Airlines circle central region, enhancing tourism
Opening more flights in the central region will enhance tourism and
investment, and hasten economic development, experts have said.
Tours to Thailand offered at promotional rates
Five-star cruiser liner welcomed in HCM City
Vietnam welcomes more foreign tourists by sea
Saigontourist welcomed 2,100 tourists aboard the Costa Romantica cruise
liner which anchored at the Navi Oil port, Ho Chi Minh City, on June
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Hanoi launches tour to encourage longer stays
A new tour taking visitors to
eco-tourism, cultural and historic sites in the Ba Vi district of Hanoi
will be launched in July this year in an effort to attract more tourists
to the capital on its 1,000 birthday.
Mekong Delta nations meet to discuss tourism
A seminar was held in Phu Quoc island
district in the southern province of Kien Giang on May 28 to
discuss how to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta region.
Travel
International arrivals surge sharply in May
Foreign arrivals into Vietnam increased
by 50.3 percent year on year to 440,000 in May, bringing the total
number of foreign arrivals to 2.2 million in the first five months of
the year or 37.7 percent over the same period last year.
New air route between Da Nang and Da Lat cities
The Da Nang City People’s Committee and
Lam Dong province have signed an agreement with Vietnam Airlines to
re-open an air route connecting Da Nang and Da Lat, a local paper has
said.
Sofitel Metropole one of the coolest new hotels
Hanoi-based Sofitel Metropole Hotel has
made the Conde Nast Traveller Hot List 2010, the publication's annual
list of the "66 Coolest New Hotels in the World".
Community tourism promoted in Dien Bien
Tourism staff lack qualifications
Russian tour firms visit Binh Thuan
Community-based ecotourism management discussed
Delegates from nations in the Greater
Mekong Sub-region (GMS) are discussing community-based ecotourism
planning and management at a workshop in the ancient city of Hue, Thua
Thien-Hue province.
InterContinental hotel joins ‘hot list’
InterContinental Asiana Sai Gon, HCM
City’s newest five star hotel, has been voted onto Conde Nast
Traveller’s exclusive ‘Hot List’ of the world’s 134 top hotels.
4,000 more luxury hotel rooms operational in Hanoi in 2010
Hanoi will offer additional 4,000
high-quality hotel rooms this year to serve the 1000 th anniversary of
Thang Long-Hanoi and the National Tourism Year 2010.
Travel
500,000 tourists to Ha Long
More than 500,000 visitors flocked to the Ha Long Tourism Festival that was held from April 29-May 2 in the World Heritage site of Ha Long
Bay.
Sapa holds “Walking in a Cloud” tourism festival
A tourism festival dubbed “Walking in a
Cloud” was held in Sapa, one of Vietnam ’s top holiday and
relaxation destinations, on April 30.
Travel
Foreign arrivals up 35 pct
Vietnam welcomed almost 1.8 million
foreign arrivals in the first four months of the year, representing a rise of over 35 percent year-on-year.
PVC, PVEP to build hotel complex
PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock
Corp (PVC) and PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corp (PVEP)
recently broke ground for the PetroVietnam Hotel Complex project in the
northern city of Thai Binh.
Focus
Artist Lưu Thanh Lan: Enduring love for sculpture
Heart screening, flu vaccination programme benefits needy people in central region
Friendship exchange marks New Year festivals of Asian countries
Hanoi to celebrate 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory with music, art shows
