Travel

The central province of Quang Nam’s Culture, Sports and Tourism department has introduced eight new tourist sites this year.

Hanoi has a very special market which opens only once a week and specialises in selling different kinds of gemstones.

Many Vietnamese people have paid billions of VND to build and buy traditional houses.

High on a hilltop outside Sapa in Vietnam’s north, Topas Ecolodge has been listed No. 1 on a list of “21 Places to Stay if You Care About the Planet” by National Geographic.

The floating Vung Viêng fishing village in Hạ Long Bay, northeastern Quảng Ninh Province usually hosts about 15,000 visitors each month. During peak periods the number of visitors soars to 21,000.

Hanoi welcomed nearly 12 million tourists in the last two quarters, earning 35 trillion VND (about 1.54 billion USD), representing year-on-year increases of 8 percent and 13 percent, respectively.

The travel section of Time magazine has revealed its Top 10 ideal budget destinations in Asia, which includes Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam.

Tourists will receive a 20% discount off the Phong Nha cave fee and 30% off the Tien Son cave fee from June 15 to 20, to mark the occasion of Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017.

Local authorities in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, have encouraged both local authorities and the private sector to contribute to protect and promote the town during the international conference on Urban Heritage Conservation and Development.

Hanoi wishes to learn from experience of Italy’s Milan city in urban construction and development for its programme to become a smart city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

Sapa town and Mount Fansipan in the northern province of Lao Cai have recently been named among the Top 10 Southeast Asian climbing spots by world famous travel site Skyscanner.

Designer Minh Hanh said she wanted to make daily clothes from silk as many local designers were ignoring the material. She made the comments at the 2017 Vietnam - Asia Silk and Brocade Culture Festival.

Thousands of Vietnamese and Japanese visitors flocked to the opening ceremony of the 10th Vietnam Festival in Tokyo, Japan, on June 10.

HCM City’s most popular backpacker road of Bui Vien would be turned into a pedestrian street next month.

The US’s travel website Thrillist has officially listed Vietnam’s Hoi An city among the top twelve of the most beautiful, cheap beach cities in the world.

HCM City once again proved itself to be a must-visit place in Asia as TripAdvisor travellers named its network of wartime tunnels and a 130-year-old post office among the top 25 landmarks of the region.

The Sài Gòn Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Sài Gòn Zoo) in HCM City’s District 1 has opened a new flamingo garden, mini water park and eatery area for visitors.

Tour operator Vo Tan Tan plans to offer tours of nipa palm forests that allow tourists to participate in afforestation efforts in Cam Thanh commune in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam.

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