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Foreign arrivals up in March

March 30th, 2010

The number of foreign tourists to arrive in Viet Nam in March reached 473,000, lifting the total arrivals in the first quarter to 1.35 million, up 36.2 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Improving the quality of service was also very …

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Vietnam Airlines launches new flights to Shanghai

March 30th, 2010

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, on Sunday launched the first direct flight routes linking Shanghai with both HCM City and Ha Noi. The carrier operates four flights per week on the HCM City-Shanghai route and three flights per week on the Ha Noi-Shanghai route with Airbus A321 planes. Vietnam Airlines launched …

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Memories of Thang Long via trade villages

March 30th, 2010

Ben Thanh Tourist is offering a four-day and three-night tour to Hanoi and Halong every Thursday in a series of special tours to celebrate 1,000 years of Thang Long- Hanoi. A traveler makes a tea cup by herself at Bat Trang Pottery Village. Thang Long, the former name of the Vietnamese capital …

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HCM City–Can Tho–Phu Quoc air route opened

March 30th, 2010

Vietnam Airlines launched its first air route from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong delta city of Can Tho and Phu Quoc island on March 28 at the Can Tho international airport. Vietnam Airlines will offer passengers five flights a week, on every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, using the …

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Evening sun in northwestern Vietnam

March 30th, 2010

After chilly days, sunlight blazes in the northwestern mountains, providing spectacular scenes. Pham Bang shares. VietNamNet/VNE

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Saigontourist receives 800 travellers aboard cruiseship Athena

March 3rd, 2010

Saigontourist Travel Services (Saigontourist) on March 1 received 800 cruise passengers and crew members of the Portuguese cruise ship Athena, raising the number of cruise travellers received by the company so far this year to over 14,000. From the Saigon harbour, the travellers, most of whom are Australian, will join Saigontourist’s discovery travel trips from [...]

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Friendly Vietnam to welcome more tourists in 2010

March 3rd, 2010

Instead of slashing tour prices like last year, the tourism industry hopes to attract foreign tourists with discount campaigns in big cities and advertising the warm smiles of Vietnamese people. Foreign tourists in Hoi An ancient town. At a meeting on measures to attract tourists last week, Vu The Binh, chief of the Vietnam National [...]

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More choices for women on special day

March 3rd, 2010

On the occasion of Women’s Day, Ben Thanh Tourist in HCMC has launched tours for all women to celebrate the special holiday. Because International Women’s Day is next Monday, a working day, the tour operator is arranging one and two-day tours suitable during this weekend or on Monday. Tourists walk on the beach to …

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Travel firms racing to slash domestic tour prices

March 3rd, 2010

Travel firms all say they will continue quoting low fees to attract domestic travelers.  Home-grown tourists were the main prop of the tourism industry in the aftermath of the world financial crisis, reports VietNamNet. Several southern firms have announced a 35-40 percent tour fee decrease. A five day tour of central Vietnam (Da Nang – [...]

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Climbing up Langbian mountain in early Spring

March 3rd, 2010

Langbian Mountain has become an attractive destination for tourists thanks to its biodiversity and attractions such as mountain climbing, camping and the traditional cultures of its ethnic minority groups. Located 12km north of Da Lat city, Langbian Mountain belongs to Lac Duong town, Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province. The mountain is well-known for [...]

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