Over 1.5m visitors to Hue last 3 quarters
According to the Department of Tourism, the total number of visitors to Hue in the first nine months of the year reached more than 1.5 million, an increase of nearly 240% over the same period.
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Vietnam Post issues new stamp collection on Vietnamese cuisine
The Ministry of Information and Communications, working in collaboration with Vietnam Post, launched a new postage stamp collection on October 10 in honour of typical dishes from the nation’s three regions.
Thai Nguyen hosts national cultural festival of Dao ethnic minority group
The second National Cultural Festival of the Dao ethnic minority group officially opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 6.
Promoting sea and island tourism in “Country viewed from the sea” calendar
(TITC) – On 6th October 2022, in Ha Noi, the National Political Publishing House held a ceremony introducing its 2023 Calendar themed ‘Dat Nuoc Nhin Tu Bien’ (Country viewed from the Sea). VNAT’s Chairman Nguyen Trung Khanh attended the ceremony.
Phu Quoc Island in the list of top islands in the world 2022
(TITC) – On October 4, Condé Nast Traveler revealed Reader Choice Awards 2022 for top islands in the world. Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam appears in the Asia list.
Khanh Hoa Province welcome visitors from Central Asia
(TITC) – At the end of October 2022, Khanh Hoa Province will welcome visitors boarding on a direct flight from Kazakhstan. Previously, the province has welcomed visitors from Uzbekistan. The arrival of visitors from Central Asia will diversify international visitors to Khanh Hoa – the land of Agarwood.
CNN continues to promote Hanoi tourism: Robert Bradley
The US-based news network CNN will continue to promote Hanoi tourism amid the city’s efforts to boost inbound traveling after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ethnic minority YouTuber brings Giay culture to the world
In 2020, worried that her Giay ethnic culture was slowly disappearing, Vu Thi Ngoc Huong – a young Giay woman who lives in the resort town of Sapa – set up a YouTube channel called “Huong Giay Sa Pa”. Using a smartphone, every day the 27-year-old tour guide conducts virtual tours of Sapa. Huong’s wish is give everyone an entertaining look at her hometown.
Preservation of traditional cultural values in Hoi An city
With the aim of sustainable development and joining the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN), Hoi An city (Quang Nam province) is making efforts to preserve and promote the values of its traditional craft villages and folk art.
Ninh Thuan Culture and Tourism Days underway in Ha Noi
(TITC) – Ninh Thuan Culture and Tourism Days was organized in pedestrian street area in Ha Noi’s downtown district of Hoan Kiem last weekend to highlight cultural features and tourism potential of the central province of Ninh Thuan.