Travel

It has just been announced that cruise ships will be delivering 7,180 passengers to Vietnam’s shores in the six day period leading up to March 12, providing a good start for the new tourism season.

The third Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM 2015), themed “Vietnam-the country of heritage”, will take place in Hanoi from April 3-6, announced the Vietnam Association of Tourism.

Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides- has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.

The Ministry of Transport announced its plan to open a mixed river-sea route connecting the Sa Ky port and Ly Son Island in central Quang Ngai province on February 26.

The Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee in collaboration with Vietnam Airlines have embarked upon a marketing campaign aimed at increasing the number of inbound and outbound travellers between Ho Chi Minh City and Australia.

One of the most mouth-watering dishes in Nha Trang City must be grilled pork skewers. The dish is a specialty of Ninh Hoa Town, which is about 30 kilometers north of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province.

Tourism destinations in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and the Mekong Delta Hau Giang province

The Lunar New Year of the Goat (Tet) is a nine-day holiday, which is an opportunity for people to choose destinations to visit after a hard year at-work.

If you are still chewing over what to do during the week-long Tet holiday, how about hopping on a trip to one of these destinations that have become popular among many Vietnamese people.

When caught with a case of wanderlust, Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave is one of the few particular places that stand out among the crowd on this beautiful planet, the Huffington Post said on its website.

Over 75,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, have booked tours to the central province of Thua Thien- Hue during the traditional Vietnamese New Year holiday.

Thousands of flowers and big statues of goats graced a flower festival that was opened to public in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Friday night, marking the start of the city's Tet celebration.