Travel

Fuel price, excursion fee hikes counteract tourism promotion programs
22/07/2013 05:48
Nguyen Cong Hoan, Deputy Director of Hanoi Redtours, said the transportation service providers – the partners of Hanoi Redtours – have not mentioned the service fee increases, but the travel firm still has to be ready for the new negotiations for new service fees. “Under...
Tour operators launch lucrative promotions
20/07/2013 07:27
Tour operators like Vietrantour, Viet Communications and Tourism Joint Stock Company, Saigontourist Travel Service Company or Vietravel have introduced promotions to customers. Most discount programs are carried out by tour operators in coordination with air carriers. Vietrantour has...
Ha Long Bay ranks 6th among top 10 sailing cruises
17/07/2013 07:25
The book writes, “Ha Long Bay, or the Bay of the Descending Dragon, in northeastern Vietnam, is scattered with some 3,000 precipitous, strangely sculpted limestone islands and outcrops, and dotted with small floating villages and deserted sandy beaches. In spring and early summer the...
Da Lat with four big festivals and events
12/07/2013 03:31
It will include the first UNESCO Vietnam - ASEAN Heritage Festival , the Celebration of 120 – year founding and development of Dalat , the Dalat Flower Festival and the announcement of the 2014 Western Highlands – Da Lat National Tourism Year. The� main acitivities occurring...
Cua Dai wins TripAdvisor accolade
05/07/2013 06:28
Cua Dai beach Cua Dai beach, a bout five kilometres east of the ancient and beautiful town of Hoi An, once known as the busiest trading port in the south of Vietnam. It is now home to long stretches of white sand, clear turquoise water and calm waves under the golden sun. Along the...
Tour scandal raises questions
05/07/2013 06:20
They were among 3,000 agents of the multi-level marketing company Herbalife who had gone to participate in the company's regional seminar in Bangkok. The visitors had to pay their own travel costs, as the relevant travel agency in Viet Nam, Travel Life Company, did not pay the total...
Quang Ninh promotes tourism in Japan, RoK
04/07/2013 11:44
The offices will be tasked with collating and distributing information, organising Vietnamese tourism promotions, providing counseling services for Japanese and Korean investors interested in the Vietnamese tourism industry, and hosting other economic and cultural activities. The provincial...