(TITC) - On 2nd February, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the 57th meeting of the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations took place, opening up the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2023) event. Mr. Ha Van Sieu, Vice Chairman of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) leads the Vietnam delegation along with leaders of relevant Departments under VNAT attended the meeting.
(TITC) - On 30th January, the organisational plan for opening ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 “Binh Thuan - Green Convergence” was announced. Thereby, the event will be organised on 25th March in NovaWorld Phan Thiet (Tien Thanh Commune - Phan Thiet City - Binh Thuan Province).
On Lunar New Year 2023 holiday, Truong Son Craft Village has displayed the sand paintings of 12 zodiac animals made by the family of artisan Tran Thi Thu. The paintings have a circle shape with a diameter of 80cm, a thickness of 8cm, made of natural sand taken in Khanh Hoa Province and Binh Thuan Province.
The world's famous chef Gordon Ramsay has listed many dishes from Vietnam among the best in Asia and globally.
After a stronger-than-expected recovery in 2022, this year could see international tourist arrivals return to pre-pandemic levels in Europe and the Middle East. However, tourists are nonetheless expected to increasingly seek value for money and travel closer to home in response to the challenging economic climate.
Every year, Da Nang organises nearly 30 annual festivals, of which there are more than 10 take place at the beginning of the year, mainly at village communal houses. This year, after a long time of COVID-19 hiatus, the first festivals of this year have been held with an array of exciting activities full of festive ambiance in order to connect the community, meet the needs of cultural enjoyment of the people.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong greeted about 250,000 tourist arrivals during the Lunar New Year holiday, said Mr. Nguyen Viet Van, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Australian travel magazine Traveller has listed Banh Cuon, Vietnamese steamed rice rolls, among the top 10 best meals from around the world that visitors should try in 2023.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was pleased to announce, that the number of international tourist arrivals will double in 2021. The outlook for the smokeless industry this year is expected to be brighter, reaching approximately the same as pre-pandemic levels.
With the theme “Welcoming Spring across the country”, activities in February 2023 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay Town, Hanoi, will introduce the atmosphere of welcoming the New Year with traditional rituals, customs and cultural values of the village’s ethnic groups.