Vietnam has 9 public holiday a year. These are days where workers get the day off work. As in many nations, if a public holiday falls during the weekend, it is observed on the following Monday. On the 28 March 2007, the government of Vietnam added the Hung Kings Commemoriations to the list of public holidays, increasing the total number of days to 9 up from 8 in the previous year.

2007 Dates		Public Holiday
Monday, 1 January 2007		New Years Day
Saturday, 17 February 2007		Tet Eve (Vietnamese Lunar New Years Eve)
Sunday, 18 February 2007		Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Years Day)
Monday, 19 February 2007		Tet (Second day of Tet holiday)
Tuesday, 20 February 2007		Tet (Third day of Tet holiday)
Thursday, 26 April 2007		Hung Kings Commemorations
Monday, 30 April 2007		Reunification Day (or Liberation Day)
Tuesday, 1 May 2007		International Labour Day
Sunday, 2 September 2007		National Day
2008 Dates		Public Holiday
Tuesday, 1 January 2008		New Years Day
Wednesday, 6 February 2008		Tet Eve (Vietnamese Lunar New Years Eve)
Thursday, 7 February 2008		Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Years Day)
Friday, 8 February 2008		Tet (Second day of Tet holiday)
Saturday, 9 February 2008		Tet (Third day of Tet holiday)
Tuesday, 15 April 2008		Hung Kings Commemorations
Wednesday, 30 April 2008		Reunification Day (or Liberation Day)
Thursday, 1 May 2007		International Labour Day
Tuesday, 2 September 2008		National Day

Public Holiday Hotel Bookings
When booking a hotel on a public holiday, around the end of the year or over the Tet holidays please ensure that bookings are made well in advance as many hotels are frequently fully booked during these periods. Hotels during this period also generally charge their premium rack rates.