The live television broadcast programme took place at four locations: VOV Theater, 58 Quan Su, Hanoi; VOV Building No. 7 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City; Quang Ninh Exhibition of Planning and Expo Centre and Phu Quoc island district, Kien Giang province.

A performance at the ceremony.

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam; Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien; VOV President Nguyen The Ky; along with leaders, former leaders and representatives of ministries, departments, provinces, cities and numerous guests, as well as numerous officials and employees of the VOV.

The program is organised with the desire to create a "journey" to bring audiences to the typical cultural and tourist experiences of the beautiful landscape, contributing to making Vietnam a favorite destination in the world, where 15 million international visitors were welcomed in 2018.

The channel is broadcast nonstop in HD on VTV Cab, SCTV, KTS VTC, Mobi TV, FPT, My TV and Next Media in 63 provinces and cities throughout the country.

With interactive technology, audiences can directly participate in the programmes by interacting with the MCs and other viewers through their smartphones or smart TVs.

The channel will introduce the country’s natural beauty as well as Vietnamese culture through shows like I travel, Following the Conical Hat and On every Kilometre.

It also operates online via http://truyenhinhdulich.vn.

Vietnam’s first TV channel on culture and tourism launched.

The app for Vietnam Journey, available on IOS and Android, allows users to interact directly with the programmes. For example, they can connect directly to reporters who are reporting on a certain issue by clicking the “video call” function.

The app also provides information on destinations in Việt Nam, travel guides, hotel reservations, air ticket bookings and photo sharing. At each destination, visitors can be updated on the traffic, weather, must-try cuisine and local tourism products.

The channel will be further available in English, Russian, Japanese and Korean in the near future.

Northern Cao Bang province taps tourism potential

2018 was considered a successful year for Cao Bang’s tourism sector, as the northern mountainous province welcomed a record 1.2 million tourists, a year-on-year rise of 30 percent.

 

Well preparing for Tay Yen Tu Cultural Tourism Week

(BGO) – The Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong and leaders of some departments, Son Dong People’s Committee on January 2 paid a field trip to inspect the execution progress of construction projects in Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism site. 

 

Hai Duong kicks off tourism cultural festival to welcome New Year

Hai Duong province launched a tourism cultural festival on the evening of December 30 to welcome New Year 2019, including a street carnival with the participation of 2,000 artists.

 

Asia becomes top market of Vietnamese tourism

Asian countries are the major market of Vietnam’s tourism sector in 2018 with over 12 million departures, up 23.7 percent over last year, statistics show.

 

Culture-Tourism Village to host assorted activities to welcome New Year 2019

Assorted activities to welcome New Year 2019 will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town, Hanoi, during a four-day holiday from December 29, 2018, to January 1, 2019.

 

Source: NDO