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The Tourism Administration’s Travel Department Head Vu The Binh, said there is also a need to revive traditional skills and encourage cooperation between craftsmen and vocational training schools to develop skills for young generations and create products that entice tourists to visit the villages. (Source: VNA)

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Permanent Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has agreed in principle to the setting up of three new aviation corporations, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Transport on Monday. The Southern Aviation Corp had earlier set up on the base of the Southern Airport Authority as an experiment. According to a representative from the Ministry of Transport, who requested anonymity, the successful trial of the Southern Aviation Corp led to the...

Visitors vote for Vietnam’s landscapes at Le Van Tam Park VietNamNet Bridge – A record in voting for Ha Long Bay as a new world natural wonder is being set in HCM City. Ten computers have been placed at Le Van Tam Park from March 10-16 providing free Internet connection for visitors to vote for Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Cave and Fansipan Mountain. The organisers expect that around 30,000 visitors will take part in the vote. They will collect signatures of voters to send...

VietNamNet Bridge – A month ago, travel firms were complaining that the airfare increase resulted in them incurring losses; now, due to the petrol price rise, they are looking at even tougher, more expensive times ahead. The cost of doing business Nguyen Van My, Director of Lua Viet Travel Firm, said his company had to raise their fees by 15-20% after Tet. However, after the petroleum price increase, Lua Viet may have to again raise...

Tourists visit Tiger Cage in former Con Dao Prison. Restoring historical relics has helped boost tourism on the island. VietNamNet Bridge - Once a prison for Vietnamese patriots during French domination, Con Dao National Park is now a top tourist destination. Cong Thanh reports. When most Vietnamese think of Con Dao Island, they think of prison. And for some 100 years that is what it was, but now people are beginning to recognise island as something very different: a...

A tour guide (Photo: doisongphapluat.com) VietNamNet Bridge - The quality of tourist sector’s personnel should be improved as a prerequisite for the Vietnamese tourism to develop strongly, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan. Speaking at a national seminar on tourism personnel training held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7, the Deputy PM said that the quality of personnel is an urgent matter for the sector, which employs some 1 million workers but only 20 percent of...

VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever exhibition on tourism property development and vision will take place in HCMC on April 17-18 to provide an overall landscape on the infrastructure for the hospitality industry and the scenario in the years to come, the organizer said on Wednesday. The Vietnam Tourism Property Opportunities Conference & Exhibition, shortly known as VnTPO 2008, will be a showcase of property developments for the tourism industry, giving a wide picture of resorts,...