Travel

Ho dynasty and citadel documents displayed in Thanh Hoa
26/09/2012 10:02
A display of more than 500 documents related to the Ho dynasty and the Ho dynasty citadel opened at the Thanh Hoa provincial library on May 25. The documents include articles, research, scientific theses and literary works in both Vietnamese and French, as well as photographs taken by French...
“Ho Chi Minh City – 100 interesting things” vote to be launched
26/09/2012 10:02
The “Ho Chi Minh City – 100 interesting things” program was introduced on May 24 by the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper in Ho Chi Minh City. Mr Nguyen Van Tin, Deputy Editor-in-chief of the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, said that the program aims to honour tourist products to open for the tourism...
Buryatia opens direct air route to Vietnam
26/09/2012 10:02
Nordwind Airlines of Russia's Republic of Buryatia has inaugurated a new air service linking the country’s capital city of Ulan-Ude and Vietnam’s coastal central city of Cam Ranh . The first flight on the new route on May 28 used a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Nord wind Airlines has...
Over 100 travel firms to take tourists to Suoi Tien
26/09/2012 10:02
More than 100 travel firms have pledged to take tourists to Suoi Tien Cultural Park in HCMC’s District 9 to enjoy the month-long Southern Fruit Festival 2012 beginning on June 1. With the participation of travel firms, the festival’s organizers expect that the number of visitors this year...
Tourism sector completed 45% of international arrivals target in 2012
26/09/2012 10:02
According to General Stastistics Office (GSO), the number of international arrivals to Vietnam in May 2012 was estimated 456,749, down by 25.8% in comparison with previous month and 4.4% over May 2011. This is the first time in 2012, monthly international arrivals decreased as a result of...
The number of Vietnamese tourists travelling overseas is increasing significantly
26/09/2012 10:02
As millions of Vietnamese travel abroad each year, many foreign travel agencies have come knocking on the local tourism market, being aware of Vietnam’ s great potential. Patrick Kwok is stunned at the number of arrivals in Hong Kong from Vietnam last year. The general director of...
Tourism to become key industry by 2020
26/09/2012 10:02
Tourism will become a cutting-edge industry with high professionalism and consistent, modern infrastructure by 2020, under a strategy recently approved by the Prime Minister. Vietnam will strive to offer diverse and high-quality tourist products imbued with national cultural identity...