Tìm kiếm: holiday

Tourism in central and southern regions have reaped the benefits of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday (February 14-20), reporting an impressive surge in the number of visitors.

About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly 3 million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.

The famous landscapes of Trang An, Tam Coc - Bich Dong, Natural Reserve of Van Long, among many other historical and cultural sites, has helped the northern province of Ninh Binh attract 5.3 million holiday-makers in the first half of the year, up 19.4% from the same period in 2016.

Party and State leaders visited and presented gifts to needy people and ethnic minority groups around the country on January 14 on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

More than 63,000 visitors, including 6,660 foreigners, visited the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ba Dinh historical and cultural relic site in Ha Noi during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays that began on April 30, the mausoleum management board reported.

Vacationers, at home and abroad, swarmed tourist attractions across Vietnam during the six-day long holiday, which started on April 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification on April 30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to allocate 4,208 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as a gift for people of the Quang Ngai, Yen Bai, Ninh Binh, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Ha Nam, Kon Tum and Gia Lai provinces to support them during the Tet holiday.

Provinces across the nation have conducted charitable activities to bring a warm and joyful Vietnamese Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) to impoverished households.

Christmas festive atmosphere is trickling into every corner of the country, with Catholics and Protestants holding a range of festivities in celebration of the holiday.

Vietnam is the most popular destination for Spanish holiday makers last summer, according to the online travel agent Atrapalo.

Vietnam ranked 2nd among the top 10 best value holiday destinations, according to leading global travel search site Skyscanner.

The domestic tourism sector thrived during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays, with sunny weather helping lift the number of vacationers by 20% compared to last year's holidays.

The northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed over 106,000 domestic and foreign visitors from April 30 to May 4, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent.

A delegation of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and Vietnam Fatherland Front paid floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh on the 84th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.