Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Phu Quoc and Hoi An in Vietnam have been honoured by Travelers' Choice Awards 2020 launched by TripAdvisor, the US-based travel planning and booking site.
“Light Gate” by Pham Trung Hieu, Pham Thai Binh, Vu Binh Minh, Pham Huy Dong and Nguyen Dang Hai from Hanoi won the first prize in a contest to design the “Kilometre Zero landmark” - a national cultural symbol and important tourist destination in the area around Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake.
The “Da Nang Fantastic Festival 2020” will be held from July 30 to August 5, featuring many attractive activities to promote tourism in the central city.
Vietnam’s Sapa Town (in Lao Cai Province) and Ninh Binh Province have been listed among 14 up-and-coming destinations in Asia, which were announced by the US-based travel site TripstoDiscover.
Dak Nong Geopark in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has been a luring destination to tourists and scientists and has been nominated for listing in the Global Geoparks Network by UNESCO.
Visitors to the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh will now have a chance to enjoy the stunning scenic views of the UNESCO-recognised site from above, thanks to a new helicopter tour officially launched on June 26.
Three types of Vietnamese noodles found a place on a list of Asia’s best noodles put together by CNN Travel to provide a beginner’s guide to popular Asian noodles made from ingredients such as rice, starch, wheat, and vegetables.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Department has recently launched an online photo contest entitled ‘Hello Ho Chi Minh City’ in an effort to promote the city’s hospitality sector.
Community-based tourism activities have been developed in Lang Can Commune, Lam Binh District, in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, with the building of many homestays in the locality.
Rach Vem fishing village, which has been dubbed as “the Kingdom of Starfish”, is one of the destinations on the wish lists of visitors to Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province. Images of the fishing village are widely shared on social media, featuring deep blue seawater, white sand beaches, and a lot of starfish.