Sep
20
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Northeastern Region Ethnic Minority Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival to be held at the end of this month
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The 8th Northeastern Region Ethnic Minority Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival will be held in Tuyen Quang province on September 27-30 with the participation of eight provinces.
The information was released at a press briefing on the festival held in Hanoi by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 18th.
The festival will feature a wide range of events including an opening ceremony with art performances, a northeastern folklore art festival, a photo exhibition, a tourism promotion camp and a traditional costume show. Other activities include a cuisine competition, beauty contest, visit to the historic Tan Trao area and ethnic sports competitions.
The event aims to introduce domestic and foreign visitors to the distinctive cultures of the northeastern region which are being preserved during the process of integration and development./.
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Sep
20
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Dossier on Trang An Tourism Complex to be submitted to UNESCO
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The Prime Minister has allowed the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to submit a dossier on Trang An tourism complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to seek its recognition as a world heritage site.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to work with the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO to finalize necessary procedures for the dossier.
Earlier, on September 27, 2011, the Government permitted the drafting of the profile for UNESCO recognition regarding the 7th and 8th criteria (describing the outstanding geographical, geomorphologic and aesthetic values of the ecological site).
Trang An was part of Hoa Lu, the country's capital more than ten centuries ago.
Dubbed "Ha Long Bay on land", the site covers 10,000ha, including the three areas of the Trang An Ecological Site, Tam Coc-Bich Dong Site and former Hoa Lu Capital Area. It is scattered with karst topography features such as limestone mountains, caves and lakes. It is also home to diverse fauna and flora, with 500 kinds of flora, 73 kinds of birds, 41 kinds of other animals. Scientists also found traces of prehistoric human settlement, dating back 5,000-30,000 years, in the nearby Boi and Trong caves./.
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Sep
19
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Thousands expected for Cambodia's Sea Festival
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Officials estimate that there will be tens of thousands of participants at the second Sea Festival later this year.
Under the theme “Blue Sea, Green City”, the festival will be begin on December 30 in Kep province.
Officials will attempt to organise at least three or four days of events, such as a trade fair, an international food show and sporting activities centred around Cambodia’s coast, according to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon.
The events and entertainment will help to boost tourists numbers to the coastal area, as last year’s Sea Festival in Preah Sihanouk province saw a 50 per cent increase in tourists to the region, he said.
“Since we organised the Sea Festival last year, we saw a 50 per cent increase in international tourists and local tourists,” he said. “This year, we will hold the festival in Kep province, because we think more tourists will be interested."
According to a recent report by the Tourism Industry Department, as of June this year, Kep province had only 372 hotel and guesthouse rooms. Seventy are hotel rooms, and 302 rooms are in guesthouses.
Officials estimate that with the expected tens of thousands flocking to Kep, accommodation will be a major problem.
Thong Khon said that they could go to sleep in Kampot, Bokor or stay in hotels on the Cambodia-Vietnam border.
He added that officials will allow private comapanies to run booths for renting accommodation.
“I think there will not be just a few people, but a lot of people attending because Kep is beautiful,” he said. “Even though it is small, it is easy to see the seascape. It is very suitable to hold events.”
Last year, officials estimated that as many as 50,000 tourists spent New Year’s weekend in Sihanoukville.
The celebration of the Sea Festival began last year as a tribute to the Cambodian Bay, which was accepted into the club of the most beautiful bays of the world in May 2011
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Prehistoric relics unearthed in Tuyen Quang
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19/09/2012 11:37:11
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Festival honours northeastern ethnic groups
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19/09/2012 11:30:57
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Cat Tien Park ready for world natural heritage status
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19/09/2012 11:25:01
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Romantic autumn in Hanoi
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19/09/2012 11:14:00
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Visit marvelous Mau Son before tourism boom
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19/09/2012 11:12:35
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Four regional nations eye 25 million tourists
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19/09/2012 10:54:31
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Journey to the centre of the highway
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19/09/2012 10:46:03
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Tran Ngoc Lan Khue joins Asian Supermodel Contest
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19/09/2012 10:41:51
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Wedding fair at New World Hotel
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19/09/2012 10:21:18
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