Tourists experience making clay arrows on the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023 on March 24 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) themed “Cultural tourism” will take place on April 13-16 at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi, featuring 450 pavilions from over 50 localities nationwide, and 15 countries and territories aroundthe world. The event is expected to attract over 60,000 visitors, and representatives from 2,500 businesses, that are interested in seeking cooperation opportunities and partners. Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on March 28 to announce the event, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh said this year’s event aims to encourage travel firms to invest in developing new tourism products through making the most of unique traditional culture and culture heritage values of Vietnam. The difference in culture, customs, production activities, and daily life of 54 ethnic groups … [Read more...] about Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 to spotlight cultural tourism
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Hanoi to cooperate with central region to promote domestic tourism post Covid-19
A tourism development forum with the participation of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and major provinces/cities in the central region, is slated to take place in Quang Nam province on November 27-28. The Departments of Tourism, Culture and Sports of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue on November 6 held an online meeting to discuss the organization of a tourism development forum gathering provinces and cities across Vietnam. A caravan tour from Hanoi to the central region. The forum is slated to take place in Quang Nam province on November 27–28. In the first day of the forum, there will be meetings and discussions among tourism companies from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue; the launch of a tourism exhibition space, including travel destinations, tourism products and local specialties, among others. On November 28, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with tourism management … [Read more...] about Hanoi to cooperate with central region to promote domestic tourism post Covid-19
Hanoi to link with other localities to boost tourism growth
From now to the end of 2020, the tourism industry of the city will boost cooperation with localities nationwide to stimulate domestic travel. To materialize the motto “Vietnamese people travel in Vietnam,” the Hanoi Department of Tourism has cooperated with localities nationwide to develop tourism products and stimulate domestic demand in Hanoi and nationwide. St. Joseph's Cathedral Hanoi. Photo: Duy Khanh (Kinh te & Do thi) In this November, the department, in coordination with the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City and the central provinces will jointly organize a forum to link the central key economic region with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in developing tourist products, supporting each other in building and operating tours, Mr. Kieu Viet, head of Accommodation Management Division under the Hanoi Tourism Department, told Hanoitimes . Earlier, during July-September, the department cooperated with the UNESCO Travel Club to organize a farm … [Read more...] about Hanoi to link with other localities to boost tourism growth
Cultural tourism a highlight of upcoming travel expo in Hanoi
Cultural tourism was chosen as the main theme for the Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM Hanoi 2023, scheduled for April, with an aim at promoting Vietnam’s traditional and modern culture to international visitors. Developing cultural tourism products With cultural tourism as the main theme, this year’s expo is expected to encourage tourism businesses to study and design new travel products by making the most of unique values of the country’s traditional culture and its heritages, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA), the expo’s organizing board. The cultural diversity of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam has given the Southeast Asian nation a big advantage in attracting international visitors. “We need to review our travel products to develop specialized cultural ones while introducing the concept of cultural tourism to vocational schools. “A step-by-step roadmap is needed to develop and promote cultural tourism,” Vu The Binh, chairman at the VITA, said at … [Read more...] about Cultural tourism a highlight of upcoming travel expo in Hanoi
Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 to spotlight culture tourism
The event is expected to attract over 60,000 visitors, and representatives from 2,500 businesses, that are interested in seeking cooperation opportunities and partners. Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on March 28 to announce the event, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh said this year’s event aims to encourage travel firms to invest in developing new tourism products through making the most of unique traditional culture and culture heritage values of Vietnam. The difference in culture, customs, production activities, and daily life of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam is always attractive to domestic and international tourists, Binh stressed, expressing his hope that VITM 2023 will help bring tourism into an important part of the cultural industry, thus contributing to preserving the value of Vietnamese cultural heritage. Within the event's framework, a forum on Vietnamese cultural tourism development will be held on April 14, with the participation of … [Read more...] about Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 to spotlight culture tourism
