• Short-term gains threaten coastal areas

    25/09/2011 11:00

    Sea and island resources are being used for immediate benefits that do not ensure stable development, according to tourism experts....

  • Tram Chim during flooding season

    24/09/2011 11:00

    If you are visiting Dong Thap Province in the flooding season, tourists, even locals in the Mekong Delta will feel excited with the familiar and strange feeling of nature in the alluvium wetland. If travelers come from...

  • Water, Rice festivals in Soc Trang

    24/09/2011 11:00

    Oc Om Boc, the annual Water Festival of the Khmer people, will this year coincide with the Vietnam Rice Festival in Soc Trang Province, home to a large community of the ethnic minority group. The nation’s second Rice...

  • Vietnam has yet an appeal for Japanese tourists

    23/09/2011 11:00

    Vietnam is still not a familiar destination for Japanese leisure travelers, even though Vietnam ranks 12th out of 30 countries welcoming Japanese visitors in 2010, said a Japanese tourism entrepreneur. Katsumi...

  • Project to develop straw souvenirs for tourists

    23/09/2011 11:00

    A project focused on developing rice straw-woven products aimed at tourists was recently set in place by the Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development (STD). In July, the STD collaborated with the Duong Lam...

  • ‘Yellow autumn' draws visitors to Mu Cang Chai

    22/09/2011 11:00

    In autumn, the fields of Mu Cang Chai turn varying shades of brilliant yellow and are filled with life as ethnic Mong farmers, wearing traditional attire, harvest the abundance of ripe rice and shoulder bags of the grain...

  • Vietnam moves closer to ASEAN open skies

    22/09/2011 11:00

    Vietnam has taken further steps toward joining an open sky market of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with an aim at supporting strong trade and tourism growth and regional economic integration. Vo...

  • Vietnam prepares for “four countries – on destination” program

    22/09/2011 11:00

    The fact that four countries including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar join forces to develop tourism is believed to bring new big opportunities to travel firms. However, there are still many things to be done in order...

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 22/9

    21/09/2011 11:00

    Egyptian night pushes tourism A folklore night, complete with belly dancing, has been organised in Ha Noi to promote Egyptian tourism and culture....

  • What way for Vietnam’s cruise tourism?

    21/09/2011 11:00

    Cruise tourism is expected to play a very important role in the long term tourism development strategy in 2020-2030. However, Government agencies and travel firms have been urged to take actions right now to prepare for the...

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