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The Finance Ministry has asked the Ministry of Transport to put into practice a policy drafted last year aiming to eliminate airfare caps on key domestic routes. The ministries decided in November last year to lift the price ceiling on domestic routes that two or more airlines serve. However, the transport ministry, which oversees aviation [...]
Bai Tu Long Bay hosts hundreds of large and small islands of various charateristics. VietNamNet Bridge – Often called the baby of Ha Long Bay, beautiful and diverse Bai Tu Long Bay holds its own. The Vietnamese nation was invaded so often in ancient times that God was moved to send a dragon and its [...]
Tourism, cultural and sports activities will kick off National Tourism Year 2010 in Ha Noi beginning this month. “The National Tourism Year is the country’s important event to promote national tourism sector to international countries,” Pham Quang Long, director of the Ha Noi Culture, Tourism and Sports Department, said. The National Tourism Year, themed Thang [...]
Though Vietnam’s internal aviation market is always described as having ‘great potential,’ it is not so easy for airlines to enter that market, as the case of Indochina Airlines demonstrates. A courageous airline At a press conference late in 2008 announcing Indochina Airlines’ first commercial flights, serving Hanoi-HCMC and HCMC-Danang, General Director Ha Dung cheerfully [...]
The history of the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City has come to light in a new book recounting a half-century of war and peace in Vietnam, as seen through the eyes as one of the city’s landmark institutions. The English-language “Caravelle Saigon-A History,” published last week, unfolds as a straight narrative interspersed with [...]
The tourist season has begun but signs of sector recovery are few and far between. Foreign tourists are going to tour HCM City with Vespa motorbikes The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first nine months of 2009 decreased by 16.6 percent over the same period of the previous year. Eight out of [...]
When thinking about a trip to relax and escape the noise and smoke of city life, people often think of a stunning beach where they can forget their troubles. For those who love tranquility, Om Beach, one of the nicest beaches of Xuan Dai Bay in Phu Yen province, is suggested as an ideal …