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Managers, researchers and experts from the US, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam gathered at an international seminar on tourism in Hue city on February 14. Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee said that recently, especially after UNESCO recognised the Complex of Monuments of [...]
Y Ty, a foggy and mountainous commune in Lao Cai Province, 2,000 metres above sea level, is an ideal place for dating. Y Ty is greatly attractive for boasting three different kinds of weather at the same time, foggy, sunny and clear. The days in Y Ty, located in Bat Xat District, seem to be [...]
Lanta-Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has paid its VND10 billion debt to 17 resorts at Mui Ne town in southern Binh Thuan province, Russian travelers in Binh Thuan province. Nguyen Van Khoa, chairman of the provincial tourism association said on February 11 that the last of 309 Russian Lanta-Tour visitors have return [...]
From April 15 this year it will take only five days, instead of the former seven for overseas Vietnamese to receive a visa waiver. Photo: Internet This decision was stated in Decision No 10/2012/QD-TTg, replacing the former directive on the issue. Under the new decision, any overseas Vietnamese returning to the country with the [...]
Every weekend, hundreds of people flock to the U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang to fish as a leisure activity. Here there are different kinds of huge fish far beyond their wildest dreams. That’s why it’s not rare to find a long line of cars queuing up along the [...]
Vietnam’s distinctive and high-quality tourism products are being showcased at an ASEAN international tourism fair in Indonesia. The event, which opened on January 12, feature different types of tourism such as culture, heritage, sea and island. Especially, Vietnamese travel agencies introduce visitors to Ha Long Bay, the new Natural Wonder of the World, and other Vietnamese [...]
With its distinctive culture, beautiful natural landscape and affordability, Vietnam has emerged as one of the top destinations for travellers from Singapore, Thailand, Australia and the Republic of Korea (RoK). This was the result of a recent Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey discussed at a workshop on trends in international tourism to Vietnam which was [...]
Improved infrastructure and diversified tourism products will be the focus as the central province of Thua Thien- Hue and other north central provinces prepare to observe National Tourism Year 2012. Year after year: Hue Royal Citadel is the must-see destination in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The province and other northern and central provinces [...]
HCMC authorities have urged the city police to launch a hotline connecting to emergency services to gather information about robberies as well as establish a tourist police unit to provide security for tourists. A local tour guide accompanies a group of foreign tourists on a downtown street in HCMC. Ensuring security for international visitors is [...]
Air passengers are in for some pricey times. The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently announced the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) Decision 2967/BTC-QD regulating economy class airfare ceiling levels on domestic routes which was rubber stamped in early December. The revision brought a wide range of airfare prices up as well as a [...]