• Caravan teams flock across the border to explore central VN

    06/05/2011 05:00

    Viet Nam’s central provinces are some of the country’s most beloved destinations for travellers. In convoy : Tourists on Highway No 9 from Lao Bao...

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 6/5

    06/05/2011 05:00

    HCM City hotels add 1,300 rooms, receive 900,000 visitors in Q1 More than 1,300 one-to four-star hotel rooms were brought into operation in HCM City in the first quarter of 2011, according to figures from the hotel division of the city’s Department of...

  • Vietnam’s travel agencies look to resume tours to Japan 

    06/05/2011 05:00

    The representatives of Vietnamese travel agencies will attend a survey trip to Japan this month meant to encourage travel agencies to resume booking tours to the country.    Since March, HCMC’s travel agencies have...

  • Sapa in the Cloud Festival 2011 in photos

    Sapa in the Cloud Festival 2011 in photos

    06/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The festival was part of the “Sapa Culture – Tourism Week” which took place from 27 April to 04 May, in the resort town of Sapa, the northern mountain province of Lao Cai. Hosted by provinces of Lao Cai, Phu Tho and...

  • Travel firms, airlines feel the pinch of airport closure

    06/05/2011 05:00

    The temporary shutdown of Phu Bai International Airport in Thua Thien- Hue city Province later this month is making major inroads into revenue and plans of tour operators and airlines, as they are not in a well-prepared position to deal with the already-decided closure....

  • Sapa in top ten tourist sites for pedestrians in the world

    05/05/2011 05:00

    The reputed travel magazine Lonely Planet has recommended ten best tourist sites for walkers, including Sapa town in Vietnam’s northern mountain province of Lao Cai. The...

  • Vietnam remains unprofessional in promoting tourism

    05/05/2011 05:00

    Old reasons have been cited to explain why “Vietnam - a different Orient” was not accepted as the new slogan for Vietnam’s tourism in the next period: the lack of money, the unprofessional way of promoting tourism and the low capability of the officers who implement...

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