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The capital city of Hanoi is working to build a greater number of accommodation establishments and calling for more luxury projects to meet the increasing demands of tourists (Photo: vietbao.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi is working to build a greater number of accommodation establishments and call for more luxury projects to meet the increasing demands of tourists. The city is currently home to nearly 3,500 accommodation facilities, with more than 60,800 rooms. Notably, there are 67 hotels with between three- to five-star ratings, seven luxury condotel complexes, as well as about 10,860 houses being leased to foreigners. In 2018, Hanoi welcomed 26.31 million visitors, including more than 6 million foreigners. The number of visitors to Hanoi in the first three months of this year is estimated at more than 7.47 million visitors, a rise of 10.6 percent year-on-year, announced the municipal Department of Tourism.  Of the figure, there are nearly 5.6 million … [Read more...] about Hanoi seeks to increase number of accommodation establishments

Hanoi Old Quarter Hanoi and Hoi An have been named among eight Eid Al Fitr holiday ideas to get you packing, according to a list released by Gulf News, a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Eid Al Fitr is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. For travelers who look to step back into the pages of history, Gulf News picked the culturally rich Hanoi and Hoi An as the ideal Eid getaway. Vietnam’s capital Hanoi is a great city bursting with a cultural cocktail of Chinese, French and Southeast Asian influences. “From the chaos of the Old Quarter to the Dong Xuan Market, it’s a city to get lost in,” Gulf News wrote. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Native_ads Hanoi is also the starting point for the Ha Long Bay tour. If time permits, do book yourself into a cruise aboard a Vietnamese junk. However, the adjacent Bai Tu Long Bay cruise is now … [Read more...] about Hanoi, Hoi An among Eid Al Fitr holiday ideas to get you packing

Minister Counselor of the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan Lam Thanh Phuong made the statement at a conference to promote the tourism of Vietnam and Da Nang held by Da Nang City Department of Tourism in Tokyo on May 14. In recent years, Vietnam has become one of the most important partners of Japanese tourism, she said, adding that the total number of tourist arrivals between the two countries has surpassed one million since 2017. Last year, the figure was 1.2 million, of which the number of Japanese tourists to Vietnam was 826,000 and the number of Vietnamese tourists to Japan was 390,000, she said. According to her, in the near future, tourism cooperation between the two countries will continue to develop in the context of the fine relations and favourable travel conditions, especially with more direct flights between the two countries. For his part, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Tourism Department Nguyen Xuan Binh said that Da Nang is focusing on developing diverse tourism products in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan cooperate to tap tourism potential

The two-day festival aims to honour the landscape and ecological environment of Lang Co Bay as well as to affirm the position and development potential of the Chan May - Lang Co Economic Zone. In addition to the art programme in the opening ceremony, various unique activities are expected to attract large numbers of visitors, including a cultural and art camp themed ‘Lang Co – a world beautiful day’, a music composition camp launched by Vietnam Music Association, an exhibition of 50 art paintings featuring the bay, an exhibition of handicrafts, a culinary programme and sporting tournaments. Located nearly 70 km south of Hue City, Lang Co is one of the bays with the most natural conditions and scenery in Vietnam. Covering an area of 42 km2 and consisting of a 10km beach, Lang Co bay features favourable conditions for the development of different types of tourism. The provincial tourism sector set a target of welcoming over 1.5 million visitors by 2025 and over 2.5 … [Read more...] about Festival honours beauty of Lang Co bay in Thua Thien – Hue

Locals refer to this dish as "smelly vermicelli" as the soup has a strong smell that comes from the way it is made. To prepare the dish, several kilos of freshwater crabs are washed and crushed after their shells are removed. This is then strained with water and set aside for a day to ferment. The water turns black and gives off a strong odor. The cook slices fresh or dried bamboo shoots and puts them into a pot of boiling crab water on a low fire. The longer these are cooked, the sweeter the bamboo shoots are, making the crab broth tastier. Besides crab and bamboo shoots, the dish also contains deep-fried pork skin or shrimp crackers and fried onions. Customers can choose between side dishes of spring rolls, pork sausage and fresh vegetables. The dish is served with fish sauce and spicy minced chili peppers to increase the flavour. … [Read more...] about Vermicelli soup with crab sauce: A must-try Pleiku special