Travel

Airlines plan direct flights to Viet Nam
03/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Foreign air carriers are planning to launch several direct routes to Viet Nam, with the first due to begin this month. Photo: Internet Transasia Airlines will start flying from Taipei in Taiwan to the central city of Da Nang on December 26,...
$2.77 million promotes tourism in Vietnam
02/12/2009 05:00
Thanks to effective advertising campaigns, the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has resumed its steady climb, said the chief of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan. Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan. Thanks to effective advertising...
Three-star Metropole to leave place for deluxe hotel
02/12/2009 05:00
The Que Huong-Liberty Group will have its current 86-room three-star Metropole Hotel in downtown HCMC demolished next year to leave place for the four-star hotel Novotel Saigon Center. The Metropole Hotel in HCMC will go down to make room for the Novotel...
Vietnam to welcome more MICE tourists towards year-end
02/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Travel agencies in Vietnam in the rest of the year are expected to welcome more tourists traveling on business, or MICE guests. Foreign tourists of Tetra Pak in a MICE tour in HCMC arranged by Saigontourist Travel Service Company....
Vietnamese resort wins leading hotel award
02/12/2009 05:00
Nam Hai Resort in the central province of Quang Nam has received a Quality Award from the Leading Hotels of the World Organization in Italy. This was the latest honor to be received by the resort, after the Asia Spa & Wellness Festival’s “Best...
Leg burning climb promises cool green reward
02/12/2009 05:00
Ba Ra Mountain in Phuoc Long District, Binh Phuoc Province is an inspiring ridge that can give trekkers a fantastic overview of the natural surroundings . . . Travelers trek on the trail to Ba Na Mountain in Binh Phuoc Province. Genie Mountain is...
Saigontourist launches promotion for Delta’s citizens
01/12/2009 05:00
Saigontourist Travel Services Co. has just launched a special promotion program marking tour prices off around US$70 for all travelers in the Mekong Delta . . . Doan Thi Thanh Tra, Saigontourist’s marketing manager, told the Daily on Monday that the company...