About half a million tourists are expected to attend the Ha Long Tourism festival beginning in on April 29, annouced the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee on April 20. The four-day event will include a carnival on May Day, which involves the participation of thousands of artists, tourists and local people, and an international trade-tourism [...]

The State Steering Committee on Tourism is proposing the government exempt visa fees and refund value-added taxes (VAT) for international tourists in August and September of this year. According to Vu The Binh, Director of the Department of Travel under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the move aims to lure more foreign tourists [...]

A national seminar held in Tien Giang province on April 21 focused on developing the agricultural sector by linking it closer with the tourist industry. At the event, managers, entrepreneurs and researchers discussed garden tourism in the Mekong Delta. They exposed weaknesses such as poor infrastructure, uninteresting and lacklustre services, unprofessional staff, and accommodation and [...]

“There are many reasons to believe in a considerable economic growth between Vietnam and Thailand this year” said Pisanu Chanvitan, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam in a recent talk with Vietnam Business Forum. Could you talk about Vietnam-Thailand economic cooperation in 2009? The economic cooperation between Thailand and Vietnam has grown considerably, especially over the last [...]

One of the world’s most beautiful bays comes on display like never before next month as the Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa preps for its grand opening in this beach town on the south central coast. The 30-story property delivers dazzling sea views from each of its 284 rooms and a collection of restaurants and bars that immediately [...]