AirAsia promotion begins flight linking HCM City, Phuket; Nha Trang resort-golf course gets four stars from tourist body; Chinese tourists flock to Viet Nam with return of travel pass system

AirAsia has added Phuket to the list of destinations it flies to from HCM City.

The budget carrier offered special promotional fares starting as low as US$25 from HCM City to Phuket.

AirAsia begins operations from its new regional hub in Phuket on November 15. It has launched daily direct flights to Hong Kong, Jakarta, Medan, and Chiang Mai in the same period to cater to the increasing demand.

Nha Trang resort-golf course gets four stars from tourist body

The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has granted a four-star certificate to Diamond Bay Resort&Golf in Khanh Hoa Province’s Nha Trang City. Khanh Hoa Province authorities said with the natural beauty and luxury complex, Diamond Bay Resort will become the destination of local and international events in the future.

Chinese tourists flock to Viet Nam with return of travel pass system

The number of tourists from China arriving in Viet Nam with travel passes has surged after Chinese are again allowed to travel in this manner since last April.

According to Luu Duc Ke, director of Hanoitourist and chairman of a club of 10 travel agencies that specialise in organising tours for Chinese coming with a laissez-passer, 1,000 to 1,500 Chinese visitors have arrived every month since April.

He added that the number has been increasing every month.

Vu The Binh, head of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism’s Travel Department, said Chinese tourists have to pay a fee of US$10 for a laissez-passer to enter Viet Nam which allows them to travel to all 63 provinces and cities.

InterContinental Asiana Sai Gon hosts first conference tour

InterContinental Asiana Sai Gon Hotel organised a first MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) tour beginning on November 8 for German firm Siemens, which is organising its annual sales conference in Viet Nam this year. The Siemens group brought 365 people for the three-day meeting in HCM City.

VietNamNet/Viet Nam News