The opening ceremony for the event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. VITM Hanoi 2019 features 500 pavilions by 710 travel businesses from 27 countries and territories worldwide. The Republic of Peru and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) participated in the event for the first time. Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam and delegates are visiting the pavilions. (Photo: NDO) With the theme of ‘Green Tourism’, the mart aims to respond to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development set by the United Nations. Accordingly, tourism enterprises will have the opportunity to introduce their green tourism products, such as ecotourism, community tourism and agricultural products, as well as initiatives in environmental protection and climate change adaptation in tourism. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien noted that the 2019 VITM highlighted the development trend of tourism in the future. It has become an open forum with … [Read more...] about Vietnam international travel mart features thousands of promotional tours
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Free tours to be offered to Kim-Trump summit foreign reporters
Vietnamese travel companies will offer many free tours to international reporters who come to Vietnam for the upcoming Kim-Trump Summit. According to Ha Van Sieu, deputy general director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the agency has built a Vietnamese tourism space at Viet Xo Cultural Palace to introduce the images of Vietnam to foreign reporters. Foreign reporters at Viet Xo Cultural Palace “We have been speeding up the decoration at the palace. Following instructions from the prime minister on tourism promotion, the VNAT has opened thousands of free tours for international reporters who come to Vietnam for the summit. Besides, thousands of free double-decker bus tickets will be offered for the reporters during the summit,” Binh noted. The VNAT has called on travel firms to conduct short tours to visit Hanoi, Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh and Tam Coc Bich Dong in Ninh Binh Province. The tour providers can open an information stall at the international … [Read more...] about Free tours to be offered to Kim-Trump summit foreign reporters
A thousand runners join the 2018 Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety
The Hanoitimes - The 2018 Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety aimed to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. The 2018 Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety kicked start in Hanoi on November 18, with nearly 1,000 runners. The event is organized by the Ministry of Public Security in coordination with the Mainichi Shimbun Group of Japan. A thousand runners join the 2018 Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety. Photo: anninhthudo.vn The 2018 Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety has the participation of 202 teams and competed in a 14km relay around the Hoan Kiem Lake. Vietnam’s team C10 from the Ministry of Public Security won the race. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh said that in the recent years, the relations between Vietnam and Japan have been unceasingly developing intensively, extensively and effectively. This can be seen … [Read more...] about A thousand runners join the 2018 Kizuna Ekiden Relay Run for Traffic Safety
Giang wins Việt Nam Professional Golf Tour 2018
Giang won the Việt Nam Professional Golf Tour (VPG) 2018. — Photo vnecdn.netViet Nam News Giang’s teammate Văn Định finished second at +11, followed by Kim at 18 over. Giang collected $3,837 in prize money, while Định got $1,662. “This was a match with so much emotions,” said Giang. “I lost focus sometimes, but soon regained determination after being chased by Kim. I was lucky I did not make mistakes in decisive moments like previous rounds,” he adds. The VPG Tour 2018 was the second tournament held by VPG. It attracted 41 professional golfers from Việt Nam and South Korea to four events which began on October 20.— VNS … [Read more...] about Giang wins Việt Nam Professional Golf Tour 2018
Thousands of discount tours on offer at ITE HCMC 2018
International Travel Expo HCMC 2017 (Photo: vnexpress) Visitors to the event can find suitable tours at reasonable prices from more than 200 stands of 30 provinces and cities nationwide and many tourism promotion agencies from Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, the Netherlands and Thailand. International Travel Expo HCMC 2017 (Photo: vnexpress) As the theme of the fair is “Your Gateway to Tourism in Asia” many travel companies will promote tours to regional countries, with a particular focus on trips to Southeast Asia. They will launch a range of major promotional programs and present vouchers to customers, while some companies will also give free advice regarding visa applications. In addition, a wide range of sideline activities will be held during the event such as an opening ceremony featuring Vietnam’s famous cuisine, seminars to introduce the country’s attractive destinations and … [Read more...] about Thousands of discount tours on offer at ITE HCMC 2018