• Have a foggy, jolly, Christmas in Sapa

    Have a foggy, jolly, Christmas in Sapa

    22/12/2009 05:00

    Temperatures in Sapa, the most famous tourist site of northern Vietnam, are less than 4oC, but the town is very crowded with foreign and local visitors who come to celebrate Christmas. Despite the cold spell, ethnic minority girls still travel to town from...

  • Hoi An to open night tours next year

    20/12/2009 05:00

    Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam will open at night from January 2, 2010, offering tours of several sightseeing sites along with cooking and drink services. During night trips,...

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 18/12

    TRAVEL IN BRIEF 18/12

    19/12/2009 05:00

    Journalists get familiar with Da Nang; Tour operators target holiday travel; More Vietnamese plan out-of-town Tet; Macau budget airline circles Ha Noi Phong Nha Cave in Quang Binh. The trip, organised by Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre, is taking...

  • As bustling as Ganh Do in the early morning

    19/12/2009 05:00

    When the sun does not appear on the horizon, fishermen of Song Cau District in the central province of Phu Yen row their thuyen thung offshore to catch fish. Fishermen and their relatives open their nets to take fish to Ganh Do in the morning. A...

  • HCMC targets 2.8 mln foreign arrivals next year

    HCMC targets 2.8 mln foreign arrivals next year

    19/12/2009 05:00

    HCM Chi Minh City, the nation’s commercial and tourism hub, hopes to welcome 2.8 million foreign visitors in 2010 after posting the first decline in arrivals since 2003 this year. Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s commercial and tourism hub, hopes to...

  • Fresh ideas needed to boost Mekong tourism

    Fresh ideas needed to boost Mekong tourism

    19/12/2009 05:00

    Uninspired tourist packages, limited advertising, a lack of tourism investment promotion and poor human resources training, all plague the Mekong Delta’s tourism industry Despite a decade of development, the Mekong Delta’s tourism industry has failed to...

  • Forest of stone

    18/12/2009 05:00

    Thousands of rocks in different shapes and sizes create the uniqueness of Ham Ho, also known as the “Forest of Stone”, in the central province of Binh Dinh. At the beach: Children enjoy swimming in a ‘natural swimming pool’ in Ham Ho. Located in Tay Son...

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