Travel

There have been echoes from local media that Hollywood was making another King Kong feature film in the agrarian outcrop of Tam Coc.

International arrivals to Vietnam increased 17.8 percent against the same period last year to reach 3,248,634 at the end of April, according to General Statistics Office (GSO) figures.

Located in Sinh Ton (Survival) valley, Toi (Dark) Cave is part of a gigantic cave system within the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Travel companies are optimistic about business during the traditional long holiday at the end of April and early May

Y Ty in the northern province of Lao Cai was selected as one of the Best-kept Secrets in Asia Travel by the travel site www.thrillist.com.

More than 200 representatives from travel agencies in Germany started a familiarisation (FAM) trip surveying tourist destinations services in Da Nang, including Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain), Linh Ung Pagoda and various beaches.

At a ceremony held in Hanoi, 10 hoteliers from Vietnam were presented ASEAN Green Hotel Awards.

Con Son-Kiep Bac relic site in Hai Duong province has several historical and cultural relics reflecting Buddhism and Confucianism and national heroes of Vietnam.

The tourism sector will strive to become a spearhead economy with a average annual growth rate of 11-12 percent by 2020, stated new Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

Jetstar Pacific Airlines plans to launch its new route from the central city of Da Nang to Osaka, Japan, in August with four flights per week.

An online travel mart will be officially operated at www.tripi.vn within the framework of Vietnam International Travel Mart 2016 (VITM).

The online tourist portal www.tripi.vn was officially debuted on April 11 on the threshold of the 2016 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM).