The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) says it is proposing visa waivers for more countries and that foreign arrivals in the last three months of the year are expected to surge. Nguyen Van Tuan, director of the agency, said in a recent report…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a new video to promote Vietnam’s tourism and investment opportunities in various languages. “Welcome to Vietnam,” with narratives in English, French, Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese and Chinese, lasts more than seven minutes. With scenes captured by flycams,…
Instead of a tedious, hours-long trip from Hanoi to cool Sa Pa by car or train, tourists can now fly there by helicopter and return in just three and half hours, if they have US$2,640 per flying hour to spare. A new air taxi…
Ho Chi Minh City wants the 15-day visa exemption for Europeans to be doubled so that they can come on longer tours. A source said the city tourism department is all set to ask the tourism ministry to extend the waiver period for tourists…
1. It is disturbingly hot during this time of the year in Hanoi. But, thankfully, people in the capital city have come up with drinks and desserts that help cool off. Among them is a mix of yogurt with purple sticky rice and ice…
Tourists from India, Canada, Australia and New Zealand may have to wait a little longer In an explicit gesture to resuscitate the ailing tourism sector, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed off on visa waivers for five more nationalities, a move highly welcomed…
Vietnam will offer more visa exemptions and set up a $100 million tourism fund to promote the country’s attractions in a bid to reverse a drop in foreign visitors that’s hurting the economy. “The hassle of getting a visa is seriously hampering Vietnam in…
Most people only know Quang Binh Province in central Vietnam as the home of the world’s largest cave Son Doong. But if you think the province is all about caves, you will miss a beautiful, wild valley not far away. Hung Tung Valley is…
When it comes to hu tieu rice noodle soup in Ho Chi Minh City, it can be confusing, even to natives, because most of the variants look almost similar, despite their distinct flavors. Here we have many types of noodles introduced by Chinese immigrants hundreds…
Hoi An attracts millions of visitors every year to its centuries-old relics, nights that are magically lit up by hand-made lanterns, and gentle activities like cruising on the Hoai River that flows through it. This old town in the central province of Quang Nam…
