Photo for illustration. (Source: Vnexpress)These are activities to celebrate New Year 2019 and welcome Hai Duong’s preparation for being a first class urban area. The carnival will take place on December 30th with the participation of about 2,000 central and local artists. Many international artists from Suwon province (the Republic of Korea) and Vientiane (Laos) will also join the event. By 23h45 of the same day, a fireworks display will be organized to welcome the New Year. The three-day festival will include special activities such as an exhibition of ornamental creatures, street food festival, cultural and art performances, ca tru singing, exchanges of boat clubs and mobile film screenings. The Eastern Land Cultural and Tourism Festival is aimed at popularizing the land, people, and tourism potential of Hai Duong and creating a momentum to promote the development of the provincial economy, culture, society, and especially tourism./. BTA … [Read more...] about Hai Duong to host street carnival for New Year 2019
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Numerous activities to welcome New Year 2019 in Quang Binh
Photo for illustrationSpecifically, a demand stimulus program for foreign tourists on New Year will be held from December 20th, 2018 to January 20th, 2019 with discounts from 10%-20% on all tourism products and services. In addition, a ceremony welcoming the first foreign tourist to Quang Binh in 2019 will be organized at Dong Hoi airport. Art and culinary activities, and water puppet shows will be held at Phong Nha - Ke Bang center from December 29th to 31st. On the evening of December 31st, at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang World Natural Heritage, there will be a countdown program to welcome New Year 2019 with the main contents: a culinary program, lion and dragon dance, street music, street dance performances, art shows, and electronic music shows./. BTA … [Read more...] about Numerous activities to welcome New Year 2019 in Quang Binh
Central region to host diverse activities to celebrate New Year 2019
According to Ho An Phong, Director of Quang Binh provincial Department of Tourism, a tourism stimulus programme kicked off on December 20, providing international visitors with a 10% price discount on all tourist products and services in the locality for one month. Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park will host a street arts and cuisine festival from December 28 to 31, featuring water puppetry performances, a music show, and food courts showcasing delicious indigenous dishes of the province. A count-down programme will also be staged there on the evening of December 31. Meanwhile, a programme themed ‘Hoi An welcoming New Year 2019’ will be organised from December 24, 2018, to January 1, 2019, in Hoi An city. During the programme, Nguyen Phuc Chu street will be colourfully decorated and booths will be set up along the street to bring a taste of Hoi An to vacationers. There will also be arts performances, a dance contest, and a Taekwondo exchange between athletes from Hoi … [Read more...] about Central region to host diverse activities to celebrate New Year 2019
Travel agencies launch Christmas & New Year 2019 tours
Travel agencies said to date they have sold about 85 to 90 percent of set tours. Of these, tourists mostly have selected tours such as the one or two-day tours discovering lifestyle in the Mekong Delta provinces such as My Tho (Tien Giang Province), Sa Dec (Dong Thap Province), Can Tho City… costing from VND 1.5 to 2 million. With these tours, tourists can take sightseeing and tasting fruits, flower villages in the Mekong Delta region. The two or three day tours to Phu Quoc Island District with a price of VND 3.6million also are luring domestic and international visitors. The four or five day tours starting from HCMC to the north western & north eastern provinces including Moc Chau-Son La-Dien Bien-Lai Chau-Sapa-Lao Cai-Phu Tho are being registered by many young people. These tours cost around VND 7.97million to VND 9.2 million. THI HONG –Translated by Thanh Van Tags: Travel agencies are launching year-end tours as Christmas and the New Year 2019 are coming. … [Read more...] about Travel agencies launch Christmas & New Year 2019 tours
Vietnam destinations among Asia’s best places to ring in the New Year 2019
The Hanoitimes - Say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019 by traveling to the best places in Asia to celebrate New Year`s Eve. Countdown to the New Year amid Halong Bay’s Limestone Karsts or soak up an open-air Art Studio on Cam Ranh Bay (Vietnam) have been ranked 3rd and 5th among the best destinations in Asia to ring in the New Year 2019, according to a list released by Luxury Travel Magazine, one of the world’s leading luxury travel websites. Ha Long Bay. Luxury Travel Magazine advises travelers that revelers would be hard-pressed to find a more compelling destination to celebrate the new year than Vietnam’s famed Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. “To mark the occasion, Ha Long Bay’s leading luxury cruise provider Paradise Cruises will host special menus including delectable fresh seafood before the countdown on its Paradise Luxury, Paradise Elegance and Paradise Peak cruises. A live Filipino band will entertain with an eclectic mix … [Read more...] about Vietnam destinations among Asia’s best places to ring in the New Year 2019