According to the website, the charming Vietnamese capital has aged well, preserving the Old Quarter, monuments and colonial architecture, while making room for modern developments alongside.

Hanoi Opera House, a popular tourist attraction of Hanoi.

Lakes, parks, shady boulevards and more than 600 temples and pagodas add to the appeal of this city, which is easily explored by taxi, it reported.

TripAdvisor also suggested must-see places for visitors to the city, including Hanoi’s Old Quarter, the Vietnamese Women's Museum and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

London (United Kingdom) topped the TripAdvisor list, followed by Paris (France), Rome (Italy), and Crete (Greece). Other popular destinations in Southeast Asia included Bali (Indonesia), Phuket (Thailand) and Siem Reap (Cambodia).

According to the Hanoi municipal Department of Tourism, the city welcomed more than 7.47 million visitors in the first three months of this year, a rise of 10.6% year-on-year.

Of the figure, there were nearly 5.6 million domestic tourists and 1.88 million foreigners, up 9% and 15.5% over the previous year, respectively.

Phu Yen Culture – Tourism Week 2019 to open soon

The Phu Yen Culture – Tourism Week 2019 will take place in the south-central province of Phu Yen from March 27 – April 5, as part of the activities in response to National Tourism Year 2019. 

 

Hanoi strives for smoke-free environment for tourism

Tourism managers and experts all affirmed the need to build a smoke-free environment to develop tourism in Hanoi at a conference in the capital city.

 

Tapping advantages to develop community-based tourism in Luc Ngan

(BGO) - Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province has a large area of fruit trees, many beautiful lakes and dams, diverse and rich customs and culture, which are favorable conditions for the development of community-based tourism.

 

Increasing linkage between tourism attractions

(BGO) – There have been dramatic changes in investment attraction in the tourism sector in the northern province of Bac Giang for recent years. However, it is necessary to have more serious involvement from all levels and sectors to fully tap the potentials. Bac Giang Newspaper has an interview with Nguyen Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment (DoPI). 

 

HCM City seminar promotes Vietnam-India tourism

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City organised a seminar on March 20 to introduce the culture, tourism, cuisine and beautiful nature of India.

 

Source: NDO