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VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a decade of development, the Mekong Delta’s tourism industry has failed to show robust growth. Uninspired tourist packages, limited advertising, a lack of tourism investment promotion and poor human resources training, all plague the industry. Thus, most tourists who visit, never return. The Mekong Delta is a large and heavily populated [...]
Ba Ra Mountain in Phuoc Long District, Binh Phuoc Province is an inspiring ridge that can give trekkers a fantastic overview of the natural surroundings and a relaxing feeling at an altitude of 732 meters. The mountain is honorably called Genie Mountain by local ethnic S’Tieng people. Travelers trek on the trail to Ba Na [...]
The development of tourism at My Son heritage site will be a major motivation for socio-economic progress in Duy Xuyen District in the central province of Quang Nam in the coming years. World heritage: People in Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province gather yesterday to celebrate the tenth year since My Son was recognised by [...]
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, pinning high hopes on the development of the country’s tourism industry, targets to triple its revenue to around US$10-11 billion by the year 2015. Vietnam has 764 international travel firms, and a huge number of domestic travel companies as well as 10,800 accommodation facilities with 208,000 rooms. In its tourism [...]
Few pilgrims are aware that the man who sculpted the giant statue of the Buddha of Happiness on top of Cam Mountain in the southern province of An Giang is the sculptor of many similar, but smaller, figures in pagodas across the country. Mountain of joy: Lam’s Buddha of Happiness sits atop Cam Mountain. For [...]
Foreign air carriers are planning to launch several direct routes to Viet Nam, with the first due to begin this month. Photo: Internet Transasia Airlines will start flying from Taipei in Taiwan to the central city of Da Nang on December 26, operating two flights a week to begin with before possibly increasing the frequency [...]
It’s a nice day for tourist guide Nguyen Manh Cuong and his 11-strong group of visitors when they travelled Ha Long Bay by chartered helicopter. Winging it: Passengers take a trip to Ha Long Bay on a Russian-made MI-17 helicopter. Cuong, who works for a Ha Noi-based Luxury travel company, has accompanied tourists on a [...]
National carrier Vietnam Airlines said its daily Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok service will become twice daily starting December 1 as the carrier plans for more passengers from Thailand next year. Do Khoi Nguyen, Vietnam Airlines representative in Bangkok, told Thanh Nien that the new schedule, with one flight in the morning and the other in [...]
Tourists are able to relax near the tranquil waters in Thung Nai. Long ago, deer would graze in the mountain and fields near the water of the Da River. It was because of this everyday sight that the valley was named Thung Nai, which translates to the “Valley of Deer”. Located on a section of [...]
The temperature in Sapa fell to 1.5 degrees Celcius on November 21. The town’s O Quy Ho pass, over 2000 meters above sea level, turned white with ice and snow. Many visitors headed to Sapa to see the winter wonderland. Photos of ice and snow in Sapa on November 21: Source:vietnamnet.vn