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The Government has approved the fireworks shows at Hạ Long Carnival 2011 and Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011.

The Hạ Long Carnaval 2011, scheduled to take place in the evening of May 1, is among main activities of the Hạ Long Tourism Week 2011 which is slated for April 29- May 2 at Bãi Cháy Tourist Area.

Many people are finding it hard to book tours during national Reunification Day (April 30) as travel firms have closed their books.

Due in part to the long holiday, a lot of families have made plans for domestic travel. Especially popular destinations are Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Nha Trang, Sapa, Ha Long, Cat Ba and Phu Quoc.

Vietnam Airlines, on March 31st, announced to increase 48 domestic flights from April 28th to May 3rd to meet the customers’ growing demands.

Accordingly, the increased flights include Ha Noi to Nha Trang (8 flights), Ha Noi to Da Nang (8 flights), Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city (8 flights), Ho Chi Minh city to Phu Quoc (10 flights), Ho Chi Minh city to Da Nang (6 flights), Ho Chi Minh city to Nha Trang (8 flights). All these routines will use A380 aircraft, and the increase is estimated at 70%.

Six Senses Ninh Van Bay resort in Vietnam’s central Nha Trang City has topped a list of ten romantic beach retreats released by boutique hotel collection Mr & Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com).

The other nine include Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel, Côte d'Azur (France), Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef (Australia), The Datai, Langkawi (Malaysia), Masseria Torre Coccaro, Puglia (Italy), Zeavola, Ko Phi Phi, (Thailand), Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel, Sagres, (Portugal), Cocoa Island (Maldives, Indian Ocean), Shore Club Miami, Miami (United States), and Alila Villas Soori, Bali (Indonesia).

Despite the economic difficulties that have forced people to curb spending habits, the number of travelers has not decreased. In order to attract travelers in this difficult period, travel firms have been trying to launch products with reasonable prices.

The world’s largest cruise liner, Queen Mary 2, with over 2,430 tourists aboard, visited Nha Trang Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa on March 21.

The tourists, mostly from the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Canada, visited scenic and relic sites as well as enjoying special dishes and shopping in the locality.

Super liner Queen Mary 2, one of the world’s two largest liners, carrying 2,430 passengers from 20 countries and territories along with its 1,230 sailors and staff made a visit to Nha Trang coastal city in the central province of Khanh Hoa today.

Queen Mary is twice larger than the Titanic and 45m longer than the biggest aircraft carrier.

Poor infrastructure and service and a lack of co-ordination between the railway and tourism sectors are making train travel less attractive to tourists.

Statistics released by the Viet Nam Railway Department showed railway revenues remain modest, hovering at about 7 per cent of the country's transport market.

Over the past years an increasing number of international tourists have chosen the central region of Vietnam as a favourite travel destination.

Russian tourists in particular have swamped the towns of Central Vietnam making it a popular destination for their countrymen.

Near Nha Trang there is a holiday villa of Vietnam’s last king that is open to the public, where tourists can try on the King’s robes.

One of the floors of Nghinh Phong Villa in the Bao Dai Villa Tourist Area on Canh Long (Chutt) Mountain in Nha Trang is dedicated to preserving the royal atmosphere and costumes of King Bao Dai and his wife Queen Nam Phuong.