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Falling March foreign arrivals signal low inbound season The number of international tourist arrivals in March has dipped month-on-month, accounting for only 82.4% of last month’s, but the number is still 18.7% higher than the same period last year.
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More needs to be done to spur cruise tourism Vietnam has natural conditions to attract yachts and cruise ships but authorities should make concerted efforts to allow this kind of luxury tourism to thrive, said Singaporean experts in a report on sea tourism prospects.
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Hanoi develops tourism products The capital this year will focus on further developing tourism products to attract more domestic and foreign visitors, according to the local Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
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Hanoi in top ten Asian cities for hawker food CNN Go, CNN’s travel website, has selected Hanoi as one of the Asia's 10 greatest street food cities. The list also has Penang of Malaysia, Seoul of South Korea, Bangkok of Thailand, Fukuoka of Japan, Taipei of Taiwan, Singapore, Manila of Philippines, Phnom Penh of Cambodia and Xian of China.
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Museums aim to attract int’l visitors Representatives from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Museum have met in Hanoi to seek cooperative opportunities with travel agencies to attract international visitors to museums.
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Cruising around Phu Ninh Lake After exploring My Son Sanctuary and the ancient town of Hoi An, the two World Cultural Heritage sites in Quang Nam Province, tourists should stop by Phu Ninh Lake to enjoy a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere. |
Mystic caves in Madagui Forest Lam Dong Province’s Madagui Forest City, about 150 kilometers from HCMC, is renowned for its natural beauty, intricate forests, caves, springs and streams. |
Airlines blame their losses on low ceiling airfares The airlines, which provide domestic flights, including Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) and Mekong, all have reported losses. Especially, Indochina Airlines has to stop operation also because of loss. The loss has been attributed to the low ceiling airfares set by the Ministry of Finance.
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Travel firms offer super-cheap tours to lure travelers A lot of travel firms have offered super-cheap tours in order to encourage the demand, despite the input cost increases.
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Poor railway tourism products hinders tourism industry development Having a 2600 kilometer railway with hundreds of essential routes along the North-South backbone, Vietnam still cannot persuade travelers to choose railways services. Statistics showed that the travelers that choose railways for their tours just account for less than 10 percent of public passenger transport.
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Tradition may be wiped out in coastal commune A dozen traditional houses in Giao Hai Commune, Nam Dinh Province, currently stand in a ruined state, but the local administration has been struggling to find sufficient funds to restore them.
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Famous mountain range in Lao Cai Hoang Lien Son is the most towering mountain range with its Fanxipang peak being 3,143m high above the sea level.
Lai Cai province is divided into low-lying and high-lying areas. The imposing mountains are mainly in the northern districts of Sa Pa, Bat Xat, Muong Khuong, Bac ha and Si Ma Cai and the lower mountains in the southern and south-western districts of Bao Yen, Nam Thang, and Van Ban. |
Bus Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom PenhCan anyone tell me the departure times for the various bus services between Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, Cambodia? |
A beautiful painting of nature Sa mu (Cunninghamia lanceolata) trees shrouded in a thick mist of the mountain and forest looks like a water-colour painting.
Local people in the pictureque Sapa resort district of northern Lao Cai province have grown these trees called ‘Samu’ or ‘Samoc ‘ to cover bare hills and decorate tourist sites. |
Vietnamese travel firms have to cooperate or die Instead of carrying out unhealthy competitions to scramble for travelers and following the principle of “every man for himself”, travel firms, accommodation service, transport, meal and entertainment service providers have been told to join forces for the sake of the development of Vietnam’s tourism.
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Tourists told to shun Thailand’s dangerous flood areas The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on Tuesday told local travel companies to suspend tours for Vietnamese tourists to Thailand’s sites under the threat from floods.
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Vietnamese businessmen plan to turn aviation services into “street rice” Four helicopters have been imported to Vietnam, while the importer is considering importing six more. The importer brings helicopters to Vietnam not to serve some VIPs, but serve everybody, because it plans to make aviation services become a kind of service affordable to everyone.
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Historic and heavenly Viet Bac program The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Kan Province on Tuesday held a press conference to introduce a tourism program called ‘Through Viet Bac’s heritage regions 2011’ with the participation of Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang provinces.
The program, which opens from November 6 to 11, is aimed at promoting landscapes, tourism potential, people and tourism projects to develop tourism in Viet Bac, a region of Vietnam north of Hanoi. |
A verdant rooftop Beyond the well-known and colourful markets of Sapa, Bac Ha and Can Cau, is the bewitching northwest mountainous area of Vietnam with the remote town and market of Sin Ho, the roof of Lai Chau province.
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Tour firms eye maximum deposit rates The HCMC Tourism Association has continued to petition Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the central bank to allow travel agencies to enjoy commercial term interest rates from deposits instead of the low rate for call deposits. |
Discovery Dam Da in Hoa Binh Dam Da is a favorite destination, which is located in Phu Lao commune, Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province. |
A pilgrim to President Ho Chi Minh’s homeland Sen village in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province is only 45km from the central city of Vinh.
The village is the place where the late president Ho Chi Minh was born and spent most of his childhood and many things have remained intact with the passage of time. They are Coc well, the banian tree, the village temple and the thatched cottage of the second best examinee Nguyen Sinh Sac, father of Uncle Ho. |
Week-long voting campaign launched for Ha Long Bay The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee will launch a week-long promotional campaign from November 7-11, to urge people to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.
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CAAV affirms Vietnam does not lack parking lots for private aircrafts Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Lai Xuan Thanh has reassured the public that the strategy on airport network development of Vietnam also considers the development of the parking lots specifically reserved for private aircrafts. Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Lai Xuan Than |
Getting from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh (and return) Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon) is Vietnam’s largest city , famous for being home to the Reunification Palace. The markets, the Chinese temples and the museums also attract tourists. Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia and a transit city for those who want to visit Ankor Wat. Over the past decade, the Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh travel route has gain more and more popularity as both locals and travelers want to explore what this part of Asia has to offer. |
The Northernmost area of Vietnam The border area of Lung Cu on the Dong Van rock plateau is called the rooftop of Vietnam and is legendary for its very special charm.
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