More than 1.43 million foreign visitors arrived in Vietnam in the first month of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 42 percent.
Foreign tourists are kayaking in the world natural heritage site
of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh (Photo VNA)
In January, tourists from Asia were estimated at over one million,
up 53.9 percent against the same period last year.
Most of the country’s main markets recorded growth, including China (up 69
percent), the Republic of Korea (up 84 percent), China’s Taiwan (up 22.9
percent), Malaysia (up 35.5 percent), Thailand (up 11.3 percent), Singapore (up
16 percent) and Cambodia (up 36.6 percent). The number of tourists from Europe
saw a year-on-year rise of 22.8 percent.
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the tourism
sector has launched tourism promotion programmes in early 2018, aiming to serve
15-17 million international tourists this year.
While participating in the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2018 in Thailand, Vietnam
introduced the country’s National Tourism Programme in the northern province of
Quang Ninh. Added to this were several activities, including the promotion of
the Hanoi-Ninh Binh-Ha Long tourism route and the "Vietnam Night” programme
featuring an "ao dai” (traditional dress) show, art performances and
gastronomy.
Also at the ATF 2018, Vietnam won 14 prizes for 2017. The "ASEAN Clean Tourist
City” awards went to Hue, Hoi An and Da Lat cities. Many hotels, tourism and
resort areas in Hanoi, Ha Long, Vinh Phuc, Thai Nguyen, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang and
Con Dao won the "ASEAN Green Hotel” awards.
In 2017, Vietnam welcomed nearly 13 million international tourists and 74
million domestic ones.
Source: VNA
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April 30th and May 1st with 5 days off is the ideal time for families to choose the relaxing destinations and find a peaceful place. Thanks to the advantage of convenient transportation, mountainous terrain with wild beauty, cool climate, the resorts and health care areas in Hoa Binh province attract tourists on this occasion.
Currently, the tourism products of Yen Thuy district are mainly the festival and spiritual tourism. In addition to ensuring a civilized lifestyle in the religious activities, the party committees and the local authorities at all levels always focus on preserving the value of historical, cultural relics and festivals associated with exploiting tourism strengths.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.