Life developments, mass tourism in a destination often seem as the threats to the nature and cultures themselves. Especially in developing countries like Vietnam, the preservation was insufficiently effective. However, in the recent years, the government has focused more on developing sustainable tourism. At the lower level, there have been many inspiring projects with great effort to preserve the culture. One of them is “Tet Mong Xuong Pho” or “Mong’s New Year on the street” ...READ MORE
We are thrilled to pronounce the amended regulation regarding visa exemption for 5 more nationalities. ...READ MORE
With the New Year comes tons of new happenings! Isn’t it about time to start planning an inspiring vacation for your 2017. To help you plan your next vacation to Vietnam and give you some updated information about travel trends of 2017, Mr. Son Dang – managing director at footprint.vn has joined me today. ...READ MORE
Yes! After one year of hard-working, detailed and focussed work, we are proudly announcing our success in achieving the Travelife certificate. Since 2007, Travelife works to create a more sustainable environment in the tourism industry by setting sustainable benchmarks for its members. Not only did we manage to apply Travelifes’ detailed rules in a country that still needs improvement in sustainability, but we are also the first Vietnamese-owned tour operator achieving a sustainability certificate. ...READ MORE
Over the last few months, Footprint Travel’s marketing and IT team has been in the secret Footprint lab working on some fresh looks for the new website, and a whole new focus on connecting with you, our partners and travelers. Some things are in style with new eye-popping images and remaining a user friendly design at the same time. ...READ MORE