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In June 2023, Vietnam reported a 6.4% increase in international arrivals compared to May, welcoming a total of 975,000 visitors. For the first half of the year, Vietnam welcomed approximately 5.57 million international arrivals, accounting for about 69% of the estimated number of arrivals for 2023 and equal to about 66% of the same period in 2019. Combined with 64 million domestic tourists, Vietnam’s total tourism revenue in the first half of 2023 is estimated at VND 343.1 trillion (about US $14.4 billion). Ho Chi Minh City earned the highest tourism revenue Korean visitors stroll at Ho Chi Minh City Book Street. Photo: VNA In terms of tourism revenues by localities, many cities and provinces in Vietnam earned record-breaking numbers, with over VND 10.000 billion. Ho Chi Minh City was the highest earner, reaching VND 80,833 billion. The city saw a 48% increase in domestic visitors and a 306% increase in international visitors compared to the same period in 2022. The tota...

Travel+Leisure magazine recently named Vietnam one of the 12 most amazing yet affordable honeymoon destinations in the world. Accordingly, Hanoi is the place to be for a honeymoon that combines culinary and cultural exploration while experiencing the vibrant rhythm of the city. Travel+Leisure recommends the Sofitel Legend Metropole, a luxurious hotel in the heart of the capital surrounded by greenery. Meanwhile, IHG Hotels & Resorts can provide a chic venue for a marriage proposal, pre-wedding photo shoot, and wedding reception.  Travel+Leisure magazine suggests some destinations for couples. Photo: Screenshot “Standing proud as the only over-water luxury hotel in Vietnam’s capital, InterContinental Hanoi Westlake is a stalwart in the wedding scene, having hosted many of the country’s most spectacular celebrations,” Travel+Leisure said. As Vietnam’s traditional wedding season will fall in autumn and spring, from October to March, the travel website suggested ...

The stilt house of Y Thien Cil of Jie Yuk hamlet is cheerful with a chưng bor melody and the prayers of a shaman inviting deities to the twinning ceremony of Y Thien Cil and Y Nam Pan Ting. They have been close friends for many years and after the blood oath they will be blood brothers. The offerings are pork, steamed glutinous rice, bananas, eggs, a rooster, two brass bracelets, and two strings of glass beads. The two men and their wives sit in front of the offerings. Village chief Y Krai Cil is the shaman conducting the ritual: “Today the two men will swear an oath to become blood brothers. They have had a close relationship for a long time. I conduct this ritual to wish them good health and true brotherhood. If one experiences difficulties or hardship, may they stay together and never abandon the other.” The twinning ritual has two main procedures: asking the deities to accept the brotherhood and bless them with good health, and the twinned men enjoying their first meal ...