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Passage to Vietnam - back to Vietnamese origins[Code: 3837]
Vietnam Travel – Among hundreds of tourism sites around the country, one stands out for what it represents – the original version of what we call the agricultural-based Vietnam – the complex of eco-tourism and craft village Mot Thoang Viet Nam (Passage to Vietnam) in HCMC’s Cu Chi district.
A green path inside Passage to Vietnam.Our dream of establishing the site started in 1991 when Mot Thoang Viet Nam Cooperative wanted to create a place recognizable...Phu Yen wants recognition for Xuan Dai Bay[Code: 3836]
Vietnam Travel – The central coast province of Phu Yen will ask the World's Most Beautiful Bays Club to recognize the province's Xuan Dai Bay as one of the most beautiful bays in the world, an official of the province said.
According to the provincial department of culture, sports and tourism, Xuan Dai Bay, located in the province's northern Song Cau and Tuy An districts, has a water surface area of nearly 13,000 hectares. The depth of the bay is between five and 18...Thin and precious[Code: 3835]
Vietnam Travel – For the women making thin gold sheets at Kieu Ky village, winter is something.
Nguyen Thi Hoi spreads a special type of glue-ink on small sheets of poonah paper to make them tough enough to hold gold squares for flattening by hammer. “We won’t sweat as much then,” said Nguyen Thi Hoi, one of the female employees at the village’s famous workshop of gold sheet artisan Le Van Vong.
Working without a fan in all weather is just one of the...Vietnam Airlines to continue downturn-busting cheap flights[Code: 3834]
Vietnam Travel – National airline carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will continue its special airfare scheme till December 31, 2009.
Flights will continue to be aviailable via travel firms that signed up to a tourism demand stimulus programme.
This is the second extension of the special airfare programme with airfares set at up to 50 percent of normal prices.
The airfare reductions have been applied to flights to HCM City...The rap on Vietnamese souvenirs: too much ‘same-same’[Code: 3833]
Vietnam Travel – The same foreign traveler who spends $400-500 shopping in Thailand typically spends only $90-100 in Vietnam for souvenirs. Some experts conclude Vietnam is missing an opportunity because it cannot persuade foreign tourists to loosen their purse strings further.
Tourists don’t spend money on similar products
Vietnam received 2.48 million foreign travelers in the first eight months of the year. If each one had spent $500...VN’s images to be advertised through various channels[Code: 3832]
Vietnam Travel - Images of Vietnam were advertised on CNN, the BBC and taxis in London but some specialists have questioned the worth of the ‘tourism stimulus’. Nguyen Van Tinh, head of International Co-operation at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, discusses the subject.
What were the results of advertising images of Viet Nam on CNN and BBC recently?
The advertising series first appeared on CNN at the end of 2007. The government then permitted the ministry to...
War veteran turns dead bomb zone into lively tourist village[Code: 3831]
Vietnam Travel - It’s taken 18 years for a veteran of the Vietnam War to turn a heavily bombed swamp into a showcase of Vietnamese culture.
A Little Vietnam occupies 22 hectares of land near the Saigon River in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City that used to be five meters lower than the surrounding area and so devastated that neither rice nor fish could survive.
The woman behind the ambitious project is 65-year-old Tran Thi Tuyet Nga, who grew up in...Getting the most out of Sa Pa travel[Code: 3830]
Vietnam Travel – Located in the northwestern mountains of the country, Sa Pa is a modest town nestled within the Hoang Lien Son mountain range in Lao Cai province. Sa Pa is an excellent destination to enjoy outdoor activities with stunning landscapes that attract both domestic and foreign tourists.
In the sticks: Locals introduce brocade products made by ethnic Mong and Dao people to foreign tourists. Travelling in Sa Pa, few tourists miss an opportunity to trek...Volunteer guards make tourist sites safer[Code: 3829]
Vietnam Travel – Guards in green patrol Ho Chi Minh City streets to deter thieves and offer travelers a helping hand.
Tong Khac Trong Minh was on the way to a university entrance exam when he saw an injured woman – the victim of a recent traffic accident – lying on Tran Hung Dao Street.
He knew he would miss the exam if he stopped to help, but for the off duty tourism guard, there was no choice.
He stopped and took the woman to the hospital....Tourists take to life down on the farm[Code: 3828]
Vietnam Travel – With a myriad of tourists attractions in the Ha Noi area, more and more people are now spending their holidays at the "Countryside Farm", a new destination in Ha Noi’s suburban district of Ba Vi.
The only way to go: Tourists travel through farmlands via open trailer. Instead of spending their holidays in luxury, tourists are flocking to the countryside’s peaceful environment, which provides a pleasant escape from the busy life of the city....TRAVEL IN BRIEF 25/9[Code: 3827]
Sheraton Ha Noi among Asia’s best
Sheraton Ha Noi Hotel.Sheraton Ha Noi Hotel has been named one of the Top 10 Best Conference Hotels for Asia in The Best in Travel Poll 2009, the fourth consecutive year the hotel has achieved this status.
The Best in Travel Poll 2009 was voted on by international readers of SmartTravelAsia.com, a regional online travel magazine, from May through July of this year.
Sheraton has also received the World Travel Award as Viet...Touch of ancient values[Code: 3826]
Vietnam Travel – A colleague told me, “Come to Hung Yen, I will take you where all your wishes will be satisfied.” Though not a superstitious person and having never prayed to God or Buddha, the radiant smile and keen face of my colleague aroused my curiosity and enticed me to make a trip to Hung Yen, a northern province endowed with many ancient historical and cultural relics, some of them recognized as national sites and many of them religious works.
A...HCM City closes nominations for ‘Saigon 100E’[Code: 3825]
Nguyen Hue Flower Street is one of the nominations for Saigon 100E. Vietnam Travel - The organization committee for “Saigon 100E” has closed nominations, with suggested activities now placed in ten categories, said HCM City’s Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism September 23.
The city will then choose 100 interesting activities and specialties after receiving votes and then promote them.
There are ten Top Ten categories: hotels, Vietnamese...Da Lat ‘Crazy House’ joins bizarre global list[Code: 3824]
The crazy house in Da Lat.Vietnam Travel - A uniquely odd architectural work in the Central Highland city of Da Lat, has been shortlisted by the Chinese People’s Daily as one of the world’s ten most bizarre buildings.
French travel guide Hachette has also highlighted the “Crazy House” as a not-to-be missed hotel stay on any trip to Vietnam.
The house, which occupies nearly 1,600 sq.m on Huynh Thuc Khang Street, was completed in 1990 as a personal project by...Official says tourism promotions in Japan will pay off[Code: 3820]
Vietnam Travel – Vietnam’s tourism industry is expected to see a strong recovery in arrivals from Japan in the rest of the years and the following years given numerous publicity programs being held in the Land of the Rising Sun, said a senior tourism official.
“Vietnam Airlines will open new flights from the central region to Japan. It’s also a good change to develop the market”. Nguyen Manh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism,...Page 25 of 250 Displaying results 361 to 375 of 3740
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