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Vietnam will soon promote the country’s image on China’s television channels this year with an aim to attract visitors from the biggest market of Vietnam’s inbound tourism sector. Ha Long Bay. The Travel Department under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) says a film about the country’s tourism and an advertising video clip would [...]
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is scheduled to receive 16 Airbus A321 aircraft in 2010 to expand its fleet of 58 planes. The corporation has transported about 9.3 million passengers this year, including more than six million on domestic routes, increasing by 16% on the year before. The airline plans to open new routes to [...]
When we arrived, Ba Na Mountain was sinking into the curtains of mist that was formed by the early winter rain. Although it was just afternoon, the mountain turned into a darker green landscape under the sky shrouded in dark clouds. To some extent, we were not lucky when making the trip there in rainy [...]
The Civil Aviation Administration said it would give Indochina Airlines, the country’s only private carrier, a chance to resume services in mid-January after it failed to do so late last year. Vo Huy Cuong, head of the administration’s Aviation Transport Department, said that although the administration had warned that it would revoke Indochina’s license if [...]
A relic from the past offers a new way to sightsee the resort town of Da Lat. A restoration of the old train has added to the allure of Da Lat “It’s a pity that it is very short. I just want to travel like this from morning till evening!” American tourist Kim Fieldhouse echoes [...]
Administratively speaking, the province of Dien Bien was created in early 2004 from the southern area of the former Lai Chau province (north of the Da River) and the town of Dien Bien. Dien Bien Phu is now a modern and historical place with a blend of administrative buildings, modern hotels and cultural or historical [...]
Local residents walk in a narrow alley in Hoi An. Falling in love with Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam is to fall in love with its wonderful alleyways, which for locals are the soul of their home town. According to the town’s documents, major roads in Hoi An, such as Tran [...]
Hotels and restaurants are working hard to offer memorable evenings to mark year-end holidays. A foreigner walks past the Seventeen Saloon Bar in downtown HCM City. It’s that time of the year again. And as usual, many hotels and restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City are gearing up for the Christmas and New Year season [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The representatives of 17 regional travel agencies, including Saigontourist (Vietnam), attended a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand and agreed to establish an Asian Cruise Services Network (ACSN). Krai Panyarachun, the director of Bangkok-based SEA Tours, was elected as ACSN’s President and directors from the other travel agencies are now members of the board. [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s commercial and tourism hub, hopes to welcome 2.8 million foreign visitors in 2010 after posting the first decline in arrivals since 2003 this year. La Quoc Khanh, deputy head of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the drop of 7 percent in foreign arrivals [...]