Travel

Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage Site, has been named among the nine best city destinations with beaches by the South China Morning Post.

The Ngan Thong glass bridge in Lam Dong's resort city of Da Lat, was opened to the public on August 19 after four years of construction, making it the first-ever of its kind there.

The new visa policy, coming into force on August 15, is believed to open up various opportunities for tourism development, and stakeholders in this industry are taking actions to seize those chances.

Local businesses, tour operators, and accommodation providers in the southern region have been diversifying travel products to attract more holiday-makers in the coming National Day holiday from September 1-4.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 15 held a conference to disseminate new legal documents to accelerate tourism recovery and development in an effective and sustainable manner.

Cambodia’s e-newspaper ThmeyThmey on August 14 ran an article calling Vietnam a new tourist hot spot in Southeast Asia.

In Long An, many localities have a tourism development orientation from the available potentials and strengths as well as the hospitality and desire to do tourism of the people.

Tourism companies have been developing new tours and products to attract international tourists who usually choose the time from August to April to visit Vietnam.

With many international singers choosing Vietnam as a destination of their world tours recently, musical tourism is expected to develop and help the country attract travellers who are ready to spend big.

Hon Son, a small island located 65km from Rach Gia city of the Mekong Delta of Kien Giang, is emerging as a tourist attraction in the south thanks to its untouched beauty and huge tourism development potential.

On July 11, Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta region's Digital Transformation Day 2023 took place in Can Tho City with the theme: “Digital transformation - The driving force for sustainable development”.

Tourism activities in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang continued to recover strongly since early 2023, as seen in a 42% growth year on year in the number of tourists visting the province in the first six months of the year.