The Binh Xuyen district of northern Vinh Phuc province was presented with a certificate recognising its tug of war festival in Huong Canh town as a national intangible cultural heritage on April 2.
Tourism authorities in the central north coastal province of Thanh Hoa are taking practical measures to target five million tourists and 158.6 million USD in revenue during 2015.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern city of Hai Phong has announced plans to diversify the city's tourism products and improve services to turn the city into a tourism hub.
The Young Generation Limited Company has launched a tour to the largest volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia, recently discovered in Krong No District in Dak Nong.
A beautiful cave system with magnificent stalactites has been discovered on the Dong Van Karst Plateau near Lung Khuy village commune in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.
Culture, sports and tourism sectors and travel firms in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam launched a wide range of activities to promote their development of maritime-based tourism on March 30-31.
Vietnam Airlines will join the 3rd Viet Nam International Travel Mart 2015 as a sponsor airline for transportation. The event will take place from April 3rd to 6th at the Viet Nam Exhibition and Fair Center, 148 Giang Vo, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi.
The Mekong Delta Tourism Association is closely associating with regional localities to strengthen promotional activities and focus on improving the quality of human resources for tourism development in the region during 2015.
The number of foreign tourists to Viet Nam in the first quarter of this year is estimated to reach 2,007,884, down 13.7% against the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO).
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on March 31 reopened the Duyet Thi Duong Royal Theatre after a temporary closure to upgrade its interior.
Viet Nam and Ethiopia unveiled on March 31 that they have reached an agreement to cooperate in the field of heritage management, said Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh.
The central Nghe An province's authorities said the new theme of the coastal town of Cua Lo in the summer vacation would be "Cua Lo Tourism: Order as Trademark".