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Ice and snow paints Sapa pure white[Code: 3901]

15:51' 23/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – The temperature in Sapa fell to 1.5 degrees Celcius on November 21. The town’s O Quy Ho pass, over 2000 meters above sea level, turned white with ice and snow.   Many visitors headed to Sapa to see the winter wonderland. Photos of ice and snow in Sapa on November 21:        ...

Vietnam Airlines to launch twice-daily flights to Bangkok[Code: 3900]

20:58' 22/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - National carrier Vietnam Airlines said its daily Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok service will become twice daily starting December 1 as the carrier plans for more passengers from Thailand next year. Do Khoi Nguyen, Vietnam Airlines representative in Bangkok, told Thanh Nien that the new schedule, with one flight in the morning and the other in late afternoon, would be good for the tourist market....

Border provinces urged to boost tourism development[Code: 3899]

11:58' 21/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s border provinces need to pay more attention to developing their tourism sector and bring in more tourists to the country, industry insiders say.   Ly Mon, general director of Ha Long Tourism Joint Stock Company, told Thanh Nien many people often think that cross-border tourism is only for low-income tourists and thus not worth much attention. However, six travel agencies...

Vietnam tourism advertised on French TV[Code: 3898]

17:53' 20/11/2009 (GMT+7) Ha Long Bay. VietNamNet Bridge – A film crew from France’s TV5 channel has shot the Vit Co Xanh ecological village in northern Hoa Binh province and Sao Bien yacht in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province.   This film will be broadcasted on TV5’s Tourism Discover programme, which introduces unique tourist sites to the French-speaking community. The film will be on TV5 Quebec (Canada) in January...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 20/11[Code: 3897]

17:35' 20/11/2009 (GMT+7) Southern heat escaped One-Pillar Pagoda in Ha Noi. (Photo: Internet) To escape from the heat in the southern region, HCM City-based Ben Thanh Tourist has introduced a seven-day tour to Ha Noi, Ha Long, Mong Cai and Dong Xing City in China’s Guangxi Province. The northern region’s colder climate will be favoured by southerners in the final weeks of Autumn, the travel company feels. The tour will end...

Chopper way to see the bay[Code: 3896]

23:35' 20/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a nice day for tourist guide Nguyen Manh Cuong and his 11-strong group of visitors when they travelled Ha Long Bay by chartered helicopter. Winging it: Passengers take a trip to Ha Long Bay on a Russian-made MI-17 helicopter. Cuong , who works for a Ha Noi-based Luxury travel company, has accompanied tourists on a helicopter five times, but it’s his first journey to Ha...

Dalat from a different perspective[Code: 3895]

14:26' 18/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Dalat , the city of flowers, is not strange to tourists with its famous sightseeing spots such as Lang Biang Mountain, Xuan Huong Lake and Than Tho Lake. If this is your first time to this romantic land, you are advised to visit the places just mentioned which have become legends of Dalat. But for those who have been to Dalat many times, you are advised to visit places that will bring you a different Dalat....

Sea Games tours to Laos lacks attraction due to high cost[Code: 3894]

11:14' 18/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Even though the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, or the 25th Sea Games, is drawing near, few Vietnamese tourists have put their names down for the regional sports event due to the high costs. Doan Thi Thanh Tra, marketing executive of Saigontourist Travel Service, said only 50 people had come to register with her travel firm for tours to Laos on this occasion. High cost is a hindrance, preventing people from...

Escaping the heat on northern tour[Code: 3893]

14:37' 17/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – At a time when HCMC is in the grip of a scorching heat wave, Ben Thanh Tourist comes through with a seven day/six night tour to Hanoi, Ha Long, Mong Cai and Dong Hung, China. Northern Vietnam is getting colder and colder, a welcome change for so many people in the final weeks of autumn. Ban Gioc Waterfall in Cao Bang Province. The first day is a flight to Cao Bang which is...

Cruise ship brings 2,000 foreign visitors to HCM City[Code: 3892]

11:20' 17/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigontourist travel services on November 16 received over 2,000 visitors from the Costa Classica cruise ship docking at Navioil port in Ho Chi Minh City.  The Costa Classica, which belongs to the European leading company, Costa Croiciere S.p.A, plans to carry passengers to Vietnam every two weeks. The tour includes visits to Ho Chi Minh City and some places such...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 13/11[Code: 3891]

17:20' 13/11/2009 (GMT+7) AirAsia promotion begins flight linking HCM City, Phuket AirAsia has added Phuket to the list of destinations it flies to from HCM City. AirAsia has added Phuket to the list of destinations it flies to from HCM City. Speaking to the media in HCM City last week, Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia, said: "With this new route, guests can connect to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Medan, and many...

Romance never goes out of style: Hue City[Code: 3890]

12:07' 13/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Hue in Thua Thien-Hue Province, is a city made up of centuries-old pagodas, temples and houses and it boasts a wonderful landscape with the poetic Huong River and the magnificent Ngu Mountain on opposite sides. A couple saunter down Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street along the Huong River in Hue City. Both Dinh Tien Hoang Street in front of Hue Imperial Inner City and Nguyen Dinh...

Bridging the divide[Code: 3889]

19:19' 13/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – A group of students surround a stone object symbolising linga and yoni at the exhibition hall of Cham Museum. They listen attentively to the guide. Educational games: Young people take part in sex education-themed games at My Khe Beach. "Linga and yoni always go together," the guide explains, "The linga is often stylised into a smooth cylindrical mass and placed in the centre of yoni,...

Winning the game inside Ben Thanh Market[Code: 3888]

19:04' 12/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – What is the magic of Ben Thanh Market that induces travel literature to list it as one of the main attractions of Ho Chi Minh City? Is it the lovely smell of dried sea animals that hits you once you step foot near the stalls selling food? The one-foot-wide aisles for walking that force you to redefine “right of way”? The dim lighting that sets the mood for an amazing shopping experience? Or could it be the...

Voting for the best hotels in town[Code: 3887]

11:54' 12/11/2009 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Considered the focal point of Vietnamese culture and Vietnam’s economic powerhouse, HCMC boasts a range of hotels in diverse styles, designs and levels. The designs and styles can be divided into two architectural types: French colonial and modern. Regarding French colonial, we must mention some typical yet striking hotels such as Rex, Majestic, Riverside and Continental. The Rex Hotel is thought to have...


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