Newly released figures reveal Vietnamese hotel room occupancy dropped by 30 per cent in the first eight months of 2009.
HCM City
However, what’s bad news for the industry is good news for bargain hunting tourists planning on visiting Viet Nam.
The information, provided by commercial real estate CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), also shows numbers [...]
A colleague told me, “Come to Hung Yen, I will take you where all your wishes will be satisfied.” Though not a superstitious person and having never prayed to God or Buddha, the radiant smile and keen face of my colleague aroused my curiosity and enticed me to make a trip to Hung Yen, a [...]
With a myriad of tourists attractions in the Ha Noi area, more and more people are now spending their holidays at the “Countryside Farm”, a new destination in Ha Noi’s suburban district of Ba Vi.
The only way to go: Tourists travel through farmlands via open trailer.
Instead of spending their holidays in luxury, tourists are flocking [...]
Nguyen Hue Flower Street is one of the nominations for Saigon 100E.
The organization committee for “Saigon 100E” has closed nominations, with suggested activities now placed in ten categories, said HCM City’s Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism September 23.
The city will then choose 100 interesting activities and specialties after receiving votes and then promote [...]
Imposing Chua Mountain in Quang Nam Province
On a clear day, Chua Mountain southwest of Da Nang looks somewhat like an eagle’s beak when seen from Tay Vien Valley.
At night when the moon is full, or in the early morning when the mountainside is shrouded in mist, Chua’s twin peaks twinkle above the white clouds, [...]
A Mong boy smiles in Pa Co Commune, Hoa Binh Province.
Wander a tea tree forest the local Mong communities have been cultivating for hundreds of years.
Most seasoned travelers in Vietnam already know the enchanting White Thai communities of Mai Chau Valley in Hoa Binh Province.
But in the same lush valley, a group of ethnic Mong [...]
The first-ever regional conference to encourage businesses to invest in tourism in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 30 to October 1.
The HCM City Municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism says that using the theme of “Three Nations – One Destination”, the conference will promote the [...]
Central Quang Nam province will introduce its special culture and tourism potentials at the biggest ever Tourism Culture Week slated for the end of November in Hanoi, a provincial official said.
Deputy Director of the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department Ho Tan Cuong said that the two world cultural heritage sites – My Son [...]
The Nghe Temple in Hai Phong city.
Le Chan was a widowed aristocrat, who helped the Hai Ba Trung defeat the occupying Chinese forces in 39AD. No small wonder she is still honoured today.
Located in An Bien ward of Hai Phong City’s Le Chan district, Nghe Temple is dedicated to Lady Le Chan – a widowed [...]
The entrance of Nhi Thanh Grotto in Lang Son
Seen from the outside, Tam Thanh Pagoda, one kilometer from the center of Lang Son Town, looks like a normal group of Buddhist temples.
A little way inside the front gate are steps leading up to Tam Giac Pagoda, which is perched on a hillside and surrounded [...]
