Aviation-tourism cooperation is a vital path for the two sectors’ development, benefiting the country, said Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan.
Work on the casting of the largest special bronze drum in celebration of the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi began in the central province of Thanh Hoa on April 23.
A Vietnamese traditional music gala was held on April 21 in New York as part of a Vietnam culture promotion programme at the Asia Society headquarters.
An exhibition opened in Lam Son Park, Ho Chi Minh City on April 21 as part of its preparations for the 35th anniversary of the south’s liberation and national reunification.
The Japan-Vietnam Culture Exchange Centre in Vietnam will organise a series of activities between May and October to introduce Japanese culture as well as boost culture exchange with Vietnam.
The 22nd Joint Meeting of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Commissions for East Asia and the Pacific, and South Asia will be held in Hanoi from May 10-12.
The State Steering Committee on Tourism is proposing the government exempt visa fees and refund value-added taxes (VAT) for international tourists in August and September of this year.
Halong City in the northern province Quang Ninh, home to the world heritage site of Halong Bay will host the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club conference from April 29 - May 2.
The Departments of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Departments of Industry and Trade in Hanoi, HCMC, and Danang have joined with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to promote the Impressive Vietnam Grand Sale 2010 program, a tourism official said.
Giong Festival meets enough standards to be recognised as intangible cultural heritage of mankind, said Katherin Muller-Marin, Head of UNESCO’s office in Hanoi.
The Saigontourist Travel Service Company on April 20 welcomed the arrival of the Costa Romantica cruise ship in HCMC.
The Diamond Princess Cruise ship, with over 1,700 tourists aboard, anchored in the central city of Nha Trang on April 19, after visiting Ho Chi Minh City.