Travel

Tour agencies have opened various programmes for the coming Tet Holiday.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), in collaboration with the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), launched the #VietnamNOW campaign on October 7 as part of the country’s inbound marketing strategy.

Hanoi first flag salute ceremony was held on October 10, 1954 when the city had been liberated from the French.

The “I love my Motherland” journey was launched in the northern province of Phu Tho on October 6 as part of the activities to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Federation (October 15).

The moments when Hanoi was liberated on October 10, 1954 are being revived through a programme entitled ‘Memory of Hanoi – 65 Years’, which started on October 5 in the capital’s Old Quarter.

Hundreds of international artists are gathering at the “AsiaLink Sketchwalk Hanoi 2019” event from October 3 to 6 to depict the beauty of Hanoi in sketches.

May Waterfall in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa has been recognised as a tourist site by local authorities.

Ke So Church or So Kien Basilica in the northern province of Ha Nam has become an attractive place for visitors for its East-West fusion architectural style.

The northern central province of Nghe An’s Vinh City has opened a pedestrian night street.

Authorities of Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, have proposed turning more local streets and lanes in the Old Quarter into pedestrian areas.

A road in Hanoi’s Long Bien District has become an attractive place for young people to check in for its romantic beauty created by red maple trees.

More than 12.9 million foreign tourists have chosen Vietnam as their destination over the last nine months, up 10.8 percent year on year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Phu Quoc island district in Kien Giang province, dubbed “the Pearl Island” or “Living Heaven”, is an ideal place for resorts, sightseeing, and exploring the diverse ecosystem.

The Krong No volcanic cave system, in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong, has been nominated by the Global Geoparks Network as a global geological park.

The traditional brocade weaving of the H're ethnic minority people in Ba Thanh commune, the central province of Quang Ngai, has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage.

HCM City greeted more than 6.2 million foreign visitors in the first nine months of 2019, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.3%, according to the Department of Tourism.

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is one of the most popular attractions in Asia, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) based in Hong Kong.

The number of visitors to the northern mid-land province of Vinh Phuc during the January-September period is estimated to surge 17 percent year-on-year to 4.6 million, including some 39,000 foreign tourists.

Vietnam has been nominated for six prestigious prizes at the 2019 World Travel Awards (WTA) which is scheduled to take place later this year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.