Tag: holidays
Sustainable tourism an inevitable trend: Insiders
With more than 5,000 accommodation establishments receiving Travel Sustainable badge of Booking.com, Vietnam is among the top five countries in Asia-Pacific region with the highest number of the providers of this kind of service recognised for their efforts to operate more sustainably.
Vietnam moves to attract more Indian tourists
India is seen as a potential market for Vietnam’s tourism, and the country will strengthen promotion activities to lure more holiday-makers from the South Asian market, according to Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.
Australian media proposes Vietnamese destinations for best winter holiday escape
VOV.VN - Traveller of The Sydney Morning Herald recently released a list of the best winter holiday escapes, with Ho Chi Minh City and a river cruise across Vietnam included.
Vietnam among world’s eight best budget-busting destinations for family holidays
VOV.VN - Australian daily The Sydney Morning Herald has named Vietnam among the world’s top eight best budget-busting destinations for Australian family holidays.
Local tourism industry rakes in cash from bumper national holiday
VOV.VN - The recent five-day national break from April 29 to May 3 saw tourist destination and entertainment centres across the country attract hordes of holidaymakers, and it was no surprise that the local tourism industry coned it.
Sixty-seven people killed in traffic accidents during national holidays
A total of 129 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the national holidays from April 29 to May 3, killing 67 people and injuring 90 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.
Foreign visitors to Thua Thien - Hue rise 26 times during five-day holiday
VOV.VN - The central province of Thua Thien - Hue has welcomed approximately 36,300 foreign visitors during the five-day national break from April 29 to May 3, representing a 26fold rise year on year.
HCM City remains top destination for tourists: Agoda
Ho Chi Minh City has remained the top destination for both domestic and foreign tourists in recent time, Agoda said.
Nearly 800 people die during first two days of public holidays
VOV.VN - More than 45,000 people were hospitalised nationwide during the initial two days of public holidays, along with 786 deaths, of which 34 cases were traffic accident victims and seven were related to COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health.
COVID-19 surveillance heightened during five-day national holiday
VOV.VN - The five-day national break starting on April 29 poses a high risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus as people flock to crowded tourist destinations or converge on entertainment centres, according to health professionals.