Vietnam Travel News

City travel companies offering huge discounts
Many travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City are now offering huge discounts on tours on both domestic and foreign destinations for off-season vacations.

VND 29 billion to sponsor DIFC 2012
The Da Nang People’s Committee (PC) has held a press conference to announce the activities and program for the fifth annual DIFC (Da Nang International Fireworks Competition) to be held on 29 and 30 April.

French painter with passion for Vietnam
The feel of the Vietnamese countryside, as described by poet Tran Dang Khoa, is vividly brought to life in 37 paintings by French artist Dominique De Miscault, currently on display at an exhibition in the Parisian suburb of Choisy-le-Roi.

Ha Long bay now a safe place to visit, says BBC
Ha Long Bay is much safer place to visit, Carmen Roberts has reported in a TV broadcast recently on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Bike trip to north Phu Quoc is great adventure
People will wonder why you should choose the north of Phu Quoc Island instead of the more popular south.

Greek TV plugs Viet Nam tourism
Greek channel 902 TV has said it will continue to work with the Vietnamese embassy in Athens to promote Viet Nam as a destination and strengthen co-operation in introducing the people, landscapes, cultures, historical traditions, economics, politics, and societies in both Viet Nam and Greece through their network.

First eco-friendly bamboo house opens for tourists
The first traditional eco-friendly bamboo longhouse, sponsored by World Wildlife Fund, was inaugurated on Feb. 15 in Ta Lai village in Tan Phu District in the southern province of Dong Nai by the management board of Cat Tien National Park in the presence of several local residents.

Sung Sot – one of most beautiful caves in the world
Sung Sot (Amazing), one of the largest caves in Ha Long Bay, has been selected as one of the world’s ten most beautiful caves by the Association of Tourism Offices and Brokers in the Czech Republic.

Intrepid travellers seek trekking adventures on karst plateau trip
Trekking routes across the karst plateau of Dong Van town, situated in northeast Ha Giang province, have become increasingly popular since being recognised as part of the Global Network of National Geoparks (GGN) in 2010.

Hanoi hosts Australian cultural week
A week featuring Australian culture as well as its education sector will be held in Hanoi from Feb. 17-25 with a programme of events taking place across the city.

VND27.5 billion for Danang Int’l fireworks competition
As many as 24 businesses have committed more than VND27.5 billion to the 2012 Danang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC).

WFF helps Cat Tien Park develop eco-tourism
The representative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the managing board of Cat Tien National Park on Wednesday opened a community tourism guest house in Dong Nai Province in a bid to help local people develop eco-tourism.

Vietnamese call on to clear evils to clean tourism sector
Thousands readers have emailed VietNamNet’s editorial board, writing that it is urgently necessary to take actions to clear the overcharging evil which has spoiled the national image in the eyes of foreign tourists.

Central coastal city draws Russian tourists
From mid-March, the central coastal city of Danang will receive around 36,000 Russiantourists this year, according to the HCM City-based Anh Duong Tourism Company and Russian travel agency Pegas Touristik.

Ethnic communal house supports community-based tourism
A nha dai or communal house of ethnic groups living at the Cat Tien National Park has opened its doors to welcome tourists visiting the park in Ta Lai Commune, Tan Phu District in the southern province of Dong Nai.