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VietNamNet Bridge – The coastal region of Mui Ne, near the resort town of Phan Thiet, is a favorite destination for local travelers during the holidays of the traditional Lunar New Year, or Tet. This year is no exception. Resorts in Mui Ne are enjoying a high occupancy rate and even though there is a week until the Tet holiday, many resorts in the region are already having to turn away travelers looking for a place to stay. According to one general manager, resorts in the Mui...

VietNamNet Bridge – Rang Dong Construction Co. looks set to open the first nine holes of an 18-hole Sea Links golf course in Mui Ne in Binh Thuan this year to cater to the increasing number of golfing travelers to the central coastal province. Nguyen said work was progressing on the second golf course in Binh Thuan, whose coastal city Phan Thiet began to earn popularity among domestic and international tourists 13 years ago when people flocked there to watch the full solar...

Addressing the get-together, Minister of the Culture, Sport and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh highlighted the potential value of Ha Long Bay, the World Natural Heritage recognised by the UNESCO on its natural value and in 1994 and its topographic value in 2000. Participants were instructed on how to vote for Ha Long Bay to become one of the seven world wonder through the website www.natural 17wonders.com. On the occasion, the organising board also introduced to the international guests the best...

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigontourist Holding Company has drawn up a new managerial process to prepare its human resource for managing its five-star hotels that will be up and running soon, seen as a crucial step for the company to set up a hotel management firm as early as next year. General director of the company Nguyen Huu Tho said at the 2007 review meeting here on Tuesday that Saigontourist would be opening training and refreshing courses to better equip their staffs, enabling...

VietNamNet Bridge – The vice chairman of the Quang Ninh People’s Committee, Nhu Thi Hong Lien, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about developing sea tourism. Last year, the province organised a number of tourism events. Will you comment on the results? The number of tourists totalled 3.6mil, 1.5mil of which were foreigners. The sector achieved a total turnover of VND2,200bil (US$137.5mil), an increase of 74.9% from 2006. The province...

VietNamNet Bridge - With a series of projects being developed, the Ninh Binh tourism sector is aiming to welcome 1.75 million tourists in 2008. Over the past year, Ninh Binh tourism activities have seen many positive changes. The sector greeted more than 1.5 million tourists, an increase of 28 percent. Of this, 457,920 were foreign tourists, an increase of 22 percent. This figure also brought in a tourism turnover of nearly 109 billion VND and an overall social turnover from tourism...

VietNamNet Bridge – The An Giang Province was determined to become a major tourist destination of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, aiming at VND1.6tril (US$100mil) in tourism revenue for 2008. "An Giang has an advantage in tourism development over other provinces in the region, with a diversified terrain and 90km border with Cambodia," said the provincial Tourism Department director Bui Thi Hong Ha. The province welcomed 3.84mil tourists last year, including 40,000...

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has announced it will raise the ceiling airfare level for Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines. The decision is expected to hurt travel companies. Vu Cong Chinh, Deputy Head of the Price Control Department under MOF, said the decision aims to help air carriers diversify their prices. He said the Ministry did not approve the two airlines’ suggestion to raise the ceiling level to...