The 2014 Hue Festival’s organising board announced 45 international art troupes from 35 countries have already registered to attend the celebration’s eighth iteration, taking place from April 12 to 20.
The central province of Nghe An has set a target of receiving about 4 million tourists in 2014, raising revenues from tourism by between 18-20 percent against 2013.
A new record was set in the history of vintage buildings, when two ancient houses and a lake were recently recognised by the Vietnam Book of Records (VietKings).
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue targets 2.8 – 3 million tourist arrivals and a tourism turnover of 2.9 trillion VND (138.1 million USD) for 2014, a yearly rise of 18 percent.
Over 200,000 visitors both at home and abroad have enjoyed the 2013 Da Lat Tourism and Culture Week in the Central Highlands city of the same name, dubbed as a “small Paris” or a “city of thousands of flowers”.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on December 31 held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognising Cham Rieng Cha Pay, a traditional folk music practised by Khmer ethnic people, as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
Ho Chi Minh City organised a ceremony to welcome the first foreign tourists of 2014 at Tan Son Nhat Airport on January 1.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai targets 1.5 million tourist arrivals and 2.8 trillion VND (135.7 million USD) in tourism revenue for 2014.
The Prime Minister issued a decision to recognise 37 more national treasures on December 30. Six ancient items that date back to the Dong Son civilisation (2,000-2,500 years ago), including a bronze drum in the Hung King temple in the northern province of Phu Tho, were on the list.
Up to 250 foreign tourists on a flight from Japan’s Narita airport to the central city of Da Nang were welcomed as New Year callers on January 1.
Hanoi has been rated as the second cheapest city for travellers among 49 surveyed destinations worldwide by TripAdvisor, just after Sofia of Bulgaria.
Festivals, exhibitions, art performances and film screenings on the Central Highland culture are among events to be held during the 2014 Central Highlands-Da Lat National Tourism Year.