Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Controlling impact of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak

Quang Nam proposes exempting tickets for major tourism sites (02/27/2020)Quang Nam proposes exempting tickets for major tourism sites (02/27/2020)

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam province has suggested offering free tickets for travelers when they visit popular local tourist sites such as the ancient town ...

Hoi An’s tourism shows signs of recovery (02/25/2020)Hoi An’s tourism shows signs of recovery (02/25/2020)

UNESCO-recognised Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam welcomes more than 3,000 tourists, mostly from Europe and North America, each day, a rosy sign for the ...

Vietnam International Travel Mart rescheduled over coronavirus fears (02/25/2020)Vietnam International Travel Mart rescheduled over coronavirus fears (02/25/2020)

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi) will take place in Hanoi from May 14-17, later than the initial schedule for April 1-4 due to coronavirus concerns, the Vietnam Tourism ...

News - Events

National Young Fine Arts Festival 2020 launched (02/27/2020)National Young Fine Arts Festival 2020 launched (02/27/2020)

The fifth National Young Fine Arts Festival will be held in Hanoi in June, for young Vietnamese artists aged between 18 and 35.

Cultural diplomacy promotes Vietnamese identity (02/27/2020)Cultural diplomacy promotes Vietnamese identity (02/27/2020)

Building national brands through cultural diplomacy is the target of many countries. Many incentives and new methods have been put forward in implementing cultural diplomacy activities in various fields in ...

7th Japan-Vietnam Festival postponed over COVID-19 fears (02/27/2020)7th Japan-Vietnam Festival postponed over COVID-19 fears (02/27/2020)

The 7th Japan – Vietnam Festival has been postponed due to fears over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is spreading around the world, according to Special Advisor to the ...

VNAT's Activities

Vietnam Airlines commits to promote tourism (12/25/2019)

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will collaborate with national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to boost the introduction of Vietnamese tourism to the world, following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between two sides in Ha Noi on December 24.

Vice Chairman Ha Van Sieu meets with EU-ASEAN Business Council (10/10/2019)Vice Chairman Ha Van Sieu meets with EU-ASEAN Business Council (10/10/2019)

Roadshows promote Viet Nam tourism in Australia (10/04/2019)Roadshows promote Viet Nam tourism in Australia (10/04/2019)

Local News

Ninh Binh bear sanctuary attractive to foreign tourists (02/27/2020)

A bear sanctuary in Nho Quan district, the northern province of Ninh Binh has become an attractive destination for tourists, especially foreigners.

Kien Giang welcomes nearly 590,000 tourists in February

Hanoi hosts more than 1.3 million visitors in February

Mekong Delta province focuses on tourism development

Business - Investment

Bamboo Airways to suspend flights to RoK over coronavirus concerns (02/26/2020)Bamboo Airways to suspend flights to RoK over coronavirus concerns (02/26/2020)

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways will suspend flights from the central cities of Da Nang and Nha Trang to the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Incheon city as from February 26 over coronavirus ...

Vinpearl’s subsidiary begins operation in Russia (02/26/2020)Vinpearl’s subsidiary begins operation in Russia (02/26/2020)

Vinpearl Travel RU, the first overseas subsidiary of Vietnamese resort company Vinpearl, has started its operations in Russia.

Vietnam Airlines to launch Russia services in cooperation with Vinpearl (02/24/2020)Vietnam Airlines to launch Russia services in cooperation with Vinpearl (02/24/2020)

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will partner with resort company Vinpearl to open eight routes connecting four Russian cities with Vietnam’s key tourist destinations of Nha Trang and Phu ...

Research - Development

Viet Nam focuses on innovative startup in tourism sector (12/13/2019)

(TITC) - In the last 3 years, the number of international visitors to Viet Nam nearly doubled, from 7.9 million arrivals in 2015 to 15.5 million arrivals in 2018, recording an average annual growth rate of 25 percent. UNWTO ranked Viet Nam among the fastest tourism-growing destinations in the world.

New direction for Vietnamese tourism (10/15/2019)New direction for Vietnamese tourism (10/15/2019)

Limiting plastic waste in tourism activities (09/24/2019)Limiting plastic waste in tourism activities (09/24/2019)

Charming Viet Nam

Com Hen soul of Hue street cuisine (02/21/2020)

Pairing leftover rice from the previous night with baby mussels, Hue cuisine embodies the notion of zero waste.Pairing leftover rice from the previous night with baby mussels, Hue cuisine embodies ...

Smoked pork (02/18/2020)

One cannot say they have explored northwestern Vietnam fully if they have not tried the ...

Traditional ceremony marks coming of age (02/17/2020)

Tau Sai is an important event celebrating the coming of age of men and women ...

World News

Vietnam joins multicultural festival in Australia (02/25/2020)Vietnam joins multicultural festival in Australia (02/25/2020)

The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia is participating in a multicultural festival that opened on February 21 in Canberra to promote beauty of Vietnamese land and people to Australians and international ...

Google Doodle honours Vietnamese ‘ca tru’ (02/25/2020)Google Doodle honours Vietnamese ‘ca tru’ (02/25/2020)

Google Doodle, a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepage, on February 23 celebrated Vietnamese ca tru (ceremonial singing)’s Founders Commemoration Day.

Photos, sculpture works on Vietnam held in Hungary (02/19/2020)Photos, sculpture works on Vietnam held in Hungary (02/19/2020)

An exhibition featuring photos on Vietnam’s land and people and works by Hungary’s famous sculptor Farkas Aladár on Vietnam’s late President Ho Chi Minh and its struggle against the US ...

Com Hen soul of Hue street cuisine (02/21/2020)

Smoked pork (02/18/2020)

Traditional ceremony marks coming of age (02/17/2020)