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Quang Nam festival delights[Code: 3353]
VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of locals and foreign travellers flocked to My Son Heritage Site yesterday, June 4, for the Quang Nam Heritage Journey Festival, which will run through Sunday. The festival is being held to mark the 10th anniversary of the listings of Hoi An and My Son as World Cultural Heritage sites by UNESCO. The fourth biennial event was a chance for visitors to understand more about the central province of Quang Nam, which is the location of many ancient...
Travel Expo becomes national event[Code: 3352]
VietNamNet Bridge - The 2009 International Travel Expo in HCM City formally became a national travel event, Nguyen Van Tuan General Director of the National Administration of Tourism of Vietnam announced on June 3. This is the fifth annually held expo and will be held from October 1 to 3 at Phu Tho Exhibition Center. The expo is regarded as Vietnam’s foremost tourism trade event and a vital occasion on travel trade calendars. The event will showcase travel opportunities in...
Int’l travel fair organizer drums up investment[Code: 3351]
VietNamNet Bridge – The organizer of the fifth international travel expo in HCMC in October will highlight investment opportunities in the region’s hospitality sector by hosting an investment conference with the participation of key stakeholders, a source said. La Quoc Khanh, deputy director of HCMC’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told reporters here on Wednesday that participants in the conference would get an insight into potentials and opportunities in the...
CAAV announces four new domestic routes[Code: 3350]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has publicized four new domestic air routes that have been adjusted to make them shorter in a move to help airlines cut operating costs in this challenging time. The new routes - the W22 extended air link between Meova and Noi Bai Airport, the W10 extended Phu Bai-Pleiku, the W17 Tan Son Nhat-Baven and the W12 Can Tho-Buon Ma Thuot - are expected to be put into use from early next month. The adjusted...Government agrees to freeze airline licensing until 2015[Code: 3349]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has agreed in principle to the proposal by the Ministry of Transport to not license new domestic airlines until 2015. MOT wants to freeze domestic airline licenses until 2015 Under the development plans of air carriers, Vietnam ’s fleet will have 149 aircrafts by 2015 Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) Lai Xuan Thanh told the press that Deputy Prime Minister...Dove-releasing festival in Bac Ninh[Code: 3348]
VietNamNet Bridge – Bac Ninh people organise the dove-releasing festival in the fourth month of the lunar year. The recent festival in Yen Phong district attracted hundreds of dove breeders. According to custom of hundreds of years in Bac Ninh, the neighbouring province of Hanoi, villagers of the village where the festival is organised are only allowed to work as jury members, not competitors at the contest. Though the prizes are mundane, such as electric fans, aluminum...
Majestic mausoleum[Code: 3347]
Tourists scrutinize an ancient wall of the Lang Hoang Gia mausoleum, located in Go Cong Town of Tien Giang Province. VietNamNet Bridge - A peaceful area with many canals, orchards and fields, Go Cong District in the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang Province astonishes tourists with an ancient architectural complex called the Lang Hoang Gia (Royal Mausoleums). The mausoleum complex is located in Long Hung Commune in the district’s Go Cong Town near National Highway 50, and about 30...
Vietnam - Southeast Asia’s premier destination[Code: 3346]
VietNamNet Bridge – Hot on the heels of Thailand and Malaysia, Vietnam is positioning itself as the next big must visit destination in Southeast Asia, according to the UK’s “Independent” newspaper. The article “Property abroad: Vietnam” on June 3 wrote about the opportunities for investment in Vietnam’s luxury beachfront resorts – a sound decision for foreigners who want to buy property in Vietnam. The article wrote: “Vietnam's stunning coastline,...
Angling made simple[Code: 3345]
Southern folk songs permeate the peace and quiet of Thoi Son Island,U where tourists can fish with a difference and learn about bee keeping. VietNamNet Bridge - Thoi Son Island is an increasingly popular tourist spot in the Mekong Delta, and deservedly so. The island in Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang Province sits in the Tien River and can be reached in 25 minutes by motorboat from the city of My Tho on the Tien’s northern bank. A quicker alternative is to cross the...
Drifting soul in canals and orchards in Binh Thuy[Code: 3344]
VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Thuy, a newly-established district of Can Tho city, is enticing tourists with its primitive landscapes, canals, orchards and ancient pagodas and houses. Binh Thuy district is home to national relics such as Nam Nha Pagoda, Hoi Linh Pagoda, Binh Thuy Tower and Long Quang Pagoda, all elegant masterpieces of the human hand. Most interesting of all are the orchid tours by skiff on rivulets such as Nuoc Lanh, Long Ong, Cam, Mieu Ong, Hang Bang, Cai Son...Peaceful noon in ancient town[Code: 3343]
VietNamNet Bridge – A little girl played around with a dog in a lantern shop. Some foreign tourists walked along eating ice cream in the severe sunlight. Peaceful moments in the ancient town of Hoi An were captured ahead of the parade of ancient vehicles. On June 4, many tourists will gather in Hoi An to admire over 300 old vehicles of all kinds in a special parade. The vehicles will depart from the Palm Garden Resort. Joining the procession are Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai...Ten days to travel in four Asian countries[Code: 3342]
VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC-based Ben Thanh Tourist tour operator is promoting a 10-day and 9-night tour by overland and air travel to the four Asian countries of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia this summer season. The tour starting in HCMC will include Vinh City in the central of Vietnam, Vientiane of Laos, Bangkok and Pattaya of Thailand and Siem Reap and Phnom Penh of Cambodia. Departing by plane from HCMC, the tour will visit attractions in late president Ho Chi...Visiting “sitting-sleeping” ethnic group[Code: 3341]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Dan Lai ethnic minority group numbers over 3,000 people. They are living in the mountainous area of Con Cuong district, Nghe An province in central Vietnam. This group is especially known for its sitting-sleeping custom. Nam Xuan shares his photos about Dan Lai people. Nearly 1,000 Dan Lai people are living in Pung and Co Phat villages in Pu Mat National Park, Con Cuong district. There is only one way to get to the villages: take...City loses tourists but gains revenue[Code: 3340]
VietNamNet Bridge – The southern hub of HCM City experienced a decline in foreign visitors in the first five months of this year, while the tourism sector as a whole enjoyed an increase in total revenue. According to the HCM City Culture, Sport and Tourism Department (CSTD), the city welcomed 1.18 million foreign visitors, a 9 per cent decrease from the same period last year. However, the city earned a total revenue of VND13.47 trillion (US$757.6 million) from tourism...
Delta Airlines opens HCMC - Tokyo flight[Code: 3339]
The airline will also add flights from Tokyo to Salt Lake City, Utah on June 3 and to New York City on June 4, which offers more connections in the US, Delta said. The flight will be operated by Northwest Airlines using a 160-seat Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 16 seats in business class and 144 seats in economy. The daily flight will depart Tokyo at 6:45 p.m. and arrive in HCMC at 11:10 p.m., while the return flight will leave HCMC at 6:10 a.m. on the following day and arrive at Narita...
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