Eight Italian couples are participating in a game show organised by the European country’s RAI Television (RAI TV) which introduces various localities in Vietnam.

The 2013 Cua Lo Tourism Festival opened on April 30 in the central province of Nghe An with interesting music and firework performances.

The tourism sector of the Mekong Delta may need 208,000 workers by 2020, including 75,000 direct ones, according to the Institute for Tourism Development Research’s latest forecast.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa reported that more than 60 percent foreign tourists returned to Khanh Hoa for a second visit, and 20.1 percent even came back for the third time or more.

The 2013 Sapa in the Cloud Festival will take place from April 26 to May 5, said the district People’s Committee.

Visitors purchased 6,000 tours and 8,000 low-price air tickets during four days at the first Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) which closed in Hanoi on April 21.

Northwestern region attracted over 10 million visitors in 2012 thanks to a tourism development cooperation programme by eight provinces.

A seminar on developing tourism in Van Don district in the northern province of Quang Ninh opened on April 20. The event was co-hosted by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Van Don district People’s Committee.

The tourism associations of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City signed an agreement on a joint 2013 tourism promotion programme on April 20.

Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark contains globally unique, distinctive heritages recording the geological development process lasting millions of years.