Tourism

The Thien Minh travel group has announced that it will offer seaplane tours this September, becoming the first supplier of this kind of tourism service in the country, the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper reported.

As of late May 2014, Binh Duong developed additional 10 hotels, motels with 235 rooms with a total registered capital of VND68.5bln. There were also additional 4 travel companies during the period. So far, the whole province has had a total of 238 hotels, motels together with 24 travel companies…

Malaysia welcomed 7.09 million foreign tourists in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year hike of 10 percent, the country’s Tourism Promotion Board said on June 13.

Hoi An and the UNESCO office in Hanoi plan to develop a tourist card to replace entrance-tickets used to enter the old section of the ancient city.

Hanoi-based travel agencies report that local holiday-makers have shifted their attention to domestic destinations this summer instead of choosing out-bound tours like in previous years, which is a positive sign for the tourism sector.

The central city of Danang is substantially expanding its tourism marketing activities, aiming to boost visitation from markets such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Russia.

The Mekong Delta region received nearly 11 million holiday-makers in the first five months of this year, earning almost 2.57 trillion VND (120.6 million USD), a year-on-year increase of 27 percent.

A reception was held in Hanoi on June 6 for a 22-member delegation from New Zealand’s Friendship Force of Christchurch.

The Southern Fruit Festival 2014 opened the Suoi Tien Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1, displaying a wide range of fruits.

With around 57,000 travellers pouring into Phu Quoc in the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's largest island is fast becoming the gem in the country's tourism crown.