In a high-ceiling room on the second floor of the Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum in Hà Nội, a young curator has been briefing a group of over 20 tour operators on an oil painting titled “A Ploughing Day”, painted in 1960 by one of the country’s masters, Lưu Công Nhân.
Sustainable tourism development in the world natural heritage sites was the focus of discussion at a talk with the media in Hanoi on March 12.
Authorities of Can Tho gathered on March 9 to discuss measures to boost local tourism, especially Cai Rang Floating Market which will be built into a strong tourism brand of the Mekong Delta city.
More than 40 leading Vietnamese tourism companies have introduced their products at ITB 2018, the world’s largest tourism trade fair that opened in Germany’s Berlin on March 7.
“To engage the media and to recognize the work of journalists in the coverage of wildlife and sustainable tourism.” This is the ultimate goal of the Media Award announced by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on the occassion of Wildlife Day celebrated on 3 March. The UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative aims to promote the value of tourism for wildlife conservation and includes also training to tourism administrations and to media on the theme.
Spiritual tourism has become an indispensable part in spiritual life for many people. However, currently spiritual tourism is only popular during special occasions like during the spring festival. To tap the sector’s potential, it’s necessary to develop more activities to create a complete tourism product.
Si Ma Cai District in Lào Cai is often called the twin sister of Sa Pa. While Sa Pa is a well known tourism destination, its sister Si Ma Cai is a hidden beauty that still retains its serenity and originality.
Large-scale fields are becoming more common, not just in rice farming, but also for other crops in certain parts of Ninh Thuan province. Ninh Phuoc district is using large fields to grow grapes to boost productivity. Local farmers are cooperating with enterprises to ensure outlets for production and promote tourism.
The Cơ Tu ethnic community has been struggling to preserve its culture and traditional customs that have mostly faded away with rapid urbanisation. This group lives in Tà Lang and Giàn Bí villages of Hòa Bắc Commune, situated in a vast valley between the two nature reserves of Bạch Mã in Thừa Thiên-Huế and Bà Nà-Núi Chúa of Đà Nẵng. The community is now trying to develop eco-tourism to revive its culture. Bùi Hoài Nam reports
Many provinces and cities across Vietnam, on February 25, simultaneously held the annual New Year tree planting festival, initiated by the late President Ho Chi Minh in 1960.