Travel

Tours to central region, economy tours attract travelers
06/07/2011 05:00
Flocking to beaches to avoid summer heat Just a few years ago, when planning tourism trips, northerners would immediately think of familiar sites such as Do Son in Hai Phong City, Sam Son in Thanh Hoa, Cua Lo in Nghe An or Hai Thinh. However, recently,...
Increased local demand for long-haul tours
06/07/2011 05:00
Tour operators have reported a strong growth for the segment despite the economic downturn and tour prices being increased. HCMC’s tour operators told the Daily that outbound tourists to the U.S. and Europe are up 30% with some companies saying the growth rate is estimated at 50% in the...
HCM City to develop river tourism
05/07/2011 05:00
HCM City with its proximity to a diverse river and canal system is focusing now more on river tourism for both domestic and foreign visitors. The City has a friendly brand image and has become...
Relaxing days off in Madagui
04/07/2011 05:00
Madagui offers you not only nature at its purest and a cool forest surrounding, but also a journey to exhilarating adventures. Madagui Forest Resort is located on Highway 20, at a distance of only 152 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. With the area of about...
Pride, attachment preserves old houses in Hanoi hamlet
03/07/2011 05:00
A nearly-200-year-old house in Coc Thon Hamlet in the suburb of Hanoi The urbanization juggernaut has proved unstoppable in Vietnam, and evidence has been mounting about the...
Another golf course to be built in airport
02/07/2011 05:00
In addition to a golf course which has recently been approved to be built inside Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport, another is planned for Hanoi’s Gia Lam Airport. The 1/2,000-scale model of the Long Bien golf course and services project has already been...
Tourism assoc opens Vietnam Yacht Club in HCMC
02/07/2011 05:00
The HCMC Tourism Association has established the Vietnam Yacht Club in HCMC, whose first activities are aimed at helping with the development of river tourism in the city, the association’s chairman said. Nguyen Huu Tho told the Daily that the club groups some 20...