Self-drive tours become more popular in Hanoi
The "close to home" trend can be seen in the rise of self-driving and local travel this summer.
The "close to home" trend can be seen in the rise of self-driving and local travel this summer.
According to a report of Hanoi Department of Tourism, in the first 9 months of 2017, tourist arrivals reached an estimated 17,971,963, a year-on-year rise of 9%. Meanwhile, foreign tourists to Hanoi reached an estimated 3,536,143, a year-on-year rise of 23.5%.
Vietnam welcomed more than 9.4 million international tourists in the first nine months of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 28.4 percent.
On October 2017, Vietravel Hanoi Company will be held Hanoi Free Walking Tour, which helps tourists visiting the capital city to explore local life free of charge.
Accordingly, South Korea will support Vietnamese travel firms to arrange incentive tours to attract more Vietnam’s visitors to travel South Korea.
Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company came 12th on the Vietnamese edition of Forbes Magazine’s top 50 listed Vietnamese companies in 2107.
The cruise ship Voyager of the Seas with 3,000 tourists on board arrived at Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on September 12, allowing tourists to visit popular destinations in Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An and Nha Trang.
From late September this year, foreign visitors to Vietnam will be able to enjoy free walking tours in Hanoi.
From September 14 to 23, a series of tourism programs and activities will be organized in four major cities of Japan during Vietnam Tourism Week, which aims to promote tourism and attract Japanese tourists to the country.
On Sep 8, Hanoi’s Tourism Department welcomed the Sweden Famtrip to Hanoi.
On September 7, the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), a typical event of the Vietnam tourism industry in general, and Ho Chi Minh City, in particular, was being held in Ho Chi Minh City.
From September 6, 2017, Hanoi Opera House officially welcomed travelers to visit and sample the history, architecture and artistic values.
The Department of Tourism of the central city of Da Nang, on August 1, updated the Da Nang FantastiCity mobile phone application, which originally helps plan tours and find tourist information in Vietnamese and English.
Thrillist is an online media brand covering food, drink, travel and entertainment of US was introduced 12 stunning attractions in Vietnam you should visit.
The first two-storey bus line for tourists in Hanoi runs on pilot basis from today.
Visa exemptions for visitors from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain who intend to stay in Vietnam no more than 15 days, will be extended from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.
In the first five months of 2017, Thua Thien Hue welcomed over 1.5 million tourists, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.9 percent, collecting a revenue of over VND1.4 trillion (over US$61 million).
Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee, on May 5, issued a document agreeing on the trial of motorbike tours through the province for Lao and Thai visitors, starting from Cha Lo International Border Gate in Minh Hoa district.
Below are popular center, non-profit organizations offering free tours around Hanoi for foreign travelers.
The capital city of Hanoi welcomed more than 54,000 international visitors during the four-day holidays from April 29 to May 2, a year-on-year increase of 33 percent.
April was the fourth consecutive month when Vietnam received more than one million foreign visitors, up 6.5% over the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).