Travel

Saigontourist plans 100 tours for Re-unification holiday
20/03/2013 02:54
Travel Service company will offer more than 100 domestic and foreign tours designed to meet every needs during the upcoming holiday of National Reunification Day (April 30) and�May Day. Many special tours are built around annual events popular among travellers such as...
Asian Beach Games comes to Phan Thiet
20/03/2013 02:40
Five nations are expected to converge on Vietnam to compete in events such as football, volleyball,�wooden balls, handball, basketball, swimming and wrestling. Phan Thiet will host wind surfing, yachting and dragon boat racing (which is co-hosted by Khanh Hoa Province and Danang City)....
While being uncooperative, Vietnamese travel firms lose travelers
20/03/2013 11:18
Every man for himself The first large-scaled tour fee reduction campaign in the last 10 years was the one where airlines joined forces with local high-end hotels, to run after Vietnam successfully controlled SARS epidemics some years ago. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism...
Vietnam’s five most beautiful East Sea paradise resorts
19/03/2013 03:19
The central province of Khanh Hoa’s stunning landscapes and pleasant climate have seen its international tourism prestige steadily rise. It is home to two of the five highlighted Vietnamese resorts. Vinpearl Nha Trang or Hon Ngoc Viet, located on Hon Tre Island, is a tourism, resort,...
World Heritage title eyed for Yen Tu Buddhist relic
19/03/2013 03:17
The Prime Minister has before approved a plan to make Yen Tu in the northern province of Quang Ninh a national centre of culture, history and tourism.� The Buddhism complex on the 1,068m Yen Tu Mountain is considered the capital of Vietnamese Buddhism, where in the 13 th �century...
Magnificent Happiness Road in Upland Geopark
19/03/2013 02:51
Rocks are as rough as quills, as pointed and sharp as thorns, and as balanced as pyramid. The variety of stone shapes creates the appealing diversity of this plateau. It remains unknown when man sets foot to live in this land full of adversity where rock is excessive and soil is scarce. The...
April festival to honour Hoang Sa Flotilla
18/03/2013 04:54
The 2013 Quang Ngai Sea and Island Cultural Week will also be launched on this occasion.� This will be the first time Quang Ngai organises at provincial level the Hoang Sa Soldier Feast and Commemoration Festival. This is a unique rite observed by the locals on Ly Son Island in either the...