• Local tourism gets a boost with ‘world biosphere’ recognition

    27/05/2009 05:00

    A view of Ca Mau Cape Town in the southernmost province of Ca Mau. Every day, hundreds of visitors descend upon the lush green Cham Islands off the central coast of Hoi An Town. With pristine...

  • Worm-Killing Festival brings fruit fairs to southland

    27/05/2009 05:00

    Young women parade during the opening ceremony of the Southern Fruit Festival in Ho Chi Minh City Fruit fairs are crowding southern streets to begin the annual Worm- Killing Festival, in which the eating of fruit is...

  • Saigontourist reaches out to European cruise liners

    27/05/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The HCMC-based Saigontourist Travel Service Company is reaching out to more cruise ship operators from Europe to further sharpen its cutting edge at a time when international arrivals in Vietnam are on the decline. Saigontourist has...

  • Vietnam will issue tourist visas ‘on arrival’

    26/05/2009 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will soon begin issuing tourist visas to foreign travelers when they arrive at airports and border crossings. The head of the travel department of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Vu The Binh, told reporters...

  • Garden with a higher purpose

    26/05/2009 05:00

    Birds flourish in the Bang Lang Stork Garden in Can Tho’s Thot Not District Thot Not District, like other places in Can Tho City, is lush green with vast rice fields and orchards that give out tasty, succulent fruit....

  • Jetstar increases flights on main routes

    26/05/2009 05:00

    Jetstar Pacific Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City announced Tuesday that it will increase the number of its flights on some domestic routes as of next Monday (June 1). The company will raise the number...

  • Agents complain Hanoi hotels aren’t doing their part to attract tourist visits

    26/05/2009 05:00

    Destination resorts in Vietnam have launched promotion campaigns, hoping to fill rooms in the face of the economic downturn, but Hanoi hotels cling to high rates. The Furama Resort in Da Nang City has offered a package rate at $148 per guest for a two...

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