Travel

Yok Don National Park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak signed an agreement with the Animals Asia Foundation on July 13 to become the first unit in Vietnam committed to applying elephant-friendly tourism.

Tourist arrivals to the capital city of Hanoi topped 13.19 million in the first half of this year, up 10% year-on-year, pushing up revenue by 9.3% annually to over VND39.2 trillion (US$1.74 billion).

Authorities of the central province of Quang Binh have decided to pilot tours of some new caves at the World Natural Heritage site Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, dubbed the “Kingdom of Caves”.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 9 to honour the top Vietnamese travel businesses and to present the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 to enterprises

Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam has been listed by CNN as one of the 16 most relaxing places in the world.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan has seen a 12 percent growth in the number of visitors so far this year, thanks to the locality’s efforts to develop a safe and friendly tourism environment and enhance service quality.

Visitors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) accounted for one third of the 1.01 million foreign tourists to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue

Tourists from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy will enjoy visa exemptions for the next three years until June 30, 2021, from July 1, 2018, when travelling to Vietnam.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet has opened ticket sales on the new Nha Trang – Da Nang route, meeting the moving, travelling and trading demands of local people and tourists.

A green tourism week was launched in Triem Tay community-based tourism village, a major destination in the central province of Quang Nam

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is inviting hospitality enterprises involved in travel, hotel, transportation, catering and entertainment

A forum was underway in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, to seek measures to promote the sustainable development of green economy and tourism.