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Vote for Ha Long Bay encouraged[Code: 2312]

Ha Long Bay VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay fell on the ranking list of the seven new world natural wonders selection, organised by NewOpenWorld organisation, twice within a month, from first to third position. On June 29, Ha Long Bay fell to the second position after over four months in the top position. On July 1, it dropped to third position. The fall of Ha Long Bay in a short period of time is bad news for many Vietnamese and those who love this landscape....

Hotel Equatorial begins four days of Hawaiian fun[Code: 2311]

VietNamNet Bridge - Musician Nohelani Cypriano of Hawaii will perform at the Hotel Equatorial in HCM City from August 1-4. Her appearance is part of the Beautiful Hawaii–Spirit of Aloha event which features the cuisine, music and culture of the US state. As a vocalist, accomplished keyboard player and composer, Nohelani has recorded 11 CDs and received four of the state’s most prestigious music awards, including the Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Contemporary Album of the Year and...

Tourism in lack of advertisement and marketing[Code: 2310]

Foreign visitors in Hoi An town VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is now known as an attractive and safe destination in the region and is considered to have great potential for more development. However, the sector’s activities is still inefficient. This is due to the lack of professional marketing and advertisement. Vietnam has not yet to set up a national tourism trademark. Even the current slogan “Vietnam-The Hidden Charm" is not powerful enough to attract visitors. Professor,...

Vietnam’s tourism keeps being promoted on CNN[Code: 2309]

Ha Long Bay VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved to continue to promote Vietnam’s tourism on CNN International TV. PM directed the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism to coordinate with relevant agencies to perform the approval. Previously, a promotion video clip on Vietnam’s tourism during 30 minutes was broadcasted on CNN for the first time and lasted during three months. Keeping promotion on the international TV showed the country’s...

Muong Khuong keeps it green[Code: 2308]

The district is looking to develop into an eco-friendly destination Muong Khuong district is planning to remodel itself into a centre of community-based eco-tourism in northwest Lao Cai Province in its current period of development (2005-10), said the chairman of the district people committee Nong Van Hung at a recent tourism conference. The district, which has 13 markets and seven handicraft villages, has chosen tourism as the driving force that can better the lives of its...

Prices up, tourists down[Code: 2307]

The number of foreign travellers coming to Vietnam fell by 16.4% in July 2008. VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreign travellers coming to Vietnam fell by 16.4% in July 2008, said Tran Chien Thang, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. What do you think about the increase of prices of tourism services recently? ’s tourism industry. fell by 16.4% in July 2008. However, the tourism sector is still maintaining a rather high...

Two streets, two different coffee styles[Code: 2306]

VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Saigon will probably get the impression that they are in a modern city with a fast pace of life, a dynamic economy and plenty of coffee shops. Dong Khoi Street in District 1 is easily identified as a good place for coffee lovers who either want a quick cup of real dark hot coffee, or long chat with friends over a sweet creamy cup in a modern. Western styled venue. One example is in a small space at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel; Mojo at 88 Dong Khoi...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 1/8[Code: 2305]

New Sacom Resort breaks ground in tourist area in Da Lat Construction of the US$134 million Sacom Resort began in Tuyen Lam Lake Tourist Area in Da Lat on Monday. The Sacom Resort, which will include a 18-hole golf course, a five-star hotel with 400 rooms, a four-star hotel with 150 rooms, 400 villas, entertainment facilities, golf and yacht clubs, a shopping center and a water park. The HCM City-based Sacom Company, the investor of the resort, expects to put the resort into operation...

Fares for hard seats on trains to remain unchanged[Code: 2304]

Passengers buy tickets at the Hanoi Railway Station. VietNamNet Bridge - Though the gas price has increased, the railway sector will maintain current fares for hard seats, said Nguyen Huu Tuyen of the Vietnam Railway Corporation. Tuyen said fuel costs will increase by 12% for railway transportation so the fares of some services will rise but the fares for hard seats, which mainly serve common passengers, will not change. The fares for high-quality services like carriages with...

Tourism sector urged to further tap European market[Code: 2303]

VietNamNet Bridge – The EuroCham Tourism and Hospitality Sector Committee has called for Vietnam's tourism officials and companies to prepare proper products and improve the environment to attract more European travelers. Speaking in an interview with the Daily on Tuesday, committee chairman Miquel Angel Perez said European travelers needed customized packages and urged local travel officials and companies to prepare for this if they were to win more European tourists. Perez...

Country looks to cash in on tourism[Code: 2302]

Ads on CNN and international fairs are just part of the country’s tourist attraction efforts Vietnam hoped to see its tourism revenue reach VND64 trillion (over US$3.8 billion) by the end of the year, an increase of 14 per cent over last year, said Nguyen Van Binh from the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at a meeting yesterday in Hanoi. The country wants to receive 4.8 to 5 million foreign arrivals, which would reflect an annual increase of 10-19 per cent,...

Visiting ethnic minority groups in Quang Nam[Code: 2301]

VietNamNet Bridge – Natalie Shan seems to be lost in admiring Cotu girls gathering around a loom to make brocade, and elderly people and lads carefully sharpening rattans and knitting a papoose in Bho Hoong Tourist Village in central Quang Nam Province's Dong Giang District. Natalie Shan is among a group of international tourists joining a tour arranged by Le Nguyen Travel Company to Bho Hoong Tourist Village, which has just been included in the list of tourism venues as a joint...

Southern village in central Quang Nam[Code: 2300]

VietNamNet Bridge – In a hot summer noon, Dai Binh Village looks like a green oasis nestled along the Thu Bon River overwhelmed with sunlight. Nowadays, Dai Binh, also known as the southern village of Quang Nam Province, welcomes tourists with its murmur of springs, breezes and sweet fragrance of durian. Despite a small village in Que Trung Commune in Nong Son District with only 282 families, Dai Binh proves itself as a southern fruit orchard with thousands of star-fruit trees....

Hotel room rates in Hanoi the highest in Vietnam[Code: 2299]

VietNamNet Bridge – A survey by Grant Thornton showed that hotel room rates in Hanoi are the highest in Vietnam, while the rates in Da Lat are the lowest in the country. More and more tourists go to Phan Thiet Grant Thornton conducted a survey on hotel rooms in 2007, which showed that the hotel room rates increased by 37% over 2006. The survey was conducted at 37 3-5-star hotels with 5,200 rooms. Hanoi proves to be the most expensive...

July int’l arrivals in Vietnam inch up[Code: 2298]

VietNamNet Bridge – The country reports around 330,000 international arrivals in July, up by 10,280 visitors compared to last month, which show a trend inverse to HCMC's tourism performance in the month, according to latest reports. The Vietnam National Administration for Tourism in its report says July figures brings the total number of foreign arrivals in Vietnam in the first seven months of 2008 to nearly 2.62 million, which shows a year-on-year increase of around 160,000...


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