Ho chi minh city tour

Speaking at the opening ceremony, HCM City Museum director Vũ Mạnh Hà noted that the exhibition offered different views on the late President’s life, career, and lifestyle, and therefore depicted a great leader who devoted his life to his country’s revolutionary cause. … [Read more...] about Exhibition marking 130th birth anniversary of President Hồ Chí Minh opens

The 12 above-mentioned cities and provinces have seen an increase in the number of dengue patients including one death. Warmer weather and rainy days since the beginning of this year favor mosquito breeding across the country; the numbers of dengue cases are likely to continue to rise, and more dengue clusters will form in the coming weeks to months without drastic preventive measures. … [Read more...] about Spike in dengue cases in 12 major cities, provinces

HCM City and the Mekong Delta signed a tourism development cooperation agreement last December. Director of HCM City’s Tourism Department Bui Ta Hoang Vu highlighted the encouraging results of the cooperation, with 5,000 foreign travellers departing HCM City to Mekong Delta localities in the first two months of the year, up 14 percent year on year.   He reported that the city’s revenues from tourism in June picked up 13.5 percent from the same period last year, partly thanks to new products and new tourism routes linking HCM City with Mekong Delta localities.   Vice Chairman of the Can Tho municipal People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien said links between HCM City and Mekong Delta localities have helped the two sides expand tourism markets. Nguyen Huu Tho, chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, urged the sides to pay attention to developing human resources to serve tourism development in the region./. … [Read more...] about HCM City, Mekong Delta localities set up tourism linkage council

In the first half, Ho Chi Minh City saw only 9.4 million tourist arrivals. (Photo for illustration) In the period, the city saw only 9.4 million tourist arrivals, including 1.3 million foreigners and 8.1 million Vietnamese people, year-on-year decreases of 69.3 percent and 50.9 percent, respectively.  Total revenue from tourism products and services surpassed 34 trillion VND (1.46 billion USD), down 49.6 percent against the same period last year. … [Read more...] about HCM City moves to attract more visitors

Lam Dong (VNS/VNA) -  Adventure tours with small numbers of people have been trending recently in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, visitors to Da Lat are skipping crowded, popular tourism spots. This is the perfect time for local travel agencies to launch tours that involve overnight camping in pine forests, kayaking, and zip-line swinging, among other adventure activities. Most of the sightseeing and camping tours often start at 3pm daily and end the next morning, with prices ranging from 400,000 VND (18 USD) to 450,000 VND (20 USD) per person.  Tourists are offered a discount of 10 to 40 percent if they pursue more active activities. The discount aims to encourage groups of fewer than 15 people for adventure tours, which formerly were mostly embraced by foreigners. According to the provincial People’s … [Read more...] about Small adventure tours launched in Da Lat