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HCM City-based travellers spend more on overseas tourism According to the HCM City Department of Tourism, nearly 65,000 Vietnamese visitors went abroad in the January-April period via Tan Son Nhat International Airport, an increase of 8 per cent compared to the same period last year. Popular destinations of Vietnamese tourists are China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. Le Hong Viet Thao of Viettravel said tours to Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, the US and Europe are...

VietNamNet Bridge – Romana Resort & Spa is featuring a promotion to attract more vacationers to the resort which was designed with all guest rooms having ocean views. The resort is offering a deluxe ocean room for two at the price of US$68 net, including breakfast for two. In addition the resort will present 1,000 Romana VIP Cards for the first 1,000 bookings in the summer with exclusive benefits including discount on promotion room rates, spa treatments, food and beverages...

The firm offers tours to attractions such as Nha Trang, Vung Tau, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An and those to other Asian destinations including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau and the Chinese mainland. (Source: VNA)

The fruit festival is one of the numerous activities held as part of the 2008 Mekong - Can Tho National Tourism Year. The festival allows visitors to participate in a wide range of activities such as boat races, folk games, and food fairs and a competition to arrange fruit to resemble animal shapes. (Source: SGGP)

VietNamNet Bridge – The Festival Hue 2008 in the ancient city of Hue will start next Tuesday. For nine days the city and its neighboring areas will be filled with arts, cultural performances by local and foreign artists, traditional festivals, folk games and the re-emergence of special events of the former capital city. This year the organizers have planned some new events such as a contest to select martial arts masters and a re-enactment of the coronation of Quang Trung king...

VietNamNet Bridge – In response the lack of human resources in the tourism sector, the HCMC government has approved a quick-fix plan to develop the work force of the sector from now to the year-end. Dong Thi Kim Vui, director of the department of tourism, told the Daily on Monday that the short-term plan would focus on training people working for hotels, including those small and medium. Meanwhile, the department is working on a master plan for developing the sector's workforce...

. The firm was established by song writer Ha Dung. . as the destinations before reaching out to the world. “Our model is not low-cost like Pacific Airlines, but economy price with high quality,” Dung said. He said VSP will apply two airfare levels: economy and business up to the Finance Ministry’s ceiling fare, VND1.7 million/local routes. in late 2008. (Source: TBKTVN, VNE)

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's Pacific Airlines completed its transformation last Friday to become Jetstar Pacific and now uses the Jetstar brand for its domestic and international flights under a strategic and commercial partnership with Qantas Group's airline Jetstar. Jetstar Pacific is now making full use of the Jetstar brand to consolidate its stance as the first and leading low-cost carrier in Vietnam, as well as to expand its share of the country's burgeoning market and to...