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Vietnam joins Asian Cruise Services Network[Code: 3960]
15:33' 19/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The representatives of 17 regional travel agencies, including Saigontourist (Vietnam), attended a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand and agreed to establish an Asian Cruise Services Network (ACSN).
Krai Panyarachun, the director of Bangkok-based SEA Tours, was elected as ACSN’s President and directors from the other travel agencies are now members of the board.
Apart from SEA...
Year-end night market at Hanoi Old Quarters[Code: 3959]
12:56' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - Around 1km stretching through Hang Dao – Hang Giay streets, the Dong Xuan night market has become a destination during weekends of Hanoians.
The night market spreads across Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, Hang Duong and Hang Giay streets. It opens at 6.30 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.
Clothes are the most popular goods....
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 18/12[Code: 3958]
16:31' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
Journalists get familiar with Da Nang
Nine journalists from HCM City are making a familiarisation trip to the central city of Da Nang between December 18 and 20.
Phong Nha Cave in Quang Binh. The trip, organised by Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre, is taking journalists from English-language newspapers and magazines to tourist attractions in Da Nang, such as the Champa Museum, Son Tra Pennisula, Han...
Hunting for air tickets to fly on Tet days[Code: 3957]
18:47' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers complain that they cannot book air tickets to fly on Tet holiday, though Tet two months is two months away.
It is very difficult to get a ticket from December 24 of Lunar Year (February 8, 2010) and afterwards Giang, who lives in HCM City , decided to take his five-month-old son to his home village in the central region. However, he cannot...
Forest of stone[Code: 3956]
22:27' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of rocks in different shapes and sizes create the uniqueness of Ham Ho, also known as the "Forest of Stone", in the central province of Binh Dinh.
At the beach: Children enjoy swimming in a ‘natural swimming pool’ in Ham Ho. Located in Tay Son District, around 50km east from Quy Nhon City, Ham Ho is situated at the confluence of two tributaries of the Con River. The...
Charming with Hue conical hat[Code: 3955]
21:27' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Strolling around Hue City in peace and stillness, tourists will catch the images of local ladies in white ao dai (Vietnamese long dress) and non la (conical hats) on their heads walking gently under green trees along the streets. It is no doubt that if the ao dai is the traditional dress for Vietnamese women which firstly reveals hidden charms of Vietnamese women in tourists’ eyes, the conical hat is the...
As bustling as Ganh Do in the early morning[Code: 3954]
19:56' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – When the sun does not appear on the horizon, fishermen of Song Cau District in the central province of Phu Yen row their thuyen thung (basket boat) offshore to catch fish, shrimp and whatever they can from the sea to sell at a small but bustling port called Ganh Do to earn a living.
Fishermen and their relatives open their nets to take fish to Ganh Do in the morning....
Luxury hotels to extend operations until 2 a.m.[Code: 3953]
11:27' 18/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – All high-end hotels nationwide will be allowed early next year to keep some entertainment facilities open until 2 a.m. instead of 12:00 a.m. to cater to tourists and improve business, according to a new Government decree.
All high-end hotels nationwide will be allowed early next year to keep some entertainment facilities open until 2 a.m. instead of 12:00 a.m. (Photo:...
Year-end traveling choices for tourists[Code: 3952]
13:04' 17/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, travel agencies are offering foreign and domestic tours to meet the holiday travel demand.
Tourists take a cyclo ride around Hanoi. Saigontourist Travel Service Co. has launched 30 tours to Europe, America, China, Singapore, Brunei, Taiwan, South Korea and Indonesia from the end of December until the end of February. Tours to Italy,...
Boat traders at floating markets[Code: 3951]
21:27' 17/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Floating markets like Cai Rang and Phong Dien contribute to the characteristics of the southwestern region of Vietnam. Dan Tri picks up the Cai Rang floating market.
The Cai Rang floating market in the early morning.
Agricultural produce hung on bamboo poles, displaying products offered by each boat.
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Phu Quoc to call investors to 120-hectare Khem Beach[Code: 3950]
21:58' 16/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The island district of Phu Quoc off Kien Giang Province will complete a master development scheme for Khem Beach in An Thoi Commune soon to call for investors to develop luxury tourism services there.
Nguyen Van Hon, deputy head of the investment authority of the island district, told the Daily that the scheme, being mapped out by foreign consultants, was expected to be ready by the...
Year-end traveling with Ben Thanh Tourist[Code: 3949]
22:40' 15/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – As the year is almost over and New Year is coming, Ben Thanh Tourist introduces a four day/three night tour allowing excursionists not only a chance to enjoy stunning beaches in Mui Ne but also the poetic coldness and romantic greenness of the Central Highlands Dalat City.
A tourist takes an ostrich ride at Prenn Waterfall in the central city of Dalat. Departing for...
Tours to domestic destinations attract travellers[Code: 3948]
16:41' 15/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The number of travellers who have booked tours for 2010 New Year and Tet is relatively higher than non-holidays and higher than the same period last year, travel firms have said.
Tourists in Da Lat The total number of travellers who have booked tours via Saigontourist for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays has reached 7,000, an increase of eight...
Room rates will not see big change in 2010: hoteliers[Code: 3947]
13:28' 15/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The national tourism department issued a document asking the national tourism association to stabilize hotel room rates while hotels say they made only slight room rate increases for 2010.
The VNAT said it launched the request after receiving complaints that many hotels had decided to raise their rates despite commitments to cut prices. Under the document, the Vietnam National...
Airlines plan to provide more flights on Tet Lunar New Year holiday[Code: 3946]
17:03' 15/12/2009 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Air tickets for some short-distance air routes have run out, though Tet is two months away. Vietnam Airlines has decided to provide 850 more flights on Tet, anticipating the 20 percent increase in the number of passengers on the holiday. Jetstar Pacific said it is keeping a close watch over the market in order to set up its own suitable flight schedule.
To date, the...
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