Vietnam International Tourism Mart 2020 opens in Hanoi
Vietnam International Tourism Mart 2020 will last until November 21 at the Hanoi International Center for Exhibition. The Vietnam International Tourism Mart 2020 (VITM) 2020 with the theme “Digital Transformation for Tourism in Vietnam” has kicked off today [November 18] to encourage businesses and organizations to put forth digital initiatives on tourism activities as well as boost growth momentum in the coming years. The VITM 2020 opens in Hanoi on November 18 This year’s fair attracted 250 booths with the participation of tourism representatives from 47 provinces and cities nationwide, and six countries and territory (Thailand, Peru, Japan, South Korea, Colombia, and Taiwan (China). The event attracted the participation of more than 300 businesses. The fair focuses on activities to bring businesses and organizations closer to Industry 4.0 technology, find solutions for tourism to keep up with new trends and maintain growth momentum in the coming time. … [Read more...] about Vietnam International Tourism Mart 2020 opens in Hanoi
Hanoi to host Charming Autumn program to stimulate domestic tourism
The Vietnam Airlines Festa themed "Charming Autumn" is organized as part of a series of programs on tourism, cultural and social development cooperation between Vietnam Airlines and the Hanoi People's Committee. “Charming Autumn”, a tourist promotion event, and “Hanoi Promotion Month" consumption stimulus program will simultaneously be held from October 30 to November 1 at the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake. An annual event is organized as part of a series of programs on tourism. The events, held under the Vietnam Airlines Festa program, and by the Hanoi People's Committee, respectively, will offer a number of travel and shopping choices for visitors. During the three days of the Vietnam Airlines Festa, Vietnam Airlines and its budget unit Pacific Airlines will offer 3,200 discount codes of up to 40% for visitors. When booking tickets on Vietnam Airlines’ website and application at the event for all trips departing from Hanoi, Haiphong, Thanh Hoa, … [Read more...] about Hanoi to host Charming Autumn program to stimulate domestic tourism
10,000 discounted tours to be offered at international tourism fair
Around 10,000 discounted tours will be offered at Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi next month. The event will be held at Vietnam-Soviet Culture and Labour Friendship Palace on April 13-16, and is expected to attract 600 attendees from inside and outside the country with a total of 450 booths. Mekong Delta localities will set up large-scale stalls. Vietnam International Travel Mart 2023 will be organised in April There will be programmes to promote destinations such as Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An Ha Tinh and Thai Nguyen as well as Taiwan, Nepal and Indonesia. The theme of the event is cultural tourism, which encourages enterprises to focus on building new tourism products featuring cultural values and traditions. Vu The Binh, chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, said that a forum on developing Vietnam’s cultural tourism will be organised within the framework of the fair with the participation of … [Read more...] about 10,000 discounted tours to be offered at international tourism fair
Vien Dang Phu and his dream of developing local tourism
With his efforts, Phu has built special community tourism products, contributing to preserving ethnic cultural identity. Born in A Roang commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province, Vien Dang Phu is attached to his ethnic group’s songs and dances, familiar with weaving loom sound, and fascinated with local dishes made from ingredients from forest. He has dreamed of raising local people’s living standard and preserving and spreading special cultural values of the ethnic groups. According to Vien Dang Phu, A Roang is a locality bordering A Luoi district and the majority of the population are Ta Oi ethnic people. Since the locality has many traditional cultural features and beautiful natural scenery, it has gradually attracted more tourists. Phu considered it good news for local tourism sector, but he had worries that cultural identity could be affected. Therefore, after graduating from university in Da Nang city, he decided to return to his hometown to develop community … [Read more...] about Vien Dang Phu and his dream of developing local tourism
Thua Thien Hue must strive to become major cultural, tourism hub: Prime Minister
He made the request during a working session with the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on March 25, as part of his working trip to the province to attend the fifth National Start-up Festival for students. In the immediate future, he required the locality to pay attention to infrastructure planning and development, considering it a key and priority political task. The province should urgently complete the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050; develop transport infrastructure to ensure smooth provincial, inter-provincial, inter-regional and international connectivity, as well as digital transformation infrastructure while promptly and effectively embarking on a project to build Thua Thien Hue into a centrally-run city. The locality must accelerate economic restructuring in the direction of prioritising resources for green, digital and circular economy, he said. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the province needs to pool all … [Read more...] about Thua Thien Hue must strive to become major cultural, tourism hub: Prime Minister