Quang Ninh to tap heritage sites for development Sunday, March 24th, 2013 - 8:31 PM

Northern Quang Ninh province will develop three important heritage sites from next month until 2025 to promote their cultural values, contributing to the province’s tourism and economy.

HA NOI (VNS)— Ha Noi will restore 21 of its craft villages which are at risk of being lost from the impacts of socio-economic development, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam visa on arrival - a success in India Saturday, March 16th, 2013 - 9:45 AM

Visa on arrival is a kind of visa which can be issued directly at the destination upon arrival. It allows a person to stay in a country for a certain period of time. Basic requirement for being granted a visa on arrival is having a passport with at least 6 months of validity, a two way airplane ticket and a certain amount of fee.  For example, Indonesia offers visa on arrival program for 64 countries while India offers this program to eleven countries.

Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013 Saturday, March 16th, 2013 - 12:06 AM

(Cinet)- The 5th Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013 with the theme “Craft villages in tourism development” will take place from 27 April to 1 May, 2013 at the center of Hue City.

Vietnam ranks second at Int’l Tourism Exchange Friday, March 15th, 2013 - 9:12 AM

 Vietnam receiving the award at Germany’s 2013 ITB in Berlin

Vietnamese tourism came second in the “Go Asia Award – Most popular destination in Asia” at Germany ‘s 2013 International Tourism Exchange (ITB) Berlin , according to the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism (VNAT) on March 12.

(VOV) - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is offering a 27 percent discount off ticket prices for a number of flights to selected European nations.

Under the sale, a return ticket from Vietnam to Frankfurt or London costs only US$550, and to Paris at US$600 (both prices exclude fees and taxes).  The discount programme is in effect from now until March 30.