• SMS train booking service now available

    SMS train booking service now available

    01/12/2009 05:00

    The HCM City Railway Station on December 1 launched its train booking service via SMS in a bid to save time for passengere. According to the station’s announcement, it would not sell tickets for the lunar New Year 2010 (Tet) via the Internet by via...

  • Vietnam’s waterway tourism asleep amidst potential

    Vietnam’s waterway tourism asleep amidst potential

    01/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – A lack of concerted efforts and a poorly-funded infrastructure have hindered development of Vietnam’s waterway tourism despite the country’s great potential. Small tourist boats navigate on a canal in the Mekong Delta. Waterway tourism in HCMC...

  • Vietnam’s waterway tourism asleep amidst potential

    01/12/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – A lack of concerted efforts and a poorly-funded infrastructure have hindered development of Vietnam’s waterway tourism despite the country’s great potential. Small tourist boats navigate on a canal in the Mekong Delta. Waterway tourism in HCMC...

  • Southern provinces to launch tourism road show in Cambodia

    Southern provinces to launch tourism road show in Cambodia

    29/11/2009 05:00

    Tourism authorities of southern cities and provinces as well as entrepreneurs will organize a road show in Cambodia next month to promote tourism. Huynh Van Son, an official of the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the program would...

  • More to Saigon than just gridlock traffic

    More to Saigon than just gridlock traffic

    28/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Strolling around Saigon can be a fascinating experience with the hurry of pedestrians and the bustle of heavy traffic. Tourists take a cyclo ride on Truong Dinh Street in HCMC’s District 1. Towering buildings, luxury hotels and trade...

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 27/11

    TRAVEL IN BRIEF 27/11

    28/11/2009 05:00

    Vietnam Airlines to double flights to Bangkok; Thai cooking and culture week comes to Ha Noi; Garuda suspends flights to Viet Nam National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said it plans to double its daily HCM City-Bangkok service from December 1 as it...

  • Where natural beauty, legend unite

    27/11/2009 05:00

    About 90km from Ha Noi, Mo Stream winds through a valley between Huyen Dinh and Yen Tu mountains creating natural swimming pools and waterfalls. Stepping out: Tourists flock to Mo Stream to enjoy some sightseeing and visit historical relics (above photo). The...

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