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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 6/3[Code: 2987]

Sailing event starts in Phan Thiet The first round of the 2009 Viet Nam Regatta Series that has begun at Jibe’s Beach Club in Mui Ne aims to promote the image of Ham Tien-Mui Ne Resort and provide tourists an exciting sporting option. Organised by a HCM City-based yacht company in collaboration with the Binh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the event has attracted 40 sailors from the UK, France, the US, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong,...

Exciting Things pinpointed to entice int’l travelers[Code: 2986]

VietNamNet Bridge – Going places in HCMC will be made easier for international travelers as the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has come up with an idea to pinpoint 100 adorable products and services for visitors. The department will roll out a program known as Saigon - 100 Exciting, introducing 100 preferred things, services and tourist destinations in the city selected from ten different sub-sectors in the hospitality industry, said La Quoc Khanh, deputy...

The land of heroes[Code: 2985]

VietNamNet Bridge – About 86 kilometers west of HCMC, Ben Tre Province is a tranquil land of coconut trees and rice fields. This is a promising land to develop green tourism thanks to green strips of coconut and fruit gardens. Besides beautiful landscapes, Ben Tre is also well-known as a land of patriots, including Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Nguyen Thi Dinh, Phan Thanh Gian and Vo Truong Toan. These people made a great contribution to the country’s revolution against the French and the...

Vietnam climbs tourism competitiveness rating[Code: 2984]

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranks 89 th of 133 countries and territories in tourism competitiveness, according to the World Economic Forum’s report on tourism competitiveness 2009, which was issued on March 4. Foreign visitors go shopping at HCM City-based Ben Thanh Market. Though Vietnam climbs by 7 grades compared to 2008 (96/130), it doesn’t move up in comparison with other Southeast Asian countries. Of eight Southeast Asian countries surveyed by the WEF...

Da Nang: Hotels fully occupied for fireworks competition[Code: 2983]

VietNamNet Bridge – By March 4 afternoon, all 11 hotels on the Han riverside with 321 rooms were fully occupied for the days of the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC) 2009, according to the Da Nang Culture, Sports and Tourism Department. Six hotels on Tran Phu street near the Han River with 323 rooms are also fully occupied. Nearly all hotels, big or small, on the Han riverside have been fully occupied for DIFC...

Foreign visitors to Lao Cai increase[Code: 2982]

Of the total, 10,500 came from China’s southwestern region through the Lao Cai border gate. The figures showed a good sign for the provincial tourism industry amidst forecasts that 2009 would be a difficult year for tourism services due to the impact of the global economic crisis. However, the number of domestic tourists to Lao Cai and Sa Pa tourist resort plunged by 49.2 percent year on year as it is not the tourism season in Vietnam and many Vietnamese have tightened their belt as a...

Tuyen Quang – a sacred land[Code: 2981]

VietNamNet Bridge – Tuyen Quang, a province in northern Vietnam, is characterized by majestic mountains with peaks exceeding 2,000 meters above sea level, splendid landscapes and historical sights, as well as many ancient temples and pagodas which draw tourists to worship and pray for good luck and good health, according to the Vietnam News Agency. This weekend Ha Temple Festival will take place on the 11th and 12th days of the second lunar month (March 7 and 8). Ha...

Sapa’s beauty[Code: 2980]

VietNamNet Bridge – Located in the northwestern region, the famous Sapa town in Lao Cai province is at the height of 1,600m above sea level. Its natural landscapes are captured by tourists. VietNamNet/VNE

Van Long – no-wave bay[Code: 2979]

VietNamNet Bridge – Covering an area of 2,643 hectares in seven communes of Gia Vien district, in the northern province of Ninh Binh, Van Long nature reserve is a wonderful landscape with a rich ecological system. There are 39 species of animals, including 12 rare species such as languor, Tibetan bear, chamois, Loris, and red-face monkey. Van Long is home to the largest community of langurs (around 50 heads) in Vietnam. It is not only famous for its nature reserve; there are...

Vung Ro - a historical land[Code: 2978]

VietNamNet Bridge – I came back to Vung Ro on February 16, the day that a historical event caused a stir from Saigon to the Pentagon 44 years ago. Vung Ro was historically known as the very important port for shipping weapons from the North to the South in the war against the U.S. From November 1964 to February 1965, Vung Ro, an isolated bay on the rocky coast, received four unnumbered ships. As I left the coastal city of Nha Trang heading northward on National Road 1A for Phu...

Da Nang: Marble Mountains to become spiritual cultural park[Code: 2977]

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains – Five elements mountains) will host the only fine-art stone museum in Vietnam, the Ngu Hanh legend park, a fine-art stone village and a pilgrimage village. According to the Director of the HCM City Architecture University, Dr. Pham Tu, Vietnam has Tam Dao mountain in the north, That Son Mountain in the south, and Ngu Hanh Son in the central region as special landscapes. Ngu Hanh Son has Am Duong (Yin and Yang)...

5-star hotels, resorts reluctantly slash service fees[Code: 2976]

VietNamNet Bridge – It is quite a surprise that in the context of the global economic recession, when the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and travel firms are calling for tour fee reductions, luxury hotels and resorts have not slashed service fees at all. High-class hotels should not slash service fees? Foreign tourists to Furama resort Nguyen Tri Phong in Hanoi , while booking a room at Furama Resorts in Da Nang City...

Cruise tourism will not have low season in 2009[Code: 2975]

VietNamNet Bridge – Tour guides who serve cruise travellers will have a ‘hard’ month in March 2009. Twelve cruise ships are expected to arrive this month with 24 days ashore, while there were two or three cruise ships a month previously. Cruise tourism will not see a ‘low season’ in 2009 Tan Hong Travel said it has signed new contracts on receiving cruise ships in 2009, adding that cruise tourism will not see a ‘low season’ in 2009....

Exploring Nha Trang Sea on King Yacht[Code: 2974]

VietNamNet Bridge – In the near future, visitors to the central coastal city of Nha Trang will be able to take an unforgettable luxury cruise on King Yacht, the first such Vietnamese-made vessel invested by Hai Au Nha Trang Co. Besides the impressive splendor of the yatch, vacationers will be amazed by the story of owner Bui Nguyen The Vinh as he spent VND20 billion on the yacht just to make a day on the Nha Trang Sea more wonderful. The 80-ton yacht is 28 meters long, 7.4...

Crisis leaves airlines flying in the dark[Code: 2973]

Passengers get on board at Noi Bai International Airport. There is little prospect that airlines will cut fares this year despite lower fuel prices and a 10 per cent decrease of import tax on jet fuel. VietNamNet Bridge - There’s little prospect that airlines will cut fares in 2009 despite falling consumer purchasing power, lower fuel prices, and a 10-per-cent decrease in the import tax on jet fuel. "The airlines will adjust reasonably depending on market movement together with...


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