The decision was made as proposed by the Ninh Binh provincial department of Culture, Sports and Tourism due to concerns over the complicated developments of the Covid-19 outbreak.

A procession in Trang An Landscape Complex in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province.

The event will be replaced with a launch ceremony of the national tourism programme, which will be held soon after Vietnam declares itself free of Covid-19. Featuring the assorted stimulation activities of aviation and tourism sectors, the programme mainly targets the domestic market and a part of the international tourism market.

Previously, the northern province of Ninh Binh, host of the 2020 National Tourism Year, was fully prepared for the grand opening, originally slated for February 22.

The ceremony, scheduled to take place at the Dinh Tien Hoang De Square in Ninh Binh city, was designed as one of the activities ushering in a series of events during National Tourism Year 2020.

The tourism year was planned to take place throughout this year with 27 activities, including festivals, cultural and arts programmes, sporting events, and an international symposium on the preservation of world cultural and natural heritage values.

National Tourism Year 2019 kicks off in Khanh Hoa

The National Tourism Year 2019 and the ninth Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival opened on May 11 evening in the central province with an art performance show joined by about 1,400 artists.

Various attractive activities to start National Tourism Year

A wide variety of cultural and tourism attractive activities will be held nationwide during the summer in response to the 2019 National Tourism Year.

Ninh Binh to host National Tourism Year 2020

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has announced that the northern province of Ninh Binh will host the main events of the National Tourism Year 2020.

CNN places Phu Quoc among best destinations in Asia

Phu Quoc Island off the coast of Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been named among the 17 best places in Asia by Cable News Network (CNN).

Vietnam ‘pearl’ island enters top global destination list

Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island in southern Kien Giang Province, ranked seventh on TripAdvisor’s list of 25 emerging travel destinations.

Source: NDO