Annual festivals developed into typical tourism products
Ho Chi Minh City is a treasure trove of annual festivals like southern fruit festival and southern cuisine festival that can be developed as local typical tourism products to attract both domestic and international tourists.
Ao dai festival 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: plo.vn)
HCM City (VNA)﷽ – Ho Chi Minh City is a treasure trove of annual festivalslike southern fruit festival and southern cuisine festival that can bedeveloped as local typical tourism products to attract both domestic andinternational tourists.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen made thestatement at a working session with the municipal Department of Tourism andrelevant businesses on May 5.
Enriching contents of the festivals coupled with enhancing connection withtravel agencies to popularise activities held during the festivals should bepaid special attention to lure more foreigners, he suggested.
He also asked the municipal Tourism Department to reckon total foreign travellersto the city’s festivals to evaluate the attractiveness of the festivals.
Director of the municipal department Bui Ta Hoang Vu said that his departmentwill join hands with relevant organisations and agencies to organise cultural,cuisine, fashion and technology festivals in the coming time.
Furthermore, the city’s festivals will be nudged closer to domestic andinternational visitors through travel businesses, he said, adding that thedepartment is striving to meet the target of welcoming 7 million tourists in2017.
Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector has held a myriad of activities to drawtourists. The Ao Dai (traditional long dress) Festival 2017 alone attractedover 70,000 people and left indelible impression on the visitors.-VNA
Hundreds of unique fruits in the southern region are being sold at a 10-day fruit festival that opened in the Suoi Tien area of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9 on June 1.
Models in Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) were performed in a fashion show to open the annual Ao Dai Festival 2017 on HCM City’s Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1 on March 3 night.
The fourth Ao Dai (traditional long tunic) festival in Ho Chi Minh City, which attracted 70,000 visitors during its two-week course, was rounded off with a concert on the evening of March 17.
Ho Chi Minh City considers cuisine a product that needs to be developed to turn tourism into a key industry, said La Quoc Khanh, deputy director of the municipal Department of Tourism.
The Food Tour Festival is a new product expected to enhance the city's culinary tourism offerings, promoting not only local and Vietnamese cuisine but also international gastronomy.
Under the theme “Buon Ma Thuot – Destination of World Coffee,” the 9th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival, set for March 9-13, promises an exciting lineup of 17 key events celebrating Vietnam’s coffee culture and industry.
The second competition night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2024 on June 15 is expected to wow spectators with surprising performances of the highly experienced Italian and US teams.
The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang will host the 3rd International Hot-air Balloon Festival from April 27 to May 2, according to organisers.
Myriad activities honouring the traditional dress of ao dai brought close to 3.5 million visitors, including 480,000 foreigners, to Ho Chi Minh City last month.
The Vietnamese Culinary Festival, showcasing special cuisine from the three regions of Vietnam, kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28. Officially acknowledged as the most distinctive festival in Asia and worldwide, the event garnered significant attention from both local and international visitors.
During the first days of the Lunar New Year 2024, many Hanoi residents and tourists joyfully immersed themselves in the gentle and tranquil spring atmosphere along the capital’s bustling streets.
On the 7th day of the Lunar New Year, residents of Tra Que vegetable village in Cam Ha commune, Hoi An city, in the central province of Quang Nam gathered for the Cau Bong festival, expressing gratitude to their village's founders, praying for favourable weather and bumper crops, while also providing foreign tourists with a chance to experience a day as a farmer in the festive atmosphere.
Clay firecracker, mimicking the ritual of praying for a good harvest, have been ingrained in the Vietnamese culture as a symbol of resilience against natural disasters and adversities. In folk beliefs, the louder the clay firecracker makes, the more auspicious the upcoming season for crops.
A kaleidoscope of festive activities will be held throughout 2024 in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the framework of the Hue Festival 2024.
The pedestrian space in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district will open from December 29 through January 1, to serve local residents and visitors during the 2024 New Year holiday.
A kaleidoscope of activities that honour the cultural values of the Central Highlands are being held during the first culture, sports and tourism festival for ethnic groups in the region that opened in Kon Tum province on November 29.
The first festival of ethnic minority groups with population of less than 10,000 will be held in Lai Chau city in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau from November 3-5, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced at a press conference on October 23.
The 2023 Kate Festival, celebrated by Cham followers of Brahmanism in Binh Thuan, drew a large crowd of tourists and locals to the Po Sah Inu towers in Phan Thiet city.
As the end of autumn approaches with golden terraced rice fields wrapped around hills and mountains in Muong So commune in Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province, local Thai ethnic people are thrilled to host a festival to express their gratitude to the gods and deities who blessed them with a bumper crop and abundant life.
A festival was held recently in Xim Vang commune, Bac Yen district in northern Son La province featuring a kaleidoscope of art, culture, and sporting activities celebrating local ethnic minority culture, especially the golden terraced rice fields.
Ao dai festival 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: plo.vn)
