Travel

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has supplemented 140 flights with nearly 27,000 seats in domestic routes from now until January 2, 2019 to meet surging travel demand in the New Year 2019.

An art performance will light up Nha Trang in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on December 31 to celebrate New Year’s Eve and announce the National Tourism Year 2019.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a master plan to develop Lang Co-Canh Duong national tourism site in the central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnam’s tourism revenue is estimated at 620 trillion VND in 2018, an increase of nearly VND110 trillion against the previous year.

The main ingredient of the classic rice paper salad is rice paper which is cut into thin strips and then kept dry.

Travellers preparing for the Lunar New Year holidays are facing higher fares and a shortage of tickets, with some flyers having to book late evening flights, or book early or late, to save money on domestic routes.

The well-known tourist attraction of Mui Ne in the south central province of Binh Thuan will be developed into a national hub for sea resort and sport tourism.

On December 20, a cultural and tourism week officially opened in Trang Bang district, the southern province of Tay Ninh, aiming to honour ‘banh trang’.

National flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines will fly 230 additional flights, providing 54,000 seats on local routes for the coming Tet holiday season from January 20- February 19.

Budget carrier Vietjet Air has begun selling tickets on the route between Ho Chi Minh City and Van Don island district in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

The budget carrier, Jetstar Pacific, will increase flights linking Hanoi and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Airbus A320s during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival 2019.

The Prime Minister has approved a decision to establish a state-owned tourism development fund.