The northern mountain province of Thai Nguyen has completed preparations for the first international tea festival which are scheduled to take place from November 11-15, says a provincial official.
According to General Stastistics Office (GSO), the number of international arrivals to Vietnam in October 2011 estimated 518,477, increasing by 80.9% in comparison with the last month and 17.8% with the same period of 2010.
Indochina Capital and Hyatt Hotels Corporation have announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa in the central coast city of Danang as the first property in Vietnam bearing the luxury brand of the global hospitality company.
Saigontourist Travel Services Co. on Thursday, October 27, 2011 opened an information and consulting service center to provide international tourists with free travel information and consulting services in Chinese, English and French.
Luxury Travel Vietnam – one of the leading tour operator in Vietnam and South East Asia and The Cape Club - a division of More Collections Pty Ltd, Australia have established a joint venture to develop fully accompanied concierge services for the travel industry across Vietnam and South East Asia.
More than 50 paintings on Vietnam created and posted on Facebook by Thai painter Direk Kingnok have received many comments from both Vietnamese and international friends.
Phan Thiet City welcomed 80 visitors from Cruise ship Orion II on Tuesday morning, of whom 57 were from the U.S., with the remainder from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, the U.K., Spain, Italy and Ecuador.
The central city of Danang attracted 25,000 foreign visitors in September alone, up 25 percent against the same period last year, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
