On Oct, 20th a seminar on "Responsible Tourism and Responsible Tourism Certification in Viet Nam" was held by the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Ha Noi.
Bac Ninh Province is well-known as the home of Quan ho Bac Ninh (Bac Ninh love duet) which has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible world cultural heritage.
The Ha Nhi ethnic people in Bat Xat District in northern mountainous Lao Cai province live close to nature. That may be the reason why their costume is mainly green, in keeping with the colour of the mountains and forests of the northwest.
There is no more colorful gastronomic recipe book in the world than the Mexican one, with ingredients as varied as purple onion, the fresh green of the avocado, red chilies, yellow peppers and the pink of the pine nuts.
In October, the number of foreign tourists flocking to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) reached an estimated 450,000, an increase of 11 percent over October 2010.
Luxury Travel Vietnam – one of the leading tour operator in Vietnam and South East Asia and The Cape Club - a division of More Collections Pty Ltd, Australia have established a joint venture to develop fully accompanied concierge services for the travel industry across Vietnam and South East Asia.
An off-road cycling trip through the capital's towns and villages follows dirt paths, crosses ricefields and passes historic sites. Jens Pickhan, a German businessman, had time to explore the Old Quarter and suburban areas of Ha Noi after participating in a marketing survey for a travel agency.
On November 1, the Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed and served 2,200 tourists and crew arriving on board the five-star cruise ship Costa Classica.