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The charm of Nui Coc Lake[Code: 2404]

VietNamNet Bridge – For as long as I can re-member, I’ve been seduced by a sweet song that tells the legend of Nui Coc Lake in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. Many people like me know it by heart and dream of travelling to the lake which, as the legend goes, is made of the tears of a girl who cannot marry the man she loves. I decided to finally make my dream a reality by hopping on my motorbike to visit the lake with some friends. The dream started on my way to Thai...

How to attract foreign tourists to return to Vietnam[Code: 2403]

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the country received more than 2.5 foreign tourists in the first seven months of this year, fulfilling 52.3 percent of the set target or 10.6 percent more than the same period last year. A VNAT official pointed out subjective reasons, including poor infrastructure, high prices compared to those in other regional countries, unqualified human resources, poor quality of services and monotonous products. These are quite...

Independence Holiday of H’mong people[Code: 2402]

H'Mong people on the Independence Holiday VietNamNet Bridge – Every September 1, H’mong people from all northern mountainous provinces flock to the hub of Moc Chau district in Son La province to attend the Independence Holiday. The Independence Holiday takes place from the morning on September 1 to the early morning on September 2. Nobody knows when the Independence Holiday appeared but it has become a traditional event of H’Mong people. Ho A Chong, a H’mong worker...

The must-sees in and around Hanoi[Code: 2401]

VietNamNet Bridge – In and around the capital city of Hanoi are a lot of craft villages and ancient pagodas which tourists are advised to drop by. To make it convenient for visitors, the local travel agency Lantours has designed a range of package tours to take in these must-sees. Over 30 km from the center of Hanoi City, Chuong village in Thanh Oai District known for traditional palm-leaf hats is the fast stop of the tour. There, tourists visit Chuong market with typical...

Second airline cuts fuel surcharges[Code: 2400]

The fuel surcharge that passengers have to pay for the HCM City-Da Nang and Hanoi-Da Nang routes will fall from VND110,000 to VND100,000. The new fuel surcharge will be VND150,000 for the HCM City-Hanoi, HCM City-Vinh, HCM City-Hai Phong and Hanoi-Cam Ranh routes, a reduction of VND30,000/flight. The new fuel surcharges will be applied as of September 4. (Source: VNE)

Hanoi-Dong Hoi air route opens[Code: 2399]

There will be three flights per week from Hanoi to Dong Hoi and vice versa on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Flights from Hanoi will take off at 8.30am and at 10.40am from Dong Hoi. The total flying time is 1.30 hours. local air route of Vietnam Airlines. The Ministry of Transportation and the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee recently inaugurated Dong Hoi Airport after nearly four years of construction. Dong Hoi Airport can serve Airbus A-321, ATR-72 and 500,000...

Vietnam culinary and art week takes place in Bangkok[Code: 2398]

VietNamNet Bridge – "Vietnamese Modern and Classic Culinary & Art Week" was held in Bangkok, Thailand from August 22 to 31. This is a result of cooperation between Thai Narai Hotel and Vietnamese Que Huong Liberty Group. The Vietnamese buffet ran from 11 a.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. for dinner in Thailand's Triple Two Hotel, which caters specifically to businessmen. Photos and pictures of Vietnam's landscape and the Vietnamese people were on display during the event. Vietnamese...

Celebrity chefs come to Sai Gon[Code: 2397]

VietNamNet Bridge – Celebrity chefs will arrive in HCM City to show off their cooking skills at a special four-day Masters of Food&Wine Sai Gon event at Park Hyatt Sai Gon today. The five chefs include Kiyomi Mikuni, Japan’s leading French chef from Hotel de Mikuni, Tokyo, Greg Doyle and Grant King from Pier Restaurant, at the top of Sydney’s dining list for the past 15 years, Ron Blaauw from Palazzo, Amsterdam and Gottfried Schuetzenberger of Grand Hyatt Singapore, who...

Jetstar Pacific releases schedule for new international services[Code: 2396]

Vietnam Air begins service to Dong Hoi, lowers surcharges Jetstar Pacific will launch new daily services between HCMC and regional destinations in late October and November as part of a network expansion strategy. Luong Hoai Nam, chief executive officer of jetstar Pacific, told the Daily on the phone last week that the low-cost carrier would launch services to Thailand's Bangkok on October 31, Cambodia's Siem Reap on November 3 and Singapore on November 14. Nam said Vietnam's...

World natural wonder poll: Ha Long Bay drops further[Code: 2395]

Ha Long Bay VietNamNet Bridge – On the ranking list of the top 77 vote-getting natural wonders on website www.new7wonder.com , Vietnam ’s Ha Long Bay has fallen to 16 th position, its fourth consecutive drop in the last month. If Ha Long drops out of the top 21 prior to December 31, 2008 it will be ousted from the poll. ). The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is calling for Vietnamese and international tourists to...

Tourism sector seeks clear world image[Code: 2394]

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s tourism sector is anticipating 7-8 million foreign arrivals on average a year for the next 10 years, but it’s struggling to find an image to increase those figures. In the first seven months of the year, the sector’s growth rate was steady at 10.6 per cent, under the industry’s target of 19 per cent. Nguyen Van Binh from the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said that world-wide inflation led to the disappointing...

Higher tour fees don’t affect number of tourists[Code: 2393]

VietNamNet Bridge – Contrary to all predictions, the number of tourists on the September 2 holiday did not see decreases due to the high inflation. However, travel firms complained that travellers booked tours late, just before the holiday, which forced them to refuse to provide services. Van Phu Nghia, a sales staff at Ben Thanh Tourist, said that the hotel room rate has been raised by 20%, while meal prices have increased by 15%. However, the sharpest...

Quang Binh launches ecotourism tour[Code: 2392]

Nuoc Mooc stream (Photo:TTO) VietNamNet Bridge - Visitors both inside and outside the country now will have the opportunity to explore the Nuoc Mooc ecotourism site that opened in the central province of Quang Binh on August 31. Around 30 km far from the centre of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a world natural heritage, Nuoc Mooc boasts spectacular natural landscapes such as the Gio (Wind) waterfall and other ecotourism potentials. The same day, a drive was...

Hoa Binh Province: inspirational travel[Code: 2391]

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoa Binh, which means “peace” in Vietnamese, is a northwestern mountainous province five hours by car from Hanoi. The province is endowed with beautiful landscapes and a stunning. chain of mountains that stretch to the horizon. The region also features fanciful grottoes, rocky streams and impressive waterfalls that look like a fairyland on earth. The first must-see attraction is the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant. Located on the gigantic Da River, this hydro-electric...

Ca Mau welcomes largest-ever number of visitors[Code: 2390]

Primeval cajuput and mangrove forest in Ca Mau VietNamNet Bridge - The southernmost province of Ca Mau received 516,000 visitors in the first eight months of this year, including 11,000 foreigners, the largest number so far. The number of tourists to Ca Mau saw a year-on-year increase of 23 percent, while the province’s tourism revenue posted an 18 percent rise from last year to reach 200 billion VND (12.1 million USD). Primeval cajuput and mangrove forests and the cape are...


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