Mu Cang Chai, a district of Yen Bai Province in the Northern upland portion of Vietnam, has amazing terrace rice fields and interesting ethnic minority groups, making it a fast-growing tourist destination in the world today. Beginning mid-September to late October, the famous rice fields turn yellow. This is also the time when the weather […]
Son Doong Cave is an UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site located at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province. It is also currently the world’s largest cave, and therefore a growing tourist attraction. But a recent proposal to build a cable car system inside the structure is raising opposing opinions from different sectors of the […]
On a survey of tourists returning to Vietnam, the management board of the conducting agency Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme released a statement to defend its seemingly questionable figures. The survey was conducted on two separate time frames, March-April and July-August of this year. The subjects were 600 English-speaking local and international […]
Phu Yen may not be as famous as other tourist destinations in Vietnam, but it is considered a “promised land” because of its natural, untouched beauty. Virgin beaches are one of the prides of Phu Yen. Its provincial capital Tuy Hoa City itself is located near the sea, and tourists always frequent the place […]
As stipulated in Decision No. 568/ QD-CHHVN by the Director of the Ministry of Transport’s Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA) on November 15 of this year, a representative office of the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority will be established in Truong Sa Island District, Central Khanh Hoa Province. According to VMA Director Nguyen Nhat, the construction […]
Jetstar Pacific is a low-cost carrier in Vietnam which offers affordable but quality flights in several destinations to and from the country. And on March next year, it will start flying a direct route between Hanoi and Bangkok (Thailand). The new destination will be launched on March 29, 2015 aboard the Airbus A320. The plane […]
Amidst tension in the East Sea, the tourism sector has decided to extend visa waiver for foreign tourists as a solution to entice more visitors, or at the least prevent them from being scared off from coming to the country. As in any form of political disturbance, when the tension in the East Sea first […]
Two luxury ships made a short landing in Vietnam recently, welcoming over 4,500 visitors to the country. The Voyager of the Seas and SuperStar Virgo are five-star luxury ships which carried affluent people from all over the world to visit such sites as Ha Long Bay, Ho Chi Minh City and other popular tourist spots […]
Discovered by the French in 1902 and initially planned to be transformed into a place of relaxation for its soldiers, Tam Dao is a rising tourist destination today because of its “four seasons in one day,” owing to its high 900-meter elevation from the sea. Tam Dao is a valley located at Tam Dao Town, […]
Phu Quoc is the biggest island in Vietnam located at Ken Giang Province. With the major livelihood being fishing and agriculture, it is basically a provincial area with a traditional lifestyle. But with a fast-growing tourism industry as well, it is an interesting place to visit with just a motorbike and heaps of adventurous spirit. […]