Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Controlling impact of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak

A Joint Statement on Tourism and COVID-19 - UNWTO and ... (02/28/2020)A Joint Statement on Tourism and COVID-19 - UNWTO and WHO Call for Responsibility and Coordination (02/28/2020)

As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding ...

HCM City postpones Ao Dai Festival due to COVID-19 fears (02/28/2020)HCM City postpones Ao Dai Festival due to COVID-19 fears (02/28/2020)

The seventh version of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival has been delayed as a result of the ongoing situation relating to cases of acute respiratory disease caused ...

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 ...

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

Thua Thien Hue remains safe and friendly destination for travelers (02/28/2020)

Amid increasingly complicated developments relating to the COVID-19 epidemic globally, the central province of Thua Thien Hue remains both a safe and friendly destination for travelers, with the locality receiving a number of cruise ships and foreign visitors in recent days.

Ninh Binh bear sanctuary attractive to foreign tourists

Kien Giang welcomes nearly 590,000 tourists in February

Hanoi hosts more than 1.3 million visitors in February

Business - Investment

Bamboo Airways, Vinpearl cooperate to provide air-tourism products (02/28/2020)Bamboo Airways, Vinpearl cooperate to provide air-tourism products (02/28/2020)

Bamboo Airways and resort operator Vinpearl on February 27 signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the field of air-tourism service.

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.

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)