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Travel firms in the north have reported they have closed some tours for the May holiday. Meanwhile, in the south, people are still travelling, keeping a deaf ear to the information that global citizens now have to tighten their purse strings. It is expected that many people will still tour, though the number of tourists will be a bit lower than previous years. |
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The Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) on April 7 opened a showroom at the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel to promote the image of Ha Long Bay in support for its race to become one of seven new world wonders. |
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The five-star Costa Classica cruise liner arrived in Halong city in northeastern Quang Ninh province for the first time on April 6, bringing 1,600 tourists, mainly from Italy, France, Germany and the UK. |
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The sharp falls of domestic tour fees have helped lure travellers. The cheap domestic tours have persuaded more and more people to travel domestically instead of going abroad. |
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Visit Thung Nai once and you are hooked. It will be the place you will think of almost every time you want to take a couple of days off and lose yourself in beauty and serenity that only unspoilt nature can provide. |
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The 2009 Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, the 5th such annual event, opened on April 3 at Dam Sen Cultural Park by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association. |
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working with travel companies in Vietnam over a package tour by car to the southern region of the country in a fresh move to attract more Vietnamese travelers. |
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More trains from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang for holidays
To meet the rising demand for travel during the upcoming holidays – Hung Kings’ death anniversary (April 4), Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day – the Sai Gon Railway Station will put an additional six pairs of trains on the Sai Gon-Nha Trang route. |
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The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is gearing up for the wide-ranging Nha Trang Maritime Festival, entitled Civilization and Friendship, which is scheduled for June 6-12 and features 70 different cultural, sporting, economic and scientific events. |
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Phong Dien, a newly established district in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, has become a popular tourist destination for cruising on canals, taking rickshaw rides around orchards and enjoying seafood in the Phong Dien floating market. |
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Vietnam tour - Located in Tuy Son Commune in Xuan Tho District, 15 kilometers from Dalat City, Hang Cop (Tiger Cave) Waterfall is not too difficult to reach. The falls are also called Ong Cop, Ong Thuan, Da Sar, or Thien Thai, due to the ideal location among pine tree forests and flower gardens. Not having been intimidated by the name, we took a trip to Hang Cop on a smoggy morning to explore a newly-exploited tourist site in the city. |
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To serve the increasing demand for travel during the upcoming holidays - Gio To Hung Vuong (Hung Kings’ death anniversary), Ho Chi Minh City’s Liberation Day (April 30) and the May Day – the Saigon Railway Station will put an additional six pairs of trains on the Saigon – Nha Trang route. |
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Built in 1992 and located in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam House Restaurant is an impressive colonial-style house with Vietnamese folk design and decorations, making it a cozy and comfortable place. Diners will be at ease in the family-atmosphere of oriental culture and Vietnamese traditional cuisine with typical flavors of dishes of the northern, southern and central Vietnam. |
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There’s a reason why Tam Coc tourist site in the northern province of Ninh Binh rivals Halong Bay on the tourist must-see list. |
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By late April 2009, Vietnam’s tourism will be advertised on global BBC and public means of transport in the United Kingdom, said a senior official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 26. |
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