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Lantern Festival to light up ancient city

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The 2022 Hoi An Lantern Festival, a special cultural and art event, will open on December 25 at the Hoi An Memories Island in the central province of Quang Nam, just in time to celebrate Christmas and welcome in the New Year.

Lantern Festival to light up ancient city hinh anh 1The Hoi An Lantern Festival, Thap sang Ky uc – Danh thec Hoi An (Lighting Up Memories – Awakening Hoi An), will run until February 15, 2022 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi — The
2022 Hoi An Lantern Festival, a special cultural and art event, will open
on December 25 at the Hoi An Memories Island in the central province of Quang
Nam, just in time to celebrate Christmas and welcome in the New Year.

The
event is part of a series of cultural performances and art celebrations
that will be held between December 24 and February 15, marking the start of
post-COVID-19 tourism events for 2022.

Visiting the ancient town, tourists will be feel immersed in a
shimmering and romantic old town space decorated with colourful lanterns,
featuring cultural and artistic activities during the festival, which runs
until February 15, 2022.

The event starts with an art troupe from Hoi
An Memories marching down the streets, carrying
lanterns from the Cau Pagoda before returning to Hoi An Memories
Island by boat on the Hoai River.

The moment when lanterns, symbols of the city’s culture,
arrive at the Hoi An Memories Island in the middle of Hoai River will
showcase a strong and vibrant Hoi An City that is ready to welcome
visitors in the new year of 2022, according to organisers.

Than Thi Thu Huyen, CEO and representative of Hoi
An Memories Island, said the ancient town is trying to organise
many new, special and attractive activities to lure tourists back.

She said it is necessary to have a cultural tourism product of
high quality, on a large scale and with a good sense of entertainment.

The reopening of Hoi An Memories aims to be a highlight of Hoi An tourism.

More than 20 mini-shows, along with Christmas miniatures with
unique shimmering lanterns, will also be introduced to the public by
Hoi An Memories. Ten will be new shows seen for the first time.

The mini-shows are immersed in mysterious prayers, enchanting dances
and Geisha performances.

Through these cultural features, visitors will also have a
chance to understand more about the cultural beauty and beliefs of
the people in the province./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/lantern-festival-to-light-up-ancient-city/219760.vnp

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Ha Nam becomes bright spot on Vietnam’s tourism map

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Ha Nam province’s tourism sector has achieved remarkable results in the post Covid-19 pandemic, with visitor numbers to the northern locality continually setting new records.

Ha Nam boasts favourable conditions for the development of typical tourist products in the Red River Delta. The province is home to many historical, cultural, spiritual, and religious sites.

They possess unique advantages, helping the province reshape its tourism industry and develop more offerings for visitors.

The number of tourists to Ha Nam reached over 3.8 million in the first half of this year, nearly double the number in the same period last year and fulfilling nearly 90% of its annual plan.

Total revenue from tourism was estimated at nearly 114 million USD, or more than double the figure posted in the same period of 2022.

To continue to be a bright spot on Vietnam’s tourist map, Ha Nam is focusing on building a number of typical tourism products, attracting investment in eco-spiritual, resort, and entertainment tourism. It is also trying to connect tours and tourist routes with others elsewhere around Vietnam to create better links for tourism development./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/ha-nam-becomes-bright-spot-on-vietnams-tourism-map/265608.vnp

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Promoting heritage value of Phong Nha -Ke Bang National Park ​

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The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province has twice been honored as a World Natural Heritage site. This is a testament to its unique geomorphology and global tourism value, as well as countless efforts of Vietnam to increase awareness in the process of international integration.

Over the past two decades, Quang Binh has worked hard to preserve cultural heritage values of the national park toward the goal of sustainable development.

The management board of the national park has actively cooperated with domestic and foreign organizations to carry out scientific projects to preserve the heritage for the local socio-economic development.

In 2003, experts from the Royal British Cave Association discovered Son Doong – the world’s largest cave in the park. The site is important in caving research in the region, promoting the image of Phong Nha-Ke Bang around the world.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has three forms of tourism, including self-exploration, joint venture businesses, and leasing of forest environment services.

The development of tourism services has attracted an increasing number of visitors to the site. In order to ensure both tourism development and sustainable heritage conservation, the park management board is monitoring and assessing the impact of tourism activities on the caves to mitigate negative impacts on the heritage./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/promoting-heritage-value-of-phong-nha-ke-bang-national-park/265604.vnp

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Over 3,000 int’l visitors come to Hanoi for BlackPink concert

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The Hanoi Department of Tourism on August 5 announced that out of 70,000 peopple flocking to Korean girl band Blackpink’s concert at the Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on July 29 and 30, over 3,000 ones are international visitors.

Over 3,000 int'l visitors come to Hanoi for BlackPink concert hinh anh 1Blackpink‘s performance at My Dinh stadium in Hanoi late last month. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – The Hanoi Department of
Tourism on August 5 announced that out of 70,000 peopple
flocking to Korean girl band Blackpink’s concert at the Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium on July 29 and 30, over 3,000 ones are international visitors.

The foreign visitors are mostly from China, Canada, Thailand,
Japan, and Malaysia while Vietnamese fans of Blackpinks are mainly from Hanoi, Ho Chi
Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Nha Trang.

During the period, city tour service providers with double-decker buses saw a significantly increased number of clients.
Particularly, the number of service users who booked
online tickets from July 29 to July 31 rose 15% compared to the
previous days. Some hotels, especially in the
areas in the district of Thanh Xuan and Cau Giay around My the Dinh National Stadium
posted a 20% increase in room occupancy compared to the previous weekends.

Search volume for booking in Hanoi during the two days of
BlackPink concert through international booking websites grew by ten
times compared to the previous week, according to Agoda.

The average occupancy rate of the hotels in July 2023 reached 60.8%, up 19.2% over the same period in 2022.

From July 28 to 30, the number of visitors to Hanoi’s tourist
destinations increased by 15-20% compared to the same
period last year.

Specifically, the Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam
welcomed more than 9,600 visitors, the Thang Long Imperial Citadel more than 8,000
visitors, and Bao Son Paradise Park 7,000 visitors.

On July 29 – 30, the total number of tourists to Hanoi
reached more than 170,000, including more than 30,000 international tourists. The city’s total revenue from tourism reached 630 billion VND (25.54 million USD)./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/over-3000-intl-visitors-come-to-hanoi-for-blackpink-concert/265689.vnp

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