Travel

ASEAN to make tourist visas easier to access
26/09/2012 10:02
The participants to the summit, themed “Open borders: Revitalising Asia’s Growth through Travel , Trade and Tourism” agreed that tourism makes a huge contribution to job generation and stimulates economic growth. Statistics show that the tourist sector contributes 4.6...
New island, sea records get nod
26/09/2012 10:02
Hạ Long Bay" href="http://www.visithalongvietnam.com">Halong Bay in Quang Ninh Province has been recognised as setting a national record for the bay with highest number of islets. The 1,553sq.km UNESCO World Heritage Site consists of 1,169 islets of various sizes, 95 percent of which...
Da Nang to host Miss Vietnam final
26/09/2012 10:02
The final will also be broadcast live on VTV1 and VTV4, announced the organising board at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June 6. The annual event is to highlight the beauty of Vietnamese women from cities and provinces across the country. The contestants will compete in four...
Phong Nha-Ke Bang comes to life off screen
26/09/2012 10:02
Before we’d even set foot in the country, my boyfriend and I had very clear expectations about what we would see. Naive as we were, our preconceptions could not have been more wrong …..until we went to Phong Nha-Ke Bang, the national park which borders Laos. It was there that...
Vietnam, Sri Lanka seek to cooperate in tourism
26/09/2012 10:02
Vietnam ’s leading travel agencies, including Hanoi Toserco, Saigontourist and Fiditour, met with over 150 Sri Lankan partners in Colombo city on June 8 in their efforts to promote Vietnamese tourism. The event was coorganised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Travel...
Ho Dynasty Citadel attracts tourist crowds
26/09/2012 10:02
A total of 11,000 visitors came to the site in the first six months of this year, a sharp increase compared to the figure of 2011, at 16,000. The main attraction is the gigantic stone citadel built six centuries ago, which is the only one built entirely of stone in Vietnam �� ....
Ecotourism in Dong Thap province attracts tourists
26/09/2012 10:02
Thanks to natural ecological environment, rare fauna and flora system and tourist sites such as tomb of Junior Doctoral Laureate of Court Exams Nguyen Sinh Sac, father of President Ho Chi Minh, Huynh Thuy Le's Ancient House, flower village of Sa Dec, Tram Chim National Park, Gao Giong...