Travel

Long holidays bring the opportunities to overcharge tourists
03/05/2013 06:24
Travel firms say one thing and do another A lot of travel firms announced noisy sale promotion campaigns, offering big discount rates for the tours. They explained that they had to sell tours at a loss to stimulate the demand in the context of the low demand.� However, travelers...
One – Pillar Pagoda Recognized as Asia’s Most Unique
03/05/2013 02:05
This once again affirmed the nearly-thousand year old pagoda’s historical and architectural values. Mot Cot Pagoda is also called “Lien Hoa Dai” because its architecture looks like a lotus blossom in the lake According to “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (the...
Quang Ninh puts high hopes on spiritual tourism
02/05/2013 01:33
A report showed that the number of tourists to Quang Ninh in the first three moths of the year increased by 1.2 times more than the number of tourists to the Ha Long Bay. The figure can show the attractiveness of the spiritual tourism, though the product is still in the first stage of...
Da Nang International Fireworks Competition opens
02/05/2013 01:24
Apart from annual activities such as floating flower garlands and colourful lanterns and boat procession o�n Han River, street music performances and displays of souvenirs and stone statues, visitors�had a chance to attend an exhibition entitled "Vietnam's Hoang Sa: historical evidence",...
Northern highlands highlight local traditions
27/04/2013 03:19
Local colour: A market selling craft and goods made by ethnic people in the northern province of Lao Cai. Eight northern highlands provinces (including Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Son La, Yen Bai and Ha Giang) are implementing various programmes to boost tourism in...
Ceremony honouring Hoang Sa sailors gets heritage title
25/04/2013 08:47
The Ministry of Culture,�Sports�and Tourism has recognised the traditional ceremony commemorating the sailors of the Hoang Sa (Paracel)�Flotilla�as part of the national intangible cultural heritage, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) reported on April 24. The�newspaper�cited Nguyen...
Hue hopes to revive tourism
25/04/2013 08:19
� Tourists visit the Imperial Citadel in Hue city .� � For three separate weeks this year, travellers to the city will be invited to enjoy the city's monuments and experience its unique culture – which extends from music and art to fashion and cooking . The initiative has...