land to tourists.

Three Vietnam museums listed in top museums in Asia include War Remnants Museum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, and Vietnamese Women’s Museum. The results are based on the ratings of tourists via TripAdvisor.

According to the vote of Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, 3 Vietnam hotels including Sofitel Legend Metropole, La Residence Hotel & Spa, and Park Hyatt Sai Gon were named in a list of 31 best hotels in Southeast Asia.

On October 23rd, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Mr. Le Hoang Quan granted the establishment decision of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism. This was a meaningful event of Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism.

Along with Santorini (Greece), Venice (Italy), and Provence (France)..., Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam is also honored as one of 10 most attractive destinations for honeymoon by Roughguides choice.

From July 1, 2015 Belarusians entering Vietnam for less than 15 days will be exempted from Vietnam visa, regardless any purposes of entry. Accordingly, citizens of Belarus can travel Vietnam, come to Vietnam to visit relatives without visa for 15 days.

In addition to the ancient beauty, Hoi An also attracts tourists with its delectable cuisines. Many Hoi An foods such as chicken rice, Quang noodle, Cao Lau, Hoanh Thanh, sweet sugar, etc. have left tourists good impression and unforgettable flavors.

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.