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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 [...]
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 [...]
Programme set up to curb problems Passenger buses continue to avoid new rest stops that have been set up to offer a safe and comfortable travelling experience, according to the Ministry of Communication and Transportation. Buses stopped at Lac Long Rest Stop on National Highway No5. New rest stops with modern facilities have been set [...]
Visitors disembark from a high-speed tourist boat at Cham Island. HCM City travel agencies reported an increase in one-day trip bookings for this week’s National Holiday – a bright spot in a tourism industry lagging because of the global economic downturn and fears of the spread of swine flu. The September 2 National Day falls [...]
A five-year master plan that aims to form a tourism quadrangle in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is being developed by the provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang and the cities of Ca Mau and Can Tho. The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta welcomes about 3.5 million tourists every year. “The plan is being drawn up [...]
A transnational caravan tour on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Vietnam Complicated procedures are holding back the huge potential of overland tourism in Vietnam, a seminar heard on August 7. The number of overland tourists has increased by an annual average of between 20 and 30 percent, but many experts said it should have [...]
Boasting sublime unspoiled beauty, from rolling verdant hills to spectacular terraced fields, Sa Pa is a mix of natural wonder. Near the Chinese border in the northwest province of Lao Cai and around 376 kilometers from Hanoi, Sa Pa, founded as a scenic resort by the French in 1903, is best known for its wild, [...]
From August 10, 2009 to December 31, 2010, travel joint ventures are allowed to provide outbound tours for Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who are living and working in Vietnam. Under the current laws, foreign-invested travel firms can only take foreign tourists around Vietnam, while bringing tourists abroad is the ‘playing field’ of domestic travel firms [...]
A captivating experience awaits visitors who choose to explore the Hoa Lan resort area on boats. It probably makes perfect geographical and/or topographical sense that where there are springs there are waterfalls. But to have springs, waterfalls, mountains, plains and the sea all in one place is a package deal that is difficult to resist, [...]
Every aspect of the Rice Goddess ceremony, Mnhum Yang Potai, is highly symbolic. Chu Ru women dance after honoring the Rice Goddess in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong “Red symbolizes sweat, blood, and the energy needed to grow rice,” says Ya Hang, a 53-year old leader of the ethnic Chu Ru community in [...]