An international climb began in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province, on November 1 to plant a flag marking Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday on the peak of Fansipan Mountain. The event drew the participation of over 100 local and foreign amateur climbers.
A seminar which aimed to promote Vietnam’s tourism potential was held in Casablanca city, Morocco in early November, attracting representatives of travel agents, tourism service suppliers and aviation companies.
The Caravelle Hotel will hold a dinner introducing eight wines from Château Beychevelle in France’s Bordeaux region with commentaries by the French vineyard’s manager on December 11.
Vietnam’s tourism industry has singled out China, the Northeast Asian countries of Japan and South Korea, Europe, and ASEAN as its four main source markets for next year’s business plan and will boost marketing activities there, an official said.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam in coordination with the People's Committee of Hanoi and the Embassy of Japan in Viet Nam has assigned the Cultural and Scientific Activity Center of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam and Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum to organize the Toba Mika’s Katazome exhibition with title “Nara and Hanoi – Linking Eternal Capitals” on the occasion of Nara’s (Japan) 1300th and Hanoi’s (Viet Nam) 1000th anniversaries.
Eight ASEAN embassies in Egypt held a festival of ASEAN family day on December 11 with the participation of foreign diplomats from ASEAN countries and their families.
Being a citizen of the North, I've always been curious about people, life and the countryside in the South, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I had the chance to visit one of the most popular tourism destinations in Tay Ninh Province – Dau Tieng Lake.
Two luxury cruise ships with 650 international tourists aboard cast anchor off Da Nang city on January 11, beginning a tour of the world’s cultural heritage sites in the central region.
A conference on tourism promotion for the central Province of Thua Thien-Hue has been held in Hanoi to introduce tourism services and cultural programmes to the Province this year.
