A festival celebrating the culture, sports and tourist attractions of the Hong (Red) River Delta provinces opened on Oct. 14 in province Thai Binh. The theme of the first regional festival in the province is “Culture – Motherland’s Silt – Convergence and Enlightenment.”  

The German travel company Gebeco on Oct. 16 held a night to introduce Vietnam and Mekong tourism within the framework of the freshly-ended 2009 Asia-Pacific Week in Berlin.

Travelling by air from place to place can be a convenient way to explore the country on a tight schedule, but it removes travellers away from one of the more interesting parts of the country.

The Hotel Department under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is proposing a “green labeling” program for eco-friendly hotels across Vietnam. The program, being considered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will award a number of local hotels with the “green label” based o­n…

Foreign tourists and expatriates in the city can participate in a poll of the 100 most exciting sites or activities in HCM City from now until the middle of next month.

The “Mekong-Japan Tourism and Cultural Festival” will open in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 1, one day earlier than scheduled, said a local official on October 21. Around 300 guests, including leaders of the culture and tourism sector of Mekong sub-region countries and Japan and repre…

Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam is building a 2 billion VND tourism promotion plan between now and 2010. The plan will focus on three strategic spearheads, including the World Cultural Heritage of Hoi An Ancient Town, the Cham Islands World Biosphere Reserve and sea-based tourism.