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Exploring the gateway to the Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – The city of My Tho in Tien Giang Province is the gateway to the western region of southern Vietnam. Tien Giang Tourist (TIGI Tour) is currently offering two tours to My Tho - the Mekong One-Day tour and the Mekong Pond Fishing tour. For the one-day tour, tourists can choose from three programs lasting various lengths from three, four to five hours. The program includes stops at popular tourist destinations such as Dong Tam Snake Farm and Vinh Trang Pagoda,...

Phu Tho now ready for Hung Kings’ Festival

The Hung Kings Festival is the most important part of the programme “Back to Festive Region of Vietnam” which opened on the sixth day of the first lunar month at Au Co Mother Temple and will close on the tenth day of the lunar third month. This year, Phu Tho province has restored and upgraded the Thuong (Upper) Temple. The Hung Kings Temple is well decorated. Many greeting gates, panels and large maps have been set up to give guidance to visitors. Local authorities have paid more...

France offers some first-class advice about French tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam's tourist industry has been given succinct and expert advice about how to attract French tourists. "They want good food, good value for money and comfort. "They are interested in both relaxation and mostly culture-related activities such as visiting monuments, museums, exhibitions and festivals." Vietnam's cultural richness, landscapes, the kindness of its people and the distinctiveness of its history and heritage drew them to the country. . The...

More budget air routes opened

VietNamNet Bridge – In April, a lot of new air routes from Vietnam to regional countries will be put into operation by budget airlines. After three years of interruption for restructuring, the airline has decided to come back to Vietnam on April 18. Lion Air plans to open new air routes from HCM City to Singapore and Jakarta , using Boeing 737 – 900 ER planes. On April 15, Malaysia ’s AirAsia will provide the...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 7/4

Tour companies, airlines set to showcase summer offers HCM City’s Dam Sen theme park will host a three-day festival this month on the travel promotions on offer around the country this summer. Travel agencies and tourism promoters from 15 provinces and airlines will take part in Gap Go Dat Phuong Nam (Meeting at the South) that opens on April 18. A bonanza of discounts, coupons, and gifts from travel operators awaits visitors. Saigontourist will hold a lucky draw for locals, with...

Skip to Phuket or Penang for the upcoming holiday weekend

Phuket beach VietNamNet Bridge - The long weekend also offers people an opportunity to hop over to neighbouring countries and travel firms are eager to capitalise. Saigontourist has launched a new tour targeted at the well-heeled traveller. For US$1,175-1,475, visitors will be flown to Singapore to board the celebrated five-star SuperStar Aquarius for a cruise to Thailand’s magical Phuket and the port of Penang in Malaysia. It is expected to be a big hit and travellers are...

Tour companies, airlines set to showcase summer offers

Travel agencies and tourism promoters from 15 provinces and airlines will take part in Gap Go Dat Phuong Nam (Meeting at the South) that opens on April 18. A bonanza of discounts, coupons, and gifts from travel operators awaits visitors. Saigontourist will hold a lucky draw for locals, with two winners getting a free trip to the US. Others like Ben Thanh Tourist plan to offer discounts on outbound tours. But a feature of the exhibition will be the preponderance of tours to beach towns....

Travel firms get inventive ahead of national holidays

Con Dao Island VietNamNet Bridge - With the two national holidays on April 30 and May 1 falling just before a weekend this year, the tourism market has become red-hot. Operators have unveiled a clutch of new and interesting tours, many of them offering a chance to get off the beaten track. Con Dao Island is on top of many tourists’ wish list thanks to its scenic and virgin coast and extreme sports like high-speed canoeing and deep-sea diving. Besides, the tour comes quite...

Maxim Gorky Cruise carries 814 foreign tourists to Vietnam

Con Dao’s natural beauty attracted the cruise organizer to choose it as a destination under its route to Vietnam. In 2001, Saigontourist arranged a trip to Con Dao for Super Star Aries Cruise. (Source: CPV/TT)

First 6-star hotel under construction in Nha Trang

Nha Trang VietNamNet Bridge - The Vinpearl Tourism and Trade Joint-stock Company in late March began the construction of a six-star hotel, the first in Vietnam, in coastal Nha Trang city, central Khanh Hoa province. Located on Bai Soi, one of the most beautiful beaches of the Hon Tre island, offshore Nha Trang city, the hotel will include two presidential villas with world-class deluxe conveniences, and three super luxury villas. It will also have 125 six-star suite rooms, a...

Vietravel launches tour to Cambodia this month

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietravel is launching a four-day caravan tour to Cambodia from April 30-May 3 in celebration of Liberation Day. Tourists will travel to Siem Reap on day two. Upon arrival, tourists will visit a fisherman on Tonie Sap Lake, shop at the market and enjoy a dinner buffet while watching Apsara dancing. The following day will be spent exploring the temple complex with stops at Angkor Thom, Banteay Srei, Preup, Bayon and Angkor Wat. Tourists will then be treated...

CAD asks Vinapco to explain fuel supply interruption

VietNamNet Bridge – An official of the Competition Administration Department (CAD) on April 3 said that CAD has sent a document to the Vietnam Air Petrol Company (Vinapco), requesting that the company explain why Vinapco did not supply fuel to Pacific Airlines on April 1, which caused the delays of 30 Pacific Airlines flights. The official said that the interruption of fuel supply has indirectly affected the benefit of consumers, and CAD may investigate if...

Visiting citadel ruins in Binh Dinh

VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Hoang De, or Emperor Citadel, has stood the test of time as an historical witness through the ups and downs of history. Built in 1776, it was first called Do Ban Citadel, and later renamed Emperor Rampart. In 1799 the citadel was lost to the Nguyen Dynasty and the name was once again changed to Binh Dinh Wall. I had expected the ancient rampart to be restored and crowded, like the Royal citadel in Hue City, but on the contrary, it remains as it was....

North-south train fare back to normal as of April 10

The Vietnam Railways Corporation raised the fares for the north-south train by 7-15% on April 1. However, after the Prime Minister issued his guidance on not raising the prices of ten essential goods, including train tickets, the corporation had to reduce the fares. As a result, the train fares will back to normal as of April 10. However, passengers who have bought tickets from April 1-10 will have to pay the higher fares. (Source: TP)

Antique houses shine in Duong Lam

VietNamNet Bridge – Even though new houses have sprung up in Duong Lam Village, the antique Vietnamese-style buildings still garner most of the attention. Each home features a row of rooms and a tiled roof in the shape of a dragon or unicorn. The entrances are made of ironwood and employ typical northern Vietnamese aesthetics. A giant banyan tree, fresh water well and communal house are also common features at the village. Though Duong Lam has undergone changes as the result...


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