Poster of the contest.Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s national tourism board is calling on Vietnamese people to share the best of their cities with international travellers through short amateur videos in a new online campaign titled, ‘#MyVietnam’. Launched in Hà Nội on December 7, the campaign debuted with three videos -- My Hội An, My Huế and My Hồ Chí Minh City -- featuring locals in each destination. Vietnam Tourism followed up on the videos with the announcement of a nationwide contest, hosted on the official tourism website www.vietnam.travel, and running from December 7, 2018 to January 27, 2019. Creators of the winning entries will receive travel prizes, such as a 10-day exclusive trip through Việt Nam from Victoria Voyages, and a three-day luxury cruise in Hạ Long Bay from Paradise Cruises. Members of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) said the campaign aimed to give travellers … [Read more...] about Vietnam Tourism launches video contest
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First-ever Vietnam Tourism Summit draws many foreign firms
The Hanoitimes - Under the 2018 Vietnam Economic Forum’s framework, the Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit will take place in Hanoi between December 5 and 6. More than 1,500 delegates, 500 CEOs from a large foreign companies, and 300 experts are expected to attend the 2018 Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit, the first of its kind in the country. Foreign enterprises that will attend the forum include Flight Centre Group (Australia), Virgin Group (the UK), H.I.S Group (Japan), TUI Hotels and Resorts (Germany), Minor Group (Thailand), among others. First-ever Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit expects to welcome over 1,500 delegates. Photo: VGP The event is hosted by the Private Sector Development Committee (PSD), and co-organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), and VnExpress newspaper, with the support of Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The forum aims to analyze and discuss current challenges facing … [Read more...] about First-ever Vietnam Tourism Summit draws many foreign firms
Vietnam tourism captures attention at World Travel Market 2018
Vietnamese and foreign partners discuss at the booth of Vietnam Airlines at the World Travel Market 2018 in London (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – Vietnam’s tourism at the World Travel Market 2018 (WTM) in London from November 5-7 was able to capture attention from visitors to the event. Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong said participants at a press briefing on Vietnam at the WTM were impressed by the growth rate of 20-30 percent of Vietnam tourism, as well as by new tourism products introduced by Vietnamese travel agencies at this year’s event. Vietnamese travel businesses attending the 2018 WTM said their stalls attracted large number of visitors, noting that they were excited about the results of their meetings with customers and partners during the three-day event. Huong attributed the success of the travel agencies to their efforts to constantly offer new services and products with … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism captures attention at World Travel Market 2018
Vietnam tourism flourishing, seeking bigger spenders
Vietnam’s landscape provides tourists with new experiences Enhanced image Vietnam’s tourism sector ended 2017 on a high, after fully fulfilling the tasks assigned by the prime minister. Hoang Nhan Chinh, head of the Tourism Advisory Board secretariat, said the number of foreign visitors grew 30 percent in 2017. According to the government’s assessment of Vietnam’s economy, services contributed the most to the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2017, of which domestic trade and international travel were the main driving forces. “This is a valid assessment of the contribution and importance of tourism in national economic development,” Hoang Nhan Chinh said. The impressive growth of the tourism sector in 2017 was attributed to various factors, in particular, the successful organization of APEC 2017 events that raised awareness of the country’s standing among the 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Nguyen … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism flourishing, seeking bigger spenders
Winners of Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 honored
Winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 were honored at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 9 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and Vietnam Tourism Association. Winners of Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 honored at the ceremony - Photo: VGP The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the State Steering Committee on Tourism, Vu Duc Dam, and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien. 85 outstanding travel agencies, hotels, services providers and carriers in the country were honoured at the event for their positive contributions to Vietnam’s hospitality sector over the past year. Categories in the awards included the: Top 15 five-star hotels, Top 15 four-star hotels, Top 10 inbound tour providers, Top 10 outbound tour providers, Top 5 Automobile Carriers, Top 10 restaurants, Top 5 tourist attractions, Top 10 golf courses, and Top 5 tourism investment groups. Over its 19 editions, the awards have contributed to raising the … [Read more...] about Winners of Vietnam Tourism Awards 2018 honored