Hanoi and Hoi An ancient quarter in the central province of Quang Nam have been named among the top ten destinations in Asia for 2011, in an online poll conducted by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.
Vietnam welcomed 4.3 million international visitors in the first nine months of this year, a surge of 15.5 percent compared to the same period last year.
Vietnam has participated in the Japan Association of Travel Agents World Trade Fair 2011 (JATA World Travel Fair 2011), which opened in Tokyo on Sept. 30.
From now until April 2012 Star Cruises Company from Malaysia will make 25 trips to Chan May Port, carrying about 300,000 tourist arrivals to the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hue in central Vietnam by sea.
In September, the number of foreign tourists to Hanoi reached approximately 92,000 arrivals. This brought the total number to 898,000 arrivals in the first nine months of 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent.
Nearly 200 domestic and foreign businesses attended the International Timber and Handicraft Products Fair which opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Fair Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5.
Traveling 80km from Lao Cai city near the northern border in late September, you will have the chance to see the stunning terraced fields turning yellow in Y Ty commune of Bat Xat district.
If Hue looks ancient and bashful like a charming and graceful girl, Tam Giang Lagoon, about 15 kilometers from Hue City, is endowed with pristine and handsome features like a would-be suitor.
Lying at the natural border between Thua Thien-Hue Province and Danang City as a giant dragon, Hai Van- the longest pass in the Central Viet Nam is approximately 21 km long.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold a seminar on MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) tourism in Hanoi on October 7 with the participation of around 180 Vietnamese and Korean delegates.
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