The municipal Department of Tourism and the Department of Culture and Sports will organize a festival at the Saigon Cruise Port, the Bach Dang Wharf Park, and the Binh Dong Wharf, along the banks of Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal, and at various tourist sites throughout the city. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, director of the tourism department, stated that the festival is an effort to attract visitors and showcase the historical and cultural beauty of the city. The festival aims to promote the preservation of cultural values and emphasize the importance of rivers and canals. Additionally, the event aims to raise awareness about environmental protection and encourage a responsible lifestyle. Hoa highlighted that the festival also plays a role in positioning Ho Chi Minh City as a modern riverside city with a rich cultural identity. The highlight of the festival will be an outdoor art show titled ‘Saigon – River Tells Stories’. This show will depict the city’s establishment and prosperity with the accompaniment of the river. The festival will feature various activities such as an exhibition of local produce and specialties, water-based sports activities like boat races and flyboarding, and nighttime river parades with boats and cruisers showcasing the festival and tourism activities. To encourage participation, promotional and discount programs will be launched. The festival will commence with an opening ceremony at the Thu Ngu flagpole heritage site in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
Tuyen Quang to host big cultural festival in September
Thanh Tuyen Festival will be held from September 12 to 14 in the northern province of Tuyen Quang.
Sam Son sea festival slated for April 21
The 2018 sea festival of Sam Son city of the north central coastal province of Thanh Hoa will take place on April 21, heard a press conference held in the city on April 12.
Con Dao island named Asia’s paradise sea: CNN
NDO/VNA – Boasting crystal turquoise sea and a placid atmosphere, Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau has been named by the US Cable News Network (CNN) as one of Asia’s paradise seas.
Ho Chi Minh City tourism strives to become spearhead economic sector
NDO—The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held a conference on March 8 to disseminate and implement the Politburo’s resolution on developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector.
Hanoi, HCM City see good growth of tourism revenue
NDO – In the first ten months of 2016, the revenue of Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry amounted to VND80 trillion while Hanoi’s reached over VND50 trillion.
