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Tourists permitted to bring right-handed steering wheel cars to Vietnam[Code: 3173]
VietNamNet Bridge – According a draft decree on right-handed steering wheel cars in Vietnam, only foreigners are allowed to own and drive this kind of car in Vietnam. A group of r ight-handed steering wheel cars from Thailand in the central region of Vietnam. Right-handed steering wheel cars have to meet technical and environmental standards of Vietnam. Besides observing regulations of the Transportation Association, drivers must have driving licences and obey...
If Ha Long Bay could talk…[Code: 3172]
The costly "game” with Ha Long Bay UNESCO’s recognition not enough? Objectively, any positive selection related to Ha Long Bay is a chance for Vietnam to engage in cultural diplomacy. The selection is a way for Ha Long Bay in particular and Vietnam in general to capture the world’s notice even if it doesn’t end up as one of the top seven natural wonders of the world. However, there are concerns. The New7Wonders selection doesn’t have any criterion apart from...Vietnam Airlines conquers European market[Code: 3171]
Le Dung, Chief Representative of Vietnam Airlines in Paris, says while international airlines encountered many difficulties arising from the impact of the global economic recession in 2008, Vietnam gained some achievements in the European market. The national flagship earned total revenue of EUR165 million from the European market in 2008, up 20 percent against 2007. In the French market alone, the revenue was up 24 percent. On the routes connecting Paris to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the...
Long weekend helps tour companies break the bank[Code: 3170]
Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province. VietNamNet Bridge - A large number of people have booked domestic and foreign tours to take advantage of a long weekend spanning Liberation Day and Labour Day on April 30 and May 1, according to tourism companies. Thuy Linh, a Saigontourist official, said her company has made more than 4,500 bookings since the end of March. Rach Gia-Phu Quoc, Vung Tau, Ha Long, Con Dao, Phu Quoc, Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, and Tay Nguyen are the most...Selling cheap than sitting idle[Code: 3169]
VietNamNet Bridge - Air ticket fares decreased by 20-30 percent, even 50 percent for some flights. Travel tours supported by airlines also reduced sharply from 20-30 percent. Some tours cost only a little more with common tickets fares. The global economic slowdown makes foreign airlines seek every way to attract tourists, pushing domestic airlines into hard competition. In late March, Shanghai Airlines opened a direct flight between Shanghai and Hanoi with a fare of...
Da Lat train station to get facelift[Code: 3168]
The Da Lat Railway Station . VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allocated VND500 million (US$ 28,000) for restoration of Da Lat Railway Station, a national heritage site. Designed by two French architects called Moncet and Reveron, the station was built from 1932 to 1938 and was considered the most beautiful in Indochina at the time. The station is in the shape of nearby Mount Lang Bian and is almost 70 meters long. It is a unique...Tien Giang Province, a beautiful and rich area[Code: 3167]
Visitors enjoying Southern specialities and folk songs. VietNamNet Bridge - Since the 17 th century, the fertile land in the North of the Tien River has been reclaimed and developed by generations of inhabitants into an area with rich rice fields, fruit gardens, and busy trade along the river banks. Gradually, the brisk market towns of My Tho and Go Cong emerged in the fertile Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta. This area is Tien Giang Province. Taking a ride for 75km from...Offshore paradise[Code: 3166]
VietNamNet Bridge - Spending a couple of days floating on the waters of Halong Bay is always an unforgettable experience for Duc Hanh Personally after a four-hour-stint on the road, I’m dying to get out the water and feel the sea breeze running through my air. I presume as normal with Halong tours we’ll be left “sitting on the dock of the bay” for the best part of an hour, but almost instantly a speed-boat arrives with a flourish and as soon...More holidaymakers turn to Zen tourism to release stress[Code: 3165]
VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental project re-searcher Trinh Ngoc Hien looks healthier and has a lively gait after returning home from a weekend of relaxation and meditation (known as Zenrelax). He is among a growing throng to join Buddhist monks at zen retreats throughout the country to learn how to breathe and release the stresses of daily life, often in natural surroundings. "When I joined Zenrelax I found it unique," says Hien, 45, "and the fact it was located in HCM...
Enjoying sweet palmyra fruit in Bay Nui[Code: 3164]
VietNamNet Bridge – Bay Nui, also known as That Son (Seven Mountains) in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is an ideal destination for nature lovers. It is also home to countless palmyra trees. On the way to Bui Nui, especially from Tinh Bien to Tri Ton districts, the sight of thousands of palmyra trees reaching straight up to the sky is a dazzling sight. It takes from 30 to 40 years for palmyra palms to grow to their full height of 20 meters. The fruit is sweet and...TRAVEL IN BRIEF 17/4[Code: 3163]
Binh Thuan plans summer attractions for visitors The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Binh Thuan Province has announced several cultural festivals to attract tourists during summer and winter holidays. Festivals in summer focus on water sports and competitions, highlighting cultural and artistic programmes including a fish praying festival and Phan Thiet cultural week. Winter events include a kite festival at Poshanu Temple in late December The department says Phan Thiet...
English vital for tour-bus drivers[Code: 3162]
VietNamNet Bridge – The tourist industry has asked the Ministry of Transport to modify some the suggestions the ministry recently made in a draft to update and improve the quality of transport services for visitors. In the draft, the ministry suggested that drivers have a simple command of English and, where necessary, have some knowledge of other languages spoken by the three to four million foreigners who flock to Viet Nam each year. It also suggested that business...
Delta province promotes tourism potential[Code: 3161]
Some bonsai products of Ben Tre Province (Photo: TN) VietNamNet Bridge - To promote tourism in the Mekong Delta, Ben Tre’s tourism is concentrating on nature tourism through the Vinh Thanh project in Cho Lach District, said Ho Vinh Binh, general director of Ben Tre Tourism Co. The 1.8-hectare project will include a convalescent home, souvenir shops, coffee shops and pleasure boats. Experts have spoken highly of the tourism potential in Ben Tre Province, as it has...Ministry calls for votes for Ha Long Bay[Code: 3160]
The Director of the External Cultural and UNESCO Department under the ministry, Pham Sanh Chau, asked overseas Vietnamese and foreign friends to support Ha Long Bay at a campaign launch in Hanoi on April 16. Ha Long Bay is officially a contender in the second phase of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The votes by the diplomats, overseas Vietnamese and foreign friends will help Ha Long Bay enter the third round of the selection, Chau said. The voting for seven new world wonders on the...
Travel demand waxes as long holiday weekend approaches[Code: 3159]
VietNamNet Bridge – The increasing number of holiday-makers, despite the economic difficulty that could be keeping travelers at home, has made many local tour operators upbeat about their business performance leading to the holidays of April 30 and International Labor Day. “We see a positive sign in travel demand this year as there are many holiday-goers booking trips to destinations around the country,” Vo Anh Tai, director of the Saigontourist Travel Service...
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