The authorities of Haiphong City have decided to impose a sharp increase in fees for Cat Ba Island, sparking strong protest from cruise operators.Cat Ba Island Under the newly-issued resolution approved by Haiphong authorities, from January 11 this year, charges for visiting Cat Ba…
The Swiss Sustainable Tourism Programme (SSTP), the first of its kind funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for Vietnam, has officially kicked off, according to the programme’s management board. Specifically, the programme, which aims to raise the competitiveness and sustainability of…
Mixing coffee with eggs makes no sense at all. The two go together like ducks to boiling water. Yet in Vietnam this is a thing. In fact it’s a very big thing. Using egg whites instead of cream or milk was necessary in the…
Bamboo Airways, the fifth airline in Vietnam, will start selling tickets from 12pm on January 12, its Vice President, Duong Thi Mai Hoa, told press on January 10. The airline is now integrating multiple payment gateways which are familiar with customers – like NAPAS,…
2018 was considered a successful year for Cao Bang’s tourism sector, as the northern mountainous province welcomed a record 1.2 million tourists, a year-on-year rise of 30 percent. The local tourism industry grossed 360 billion VND (15.5 million USD) in revenue, up 90 percent…
A cooperation agreement to promote a train tourism programme was signed between the SaiGon Passenger Transport JSC and the Da Nang Tourism Association of the central city of Da Nang on January 7. Accordingly, the transport company will prepare all conditions on train such the number of…
The well-known tourist attraction of Mui Ne in the south central province of Binh Thuan will be developed into a national hub for sea resort and sport tourism. Under a master plan for the development of Mui Ne National Tourism Site in 2025 with…
Son Doong, the world’s largest known cave located in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh, has been ranked third among the worldwide bucket-list trips for 2019 by Lonely Planet, a prestigious travel guide magazine. Son Doong cave (Photo:Ryan Deboodt) “The incredible depths of the…
Many vendors in Ha Long Bay have sunk their boats to avoid being seized by authorities for harassing tourists. Ha Long struggles to curb harassment of tourists On January 3, the patrol guards in Ha Long caught a boat illegally approaching tour boats to…
The 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will be held along with the ATF Travel Exchange (Travex) in Halong City, Quang Ninh Province. The ASEAN Tourism Forum is the most important annual event promoting ASEAN tourism co-operation. As the host of this year ATF, Vietnam…
