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Investment in Phu Quoc: the paradise still far away[Code: 3383]
VietNamNet Bridge – Five years have passed since the day Vietnam put forward the plan on building and developing Phu Quoc Island into a large global tourism and trade exchange centre. But it seems that nothing considerable has been accomplished yet. Only four projects operational To date, the island development programming remains controversial. A lot of projects have been registered, but investors have made no moves. Many big...
Super flu may lead to drop in tourism[Code: 3382]
VietNamNet Bridge - The tourism authority is calling on travel firms not to send tourists to areas affected by super flu, dealing another blow to the industry that is already reeling from the global financial crisis and higher oil prices. Last Monday, the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism Deputy General Director Nguyen Manh Cuong signed Decree 347/TCDL-LH saying that all travel agencies should suspend tours to countries affected by the A H1N1 virus, which the World...
Zooming over Nha Trang Bay[Code: 3381]
Mai Linh Group has been test-flying motorized hang gliders at Do Island in Nha Trang Bay and will make them available to the public soon. The trikes, as they are commonly known, can reach an altitude of 3,000 meters but will be restricted to 150 meters, according to a regional executive of Ho Chi Minh City-based Mai Linh. Ho Minh Chau, Mai Linh’s general director for the south central region and the Central Highlands, said each test flight lasted less than 20 minutes. Similarly, they can...
Ha Long Bay prepares for next poll[Code: 3380]
VietNamNet Bridge – The New7Wonders will choose the 21 natural wonders for the next phase of the vote for new seven world natural wonders on July 21. Vietnamese agencies are taking action to get Ha Long Bay on the list. If Ha Long Bay could talk… The costly "game” with Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay rolls in NewOpenWorld poll Ha Long climbs to 2nd in world wonders voting group The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Tran Nhat Hoang, who oversees the ministry’s...
Saigontourist welcomes MICE tourists[Code: 3379]
This has brought the total number of its MICE tourists in the first six months of the year to 8,600, up 27 percent against the same period last year. MICE Tourism is an acronym for Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition. Saigontourist continues to take the lead in organizing MICE programmes and conducting special tours at the request of visitors. Earlier this month, it carried out a MICE programme for 130 tourists from Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand,...
Cruising and boozing[Code: 3378]
The Saigon Hash House Harriers, an informal exercise and social club, “hash” through the countryside near Ho Chi Minh City. VietNamNet Bridge - There’s nothing quite like knocking back a few cold ones after a pleasant walk or run through the Vietnamese countryside. And that’s why the Saigon Hash House Harriers have become so popular. “Hashing,” a weekly jog first begun in 1938 by a group of British officers in Malaysia wanting to run off the weekend’s excesses,...
ATV adventures in Mui Ne[Code: 3377]
Tourists enjoy a ride along the beach of Mui Ne on an all-terrain vehicle. VietNamNet Bridge - Considered one of the most beautiful places to visit in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan, the Mui Ne Ward of Phan Thiet Town is most famous for its vast sand dunes. Situated just 10 kilometers from the heart of Phan Thiet, one of the largest sand dunes of Mui Ne stretches over an area of 10-hectares with breathtaking views of the seascapes. One of the best ways to get around...
Traditional pottery-making in Vinh Long[Code: 3376]
A woman creates a piece of pottery in a workshop in the Mekong Delta’s Long Ho District, Vinh Long Province. VietNamNet Bridge - Renowned as one of the biggest producers of traditional Vietnamese ceramics in the Mekong Delta, Vinh Long Province boasts more than 1,330 family-run pottery businesses. Around 130 small businesses in Vinh Long specialize in producing artistic ceramics for export with most establishments concentrated in the province’s Mang Thit and Long Ho...
Ancient village finds new home on Silkworm island[Code: 3375]
VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Hoa hamlet is a living museum. Houses more than a 100 years old, a communal well, banana plants and areca palms – the Hoang Hoa hamlet has them all and more, in more or less pristine condition. Enter the hamlet and you have stepped into a village typical to the southern part of central Viet Nam in the last century. And to take this step back in time, all you have to do is visit the Tam (Silkworm) island, just 5km off Nha Trang. The story of how...
Place your heart in “Green Field”[Code: 3374]
VietNamNet Bridge – “Once there were green fields, kissed by the sun. Once there were valleys, where rivers used to run. Once there were blue skies, with white clouds high above. Once they were part of an everlasting love...” The ballad Green Fields sounds in my brain as I head to Mien Dong Thao (Green Field) Coffee Shop on the advice of a friend to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Located in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan district, the moderate-scale coffee shop is...Saigontourist opens Con Dao Island’s first three-star hotel[Code: 3373]
VietNamNet Bridge – Con Dao Island offshore Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Wednesday welcomed the first three-star hotel built by Saigontourist Holding Company as a major component of the Saigon-Con Dao resort. The beach-view hotel at 18 Ton Duc Thang street on Con Dao island has 82 rooms and other amenities such as a 300-guest restaurant, meeting rooms, a swimming pool, and a health club. The hotel, developed at a cost of around VND100 billion, also offers travel services for...
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 12/6[Code: 3372]
Flying boats fill the sky in Nha Trang Mai Linh Corp, the investor of the flying boat team, has employed Italian and French pilots for the service. Travellers can also pilot the boats due to safe engines and easy-to-use steering systems after a training course of 21 flying hours. They will be equipped with helmets and wireless headphones to receive directions from ground control. Three-star hotel opens on Con Dao Island Con Dao Island, also known by Western sailors as Poulo...Emperor Citadel[Code: 3371]
VietNamNet Bridge – The citadel was built in 1776 on the grounds of Do Ban capital, Champa Kingdom. It is around 30km to the north of Quy Nhon city, in Nhon Hau commune, An Nhon district, Binh Dinh province. The Emperor Citadel has three circles like other ancient citadels, with a perimeter of 25 miles. The Forbidden City has a perimeter of 600m. Some sections of the Forbidden City still remain, average 1.8m height, made of laterite. Archaeologists have discovered many relics of...Snakes and apples tempt tourists in Mekong Delta[Code: 3370]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta has become well-known for its floating markets, orchards, ancient pagodas, splendid islands and endless mangrove forests. Touring Tien Giang province, the gateway to the western region of southern Vietnam, tourists are advised visit Chau Thanh district to see the wild life of snakes at the Dong Tam Snake Farm, Vietnamese history in Rach Gam Xoai Mut historical relics and the ancient architecture of Sac Tu Linh Thuu pagoda. Dong Tam...
Tourism Administration tells travel agents to avoid A/H1N1-infected countries[Code: 3369]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has asked local tourism firms to reduce the number of tours to or temporarily stop sending tourists to countries where the super flu is spreading under the warning of the Vietnamese Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO). VNAT’s vice head Nguyen Manh Cuong asked local departments of culture, sports and tourism, travel firms and hotels to quickly inform their foreign partners about the...
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