• Hotels asked to stand by rate cut promise

    11/12/2009 05:00

    The Vietnam National Tourism Administration has asked hotels not to break their promise to cut room rates and support local tour operators under a nationwide promotion campaign. Three to five...

  • Local travel firms look to recovery in 2010

    Local travel firms look to recovery in 2010

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Vietnam’s inbound tourism sector will likely recover next year with the number of international visitor arrivals equal to or slightly higher than the 2008 level . . . Despite a strong increase in the past two months, tour operators said the results were still...

  • Finishing a bad year, travel agencies set modest goals for 2010

    11/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – More foreign tourists are seen on Vietnam’s streets now. However, total arrivals are still far below 2008. European tourists in HCM City “We’re down 35 percent in comparison with November 2008, says Bui Viet Thuy Tien, Managing Director...

  • In God’s Country

    11/12/2009 05:00

    The Thai hill tribe living on the outskirts of Dien Bien Phu are well known for their kindness and hospitality. Administratively, the province of Dien Bien was created in the beginning of 2004 when the former Lai Chau province was split into two new...

  • Quality street

    11/12/2009 05:00

    Quan Thanh is home to one of Hanoi’s most beautiful temples as well as a number of classy restaurants, high end shops and well-run hotels. Going with the traffic Quan Thanh street runs from the top of Hanoi’s old quarter all the way across to the south of...

  • Kontum bishop’s building, still and serene

    Kontum bishop’s building, still and serene

    10/12/2009 05:00

    The cold breezes of early winter in the Central Highlands region blow through lines of old trees within the precinct of Kontum’s bishop’s building, making this site . . . The bishop’s building shines in the mid-day sun. (Inset) The right wing of the...

  • A clock that puts other time pieces in the shade

    10/12/2009 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – This sun dial in the southern province of Bac Lieu is still impressing visitors who are amazed by its accuracy. The Thai Duong stone clock in Bac Lieu province. In Vietnam Bac Lieu is famous for its songs and legends not many...

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