• Culture identities at International Food Festival

    29/12/2010 05:00

    The International Food Festival 2010 opened on December 26 at 23/9 Park in HCM City, introducing the culture and cuisines of 24 countries. The combination between culture and gastronomy is the main attraction of the festival. The participants introduce...

  • Travel firms report strong rise in Tet tours

    29/12/2010 05:00

    The number of travelers booking tours for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday has increased by some 30%, though prices this year are also some 30% higher, tour operators said. Tourists...

  • Pilots shortage an obstacle to direct flights to US

    28/12/2010 05:00

    Eight years after the Vietnam-US aviation agreement was signed, paving the way for the airlines of the two countries to provide direct flights, the national flag air carrier Vietnam Airlines still cannot fly directly to the US. The problem does not lie in the air...

  • Provinces join hands to give tourism a boost

    28/12/2010 05:00

    Two Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta localities and a Central Highland province are discussing the possibility of a co-operative tourism programme that will allow them to offer better quality tourism products at reasonable prices....

  • Four Vietnam hotels among top 500 worldwide 

    27/12/2010 05:00

    Four Vietnamese hotels have been listed among the top 500 in the world by the US Travel + Leisure magazine. Caravelle and Park Hyatt Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, and Hilton Opera and Sofitel Legend Metropole in Hanoi were...

  • Secret of the rose 

    27/12/2010 05:00

    The “white rose” cake is once special snack of silk-stocking family in previous century A vacation in the historic town of Hoi An in Vietnam’s central region is not complete without a cooking ie fiesta. Among the many mouthwatering...

  • Specific strategy needed for tourism development

    27/12/2010 05:00

    Vietnam has received 5 million foreign visitors this year, far surpassing a target of 4.2 million. However, experts say that in a year with a wide range of major events, the country is able to get 6-7 million tourists. Unclear image and message...

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