VietNamNet
Bridge - An aerial view of Da NangA first-ever helicopter charter service in
Vietnam is now available in Da Nang city in central Vietnam where a helicopter
can be hired at US$3,800 and $7,500 per hour.

The
12-seat EC 155 B1 (the most modern in the European Helicopter Association), and
Russian-made 24-seat MI 17 and MI 172 helicopters are on offer to serve local
and foreign tourists.

Prices
range between US$3,800 and $7,500 per hour, depending on aircraft types and
whether a pilot or a tour guide is included.

Currently,
the Vietnamese Tourism JSC or Vitours, the charter operator, offers only short
helicopter tours over the coastal city and the surrounding islands and
peninsulas, including a half-day Danang City tour, one-day tour around Danang
and Cu Lao Cham, one-day tour from Danang to Son Tra, Cu Lao Cham, My Son and
back to Danang, one-day tour from Danang to Con Co, and one-day Danang-Ly Son
tour.

Such
unique tours are expected to attract more VIP tourists from the US, Europe,
Japan, and South Korea, said Vitours’ deputy director Cao Tri Dung.

Dung
added that a group of 20 tourists from Ho Chi Minh City has already booked a
tour by helicopter in late December.

Da Nang
received more than 1.589 million tourists in the first ten months of this year,
including 336,000 foreigners, surpassing 10 pct of the year’s plan. It is
targeting to receive 8.1 million tourists in the next ten years, including 1.4
million foreigners.

The
city’s tourism industry earned VND1.051 trillion ($52.55 million) in the
Jan-Oct period, up 62 pct year-on-year.

Source:
Tuoi Tre