Tet (Lunar New Year) is upon the nation and Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, is preparing big celebrations for this important festival, promising a good time for locals and tourists.
People may be amazed when seeing a little girl in a red neckerchief, Phung Thi Trinh, leading a group of foreign tourists through the ruins of the Cham religious site of My Son, a World Cultural Heritage Site in Duy Xuyen District, in the central province of Quang Nam.
Combining the poetic charms of its wild scenery and the simple daily lives of its people, “Heaven’s Gate”, as people often call Simacai, is becoming more and more attractive to travellers.
The Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang Province will organize the first national fruit festival in My Tho City on April 19-24 in an effort to promote the province’s rich source of fruits as well as prop up its tourism industry, said Chairman of provincial People’s Committee Tran The Ngoc.
As many as 1, 000 overseas Vietnamese (OV) throughout the world will return to Vietnam to participate in a programme called Xuan Que Huong (Spring in the Homeland) scheduled to take place on February 6. The programme is the first in a series of planned celebrations for the 1, 000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The tourism industry, after deciding domestic travelers will be the main driving force for the industry’s development, has decided to launch a number of promotional programs to attract more domestic travelers in 2010.
The national flag air carrier has decided to provide 136 more flights during Tet days, providing 28, 800 more seats on domestic flights in an effort to ease the air ticket shortage.
Life Resort Danang owner Hoang Tra Travel and Trading Co. and Life Resorts Management on January 25 announced that the 187-room resort on Bac My An Beach would open on March 20.
A seminar to collect ideas on effective measures to boost Vietnamese tourism was held in Hanoi on January 29. Speaking at the seminar, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan said that promotion campaigns have made important contributions to the tourism sector’s current achievements.
VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held a year-end conference in Hanoi on January 28 to evaluate the “Vietnam Impression” promotion program and discuss plans for 2010.
With two weeks left before Tet, and also Valentine’s Day on February 14, hotels and restaurants are preparing attractive food and entertainment programs. Here are the celebrations at the Rex and Majestic hotels.
The number of overseas arrivals to Vietnam in January reached about 416, 000, an increase of 20.4 percent over the same period last year, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
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