Vietnam to honour international travel agencies

The General Department of Tourism (Vietnam tour) in coordination with Vietnam Airlines will hold a ‘thank you ceremony’ at the JW Marriot Hotel in Hanoi on November 28 in appreciation of the travel agencies bringing tourists to Vietnam.

The important event acknowledges the contributions of the international travel agencies to Vietnam’s tourism and socio-economic development.

At the event, the department will introduce the country’s new tourism products and development policies.

Within the framework of the event, representatives of 55 international travel agencies plan to conduct surveys on November 27-28 at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Trang An-Bai Dinh (Ninh Binh province) and Imperial Citadel of Thang Long  - Travel in Vietnam

Muong Lay – A sleeping beauty

Formerly known as Lai Chau, Muong Lay is an unknown place to many tourists. This small town is nestled in a pretty valley carved from spectacular mountains by the Da River, and makes a good lunch or overnight stop for people travelling between Dien Bien Phu and Sapa (travel in Viet Nam)

As the home to nine ethnic groups, with the majority being White Thai, Muong Lay (VietNam tour) changes every day. When visiting Muong Lay, you will not only see spectacular and poetic landscapes, but also have the opportunity to learn the culture of ethnic minorities in the uplands.

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Vietnam’s Hoi An old town among world’s best hotel destinations

The list was made by world-renowned hotel booking website Agoda.com and based on the reviews submitted by the website’s users, who were also required to score hotels on a scale of 0 to 10 in six categories.

A hotel’s total score is an average of those points. Hoi An (Vietnam tour)ranked 10th in the list of 25 best hotel destinations thanks to its affordable price.

Cape Town was the list’s top spot with an 8.43 overall review score. The city’s hotels attract a huge number of travelers each year as they have comfortable service and room as well as good staff performance.

The Maldives grabbed the second place with an 8.33 average score while Zermatt, a village in Switzerland, ranked third with an average of 8.29.

Other destinations include Bruges in Belgium, Gdansk in Poland, Verona in Italy, Sunshine Coast in Australia, Durban in South Africa, Granada in Spain, Krakow in Poland, and Nagano in Japan.

In 1999, Hoi An was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO for being a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port from the 15th to 19th centuries, and for housing buildings with a unique blend of local and foreign influences.

Since then, Hoi An (travel in Vietnam) has been voted one of the top tourist destinations in the world by several tourism magazines.

It was chosen as the world’s best tourism spot by UK tourism magazine Wanderlust in January 2013.

The town was also ranked second on the Top 10 Asian Cities list by prestigious American tourism magazine Condé Nast Traveler in October 2013.

Tour of northern heritage sites launched

A tourism program called “Traveling around heritage sites of Northern Vietnam” opened in Thai Nguyen province on Tuesday.

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The program promotes the land and people, introduces local tourism potential, and encourages tourism investment in the six northern provinces of Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, and Ha Giang (travel in Vietnam).

Addressing the opening ceremony, representatives of Thai Nguyen province and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said the Viet Bac region is home to 20 ethnic minority groups and their diverse cultures, and was the cradle of the revolution and the base of the revolutionary forces in their fight against the French colonialists.

Tan Trao Banian Tree is one of main relics in Tan Trao National Relic in Tuyen Quang. It's where General Vo Nguyen Giap read the military order No.1 of the Uprising Committee to command the Liberation Army to march towards Hanoi to liberate it on August 16, 1945.

Tan Trao Banian Tree is one of main relics in Tan Trao National Relic in Tuyen Quang. It's where General Vo Nguyen Giap read the military order No.1 of the Uprising Committee to command the Liberation Army to march towards Hanoi to liberate it on August 16, 1945.

In recent years the six provinces have launched multiple activities to preserve their tangible and intangible cultural heritages and have worked together to link localities in the region to boost their socio-economic growth. Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said:

“To tap the region’s potential and advantages, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism asks the provinces to create masterplans and implement tourism programs by designing new tours and developing new tourist destinations. Localities should coordinate on projects which focus on exploiting tourism resources sustainably and responsibly with respect to the environment and strengthening personnel training to meet the requirement of linking with other key tourism areas, especially Hanoi.“

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