Tourists

At the awards ceremony (Photo: TST) The annual TTG Travel Awards have been held by TTG Asia since 1989. For this year’s event, the awards aim to honour 88 leading enterprises operating in the field of tourism, entertainment, aviation, accommodation, and tourism promotion agencies throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Best Travel Agency Awards are based on three criteria: professionalism and excellence among staff, best value-added services for clients, and the best use of computer technology as a means of improving efficiency and effectiveness in services provided to customers. On the same day, national firm TST tourist also received the 20th version of The Guide Awards, during an event held at the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort. This marks the fourth time that TST tourist has been presented with the prestigious prize. The Guide Awards is a prestigious prize organised by the Vietnam Economic Times and The Guide magazine. Since launching in 1999, the Guide Awards aims to honour and … [Read more...] about TST tourist receives prize at TTG Travel

September represents the fourth month since the beginning of the year and the second consecutive month that has seen an increase in the number of foreign tourists arriving in the country. The number of visitors to Vietnam during the first nine months of the year has experienced an annual rise of 10.8 per cent to 12.9 million. The majority of foreign visitors in September arrived in the nation by road, showing an increase of 23.5 per cent, while arrivals by air rose by 8.3 per cent. The number of foreign travelers to the country by sea fell by 0.6 per cent. September also witnessed the arrival of over 100,000 visitors from Asia, up 12.5 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, while the number of guests coming from Europe stood at approximately 160,000, a surge of 5.3 per cent. Visitors from America reached 737,000,  up 12.5 per cent, while tourists from Australia were at 329,000, down 1.4 per cent. … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes over 1.5 million foreign tourists in September

St. Joseph's cathedral (Photo: Dantri) The information on the impending ban was released during a conference held by the Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee on October 1. As a result, the campaign will see a smoking ban carried out at 30 of the capital’s 190 historical and cultural tourist sites around Hoan Kiem district. The locations include Ngoc Son temple, Ba Kieu temple, Quan Su pagoda, Ba Da pagoda, the Vietnam National Museum of History, the Vietnam Museum of Revolution, the National Library of Vietnam, the Hanoi Opera House, St. Joseph's cathedral, Ham Long church, a historical relic house located at 48 Hang Ngang street, Hoa Lo prison, the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, the Cinéma Palace, and the Heritage House. In line with the plan, "no smoking" signs will be erected throughout these tourist hotspots during October. Both local people and visitors will be fined if they intentionally violate … [Read more...] about Hanoi poised to issue smoking ban at 30 tourist destinations

The crystal-clear water of the sea off the coast of Phuket Island, a popular tourist destination in Thailand (Photo: Thai Foreign Ministry) Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand has revised the number of foreign tourists it expects to welcome this year down from 40.1 million to 39.7 million, citing impact of the global economic slowdown and the stronger baht. President of the Tourism Council of Thailand Chairat Trirattanajarasporn said the sector is still being affected by the US-China trade war and the baht’s appreciation, which have deterred foreigners from visiting the country. However, he noted the Thai government’s tourism stimulus plans are likely to improve the situation. In addition to domestic tourism, the council and public sector are focusing on short-haul markets like ASEAN, China and India to maintain tourism momentum this year. For the last quarter of 2019, the council projects 10.4 million foreign arrivals, up 7.21 percent from the same period last year. Of the … [Read more...] about Thailand cuts foreign tourist prediction for 2019

A view of the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in Vinh Phuc province (Photo: vinhphuc.gov.vn) Vinh Phuc (VNA) – The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc aims to welcome 6 million tourists in 2019, including 43,500 foreigners, and rake in 1.91 trillion VND (82.13 million USD) from the tourism sector. The number of visitors to Vinh Phuc has increased rapidly over the past years thanks to the locality’s investment in infrastructure and its efforts to improve service quality. The figure rose from 3.8 million in 2016, including 28,000 foreigners, to 5.2 million last year, with 40,200 foreign holiday makers. The province earned about 1.67 trillion (71.81 million USD) from the tourism sector in 2018. According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first nine months of this year, the province served about 4.6 million tourists, up 17 percent year-on-year, including about 39,000 foreign vacationers. During the reviewed period, the sector bagged 1.38 … [Read more...] about Vinh Phuc targets 6 million tourists in 2019