Travel

Vice Chairman of HCM City Tran Vinh Tuyen has worked with the city Department of Tourism and related agencies to discuss tourism activities in 2017.

The 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition will be made into a nearly two-month festival taking place from April 29 to June 24 with assorted activities rather than a two-day competition as in previous years.

Quang Binh Province will auction the rights to operate tours to caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park after Oxalis Company ends the contract.

A park with sand statues named “Forgotten Land” in the south central province of Binh Thuan opened for visitors in January 2017.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will provide public bicycle rental services on a pilot basis this year, Le Tien Dung, deputy director of the city’s Transport Department, has said.

Many provinces across the country have reported a decent number of visitors during the Tet (Lunar New Year) 2017 holiday.

Thousands of visitors flocked to the annual Vieng Market in Nam Dinh Province on the night of February 3 to buy luck and sell their misfortune.

A street meal and a beer in Vietnam can cost the same as a coffee from Starbucks, travel writers say.

Floating markets are the special feature of Vietnam’s south-western region, The markets become more crowded near the Lunar New Year.

Bai Tu Long Bay in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh is described as a secret heaven as it is less known than its sister Ha Long Bay, which is compared a glamorous beauty queen surrounded by flowers.

The rooster is associated with Vietnam’s historical myths. From a domestic animal, rooster became a sacrifice that Vietnamese offer to the genies during the Lunar New Year festival.

No one can count how many markets there are in Vietnam but many agree that they are the vivid reflection of the Vietnamese culture. Markets vary by regions. It is their uniqueness that inspires tourists.

Twelve animal designations in effigy have been set up at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi to welcome the Lunar New Year or Tet.

The authorities in Thanh Hoa Province and Nha Trang City have waived ticket fees for visitors to many historical sites during Tet Holiday.

2016 was a successful year for the tourism sector, with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists along with a breakthrough in improving the image of Vietnam’s tourism through a campaign to scrutinize the accommodation system nationwide.

Air travellers will be able to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Australia without stopping after Jetstar announced its first direct passenger route between the two continents will open this coming May.

Dong Thap Muoi, the Plain of Reeds in the Lower Mekong, is a fertile land with vast lotus ponds, endless indigo tree forests, and verdant flower farms.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are preparing the last steps before opening Nguyen Hue Flower Street.