More than 1,500 delegates, including leading local and international speakers, tourism managers, operators and experts joined the Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2018 under the framework of the Vietnam Economy Forum (ViEF) 2018 for a two-day meeting held on December 5 and 6. The event is expected to provide a platform to help boost the transformation of Vietnam’s tourism industry as well as to promote the image of Vietnam on the world travel map. The inaugural Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2018 kicks off in Hanoi The Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2018 is co-organised by the Private Sector Development Board (Board IV under the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform), in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). Moderated by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Minister cum president of the Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Innovation Mai Tien Dung … [Read more...] about The inaugural Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2018 kicks off in Hanoi
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Vietnam joins travel and vacation show in Canadian capital
The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada is participating in the 2018 Travel and Vacation Show in Ottawa on March 17-18, to promote the image of the land and people of Vietnam. Ambassadors of seven ASEAN countries to Canada introduce traditional food at the show - Photo: VNA In addition to publications providing information on the beautiful and famous landscapes in Vietnam, numerous typical products and services of the country were also showcased at the event. Foreign visitors find information about Vietnamese tourism - Photo: VNA During the two-day show, Vietnam’s pavilions attracted more than 1,000 visitors. The event began the celebrations of the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam – Canada diplomatic ties. Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Nguyen Duc Hoa expressed his belief that Vietnam would become a more attractive destination for Canadians and enterprises. In 2017, the number of Canadian visitors traveling to Vietnam saw a significant increase compared to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins travel and vacation show in Canadian capital
Top 10 culture, sports and tourism events in 2014
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has selected Vietnamâs top ten culture, sport and tourism events in 2014. The list of events is as follows: 1. Resolution of the ninth meeting of the Party Central Committee (11th tenure) on the building and development of the Vietnamese culture and people to match the countryâs sustainable development requirements. 2. The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh was inscribed on the UNESCOâs world heritage site. 3. The Vi-Giam folk singing of Vietnam was recognised as the world intangible cultural heritages of humanity. 4. Public response to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourismâs document warning against the use of, presenting and eliminating exotic symbols and mascots in historical-cultural relic sites, offices and public areas. 5. âA great family of Vietnamese ethnic groups and the fatherlandâs sacred sovereigntyâ event took place at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups CultureâTourism Village … [Read more...] about Top 10 culture, sports and tourism events in 2014
Muong Lo Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in Yen Bai
(Cinet)- More than 1,000 artists and local people performed "xoe" dances to kick off the Muong Lo Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in Yen Bai Province's Nghia Lo Town on October 16. The festival will continue with a range of activities, including an incense-offering ritual at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex, sports competition, buffalo fighting, and heritage status being given to three banyan trees in the area that are more than 300 years old. Xoe is a typical dance of the Thai ethnic minority groups in the north-west. Men and women hold hands to form a circle and dance to the rhythms played on instruments such as gourd lutes, drums, two-chord fiddles, gongs and cymbals. A trade and food fair, offering multiple local specialities such as dried food, seven-coloured stick rice and smoked pork, will be held on the sidelines of the festival. The special week aims to promote solidarity and cultural exchange among ethnic minority groups in the region, as well as to strengthen … [Read more...] about Muong Lo Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in Yen Bai
Vietnam attends Moscow Int’l Travel and Tourism Exhibition
Thirteen Vietnamese companies have joined 3,000 travel businesses worldwide at the 16th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) in Russia from March 18-21. Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the MITT-16 Ho Hong Lien, who is also expert from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said despite the global economic crisis, Vietnamese companies still come to the event as Russia is a potential market for Vietnam's tourism sector. Representative of the Saigontourist Travel Service Company Ho Huu Loc said his firm is offering special promotion programmes for foreign tourists, especially Russians, adding that Russian holiday makers currently account for 10 percent of the company's customers. Saigontourist has been attending the MITT since the 11 th event and the number of Russian travelers choosing the company service keeps rising year on year, Loc said. VNA/VOVNews … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends Moscow Int’l Travel and Tourism Exhibition