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Visiting Coi Nguon Phu Quoc Museum in Kien Giang[Code: 3182]

VietNamNet Bridge – Coi Nguon Phu Quoc Museum in Phu Quoc Island will open on April 30 to mark the 34th anniversary of the Reunification Day of the country. This museum is the result of the profound passion for preservation of a young couple, Huynh Phuoc Hue and Nguyen Thi Phuong Dai. Nestled by a small hill on Tran Hung Dao Street, Dong Duong Toan Commune, Phu Quoc District in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, five-storey Coi Nguon Phu Quoc Museum is an ideal...

French cyclists reminded of home on tour of Viet Nam[Code: 3181]

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of European cyclists say they chose Viet Nam as a destination because of its French-built structures and traditional customs that still linger despite years of change. Christian Serniclay, one of 28 tourists travelling across the country for 26 days by bicycle, said Viet Nam reminded them of France. The cyclists, all of whom are French except for two from the Netherlands, are members of the Federation Francaise de Cyclotourisme, which organises...

Hanoi: Five-star hotel occupancy rate only reach 52%[Code: 3180]

Many five-star hotels do not want to cotinue to reducing room rate because they are afraid that it will be hard to increase cost when the market recovers. VietNamNet Bridge - 2009 showed that room usage at 10 five-star hotels in Hanoi only reached 52 percent, a 10 percent decrease year on year. This resulted from a sharp decrease in the number of tourists and foreign businessmen, in spite of room prices being reduced to USD 139 a night on average, a decrease of 14...

Over 1,300 promotional air fares on sale to simulate domestic travel[Code: 3179]

Vietnam Airlines now applies the promotional fare rate for 10 travel agents in Ho Chi Minh City and plans to consider discounts for 10 more members in its domestic travel stimulus group. However, this is the first time the program has been conducted, thus some travel agents had to negotiate to sell out the reduced price tours. As scheduled, the number of tourists on discounted price tours will increase next month, especially during the April 30 th and May 1 st holiday....

Vietnamese tourists flocking to nearby countries during May holiday[Code: 3178]

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms polled by VietNamNet said that they have stopped accepting new bookings for tours on the April 30 – May 1 holiday. The number of travelers in the north signing up for tours abroad is sharply higher this year. Vietnamese travelers now like traveling abroad Do Son beach Deputy Director Nguyen Cong Hoan of Hanoi Redtour said that his agency expects to serve 45 groups of travelers on the May...

Jetstar Pacific increases flights on domestic routes[Code: 3177]

In particular, JP will operate one more flight departing from Hanoi to HCMC at 7 am to meet the demand of businessmen. With this, JP will have 11 flights a day on the Hanoi-HCMC route. Daily flights between HCMC and Danang will be increased to four. Flights departing from HCMC to Danang will leave at 6.45 am, 10.45 am, 3 pm and 7.30 pm while from Danang to HCMC departures will be at 8.30 am, 12.30 pm, 4.45 pm, and 9.15 pm. The Hanoi- Danang route will have two flights a...

Tourists heading to Sa Pa en masse for upcoming holiday[Code: 3176]

VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s unification day (April 30) and May Day still a week away, tickets for the Hanoi-Lao Cai trains for the holiday are all sold out. All hotels and inns in Sa Pa are fully booked. Due to hot weather in the last several days, the number of travellers from northern provinces wanting to head to Sa Pa has sharply risen. The prices of hotel rooms in the resort town have increased quickly, especially for the time from April 28 to May 2. The...

Beyond Vinh Hy Bay[Code: 3175]

VietNamNet Bridge – Vinh Hy is blessed with unique beauty and charm; no matter how often you visit Vinh Hy and the surrounding areas, you will discover a new attraction every time. First time visitors typically choose to take a cruise in the bay in Ninh Thuan Province to see the coral reefs and the many islands and rocks with their fascinating shapes, like an ear or a turtle, or a hand with fingers stretching to the sky. Travelers on their second or third visits tend to...

Travel firms resume tours to Thailand[Code: 3174]

VietNamNet Bridge – Local travel companies have resumed their tours to Thailand while airlines report bookings for their flights to and from Bangkok on the way to normalcy after anti-government protesters dispersed in the country’s capital city last week. and TST have re-organized their tours to Thailand four days after temporary postponement and call-offs for the reason that political uncertainties in Bangkok could endanger the safety of their guests. Lai Minh Duy,...

Tourists permitted to bring right-handed steering wheel cars to Vietnam[Code: 3173]

VietNamNet Bridge – According a draft decree on right-handed steering wheel cars in Vietnam, only foreigners are allowed to own and drive this kind of car in Vietnam. A group of r ight-handed steering wheel cars from Thailand in the central region of Vietnam. Right-handed steering wheel cars have to meet technical and environmental standards of Vietnam. Besides observing regulations of the Transportation Association, drivers must have driving licences and obey...

If Ha Long Bay could talk…[Code: 3172]

The costly "game” with Ha Long Bay UNESCO’s recognition not enough? Objectively, any positive selection related to Ha Long Bay is a chance for Vietnam to engage in cultural diplomacy. The selection is a way for Ha Long Bay in particular and Vietnam in general to capture the world’s notice even if it doesn’t end up as one of the top seven natural wonders of the world. However, there are concerns. The New7Wonders selection doesn’t have any criterion apart from...

Vietnam Airlines conquers European market[Code: 3171]

Le Dung, Chief Representative of Vietnam Airlines in Paris, says while international airlines encountered many difficulties arising from the impact of the global economic recession in 2008, Vietnam gained some achievements in the European market. The national flagship earned total revenue of EUR165 million from the European market in 2008, up 20 percent against 2007. In the French market alone, the revenue was up 24 percent. On the routes connecting Paris to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the...

Long weekend helps tour companies break the bank[Code: 3170]

Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province. VietNamNet Bridge - A large number of people have booked domestic and foreign tours to take advantage of a long weekend spanning Liberation Day and Labour Day on April 30 and May 1, according to tourism companies. Thuy Linh, a Saigontourist official, said her company has made more than 4,500 bookings since the end of March. Rach Gia-Phu Quoc, Vung Tau, Ha Long, Con Dao, Phu Quoc, Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, and Tay Nguyen are the most...

Selling cheap than sitting idle[Code: 3169]

VietNamNet Bridge - Air ticket fares decreased by 20-30 percent, even 50 percent for some flights. Travel tours supported by airlines also reduced sharply from 20-30 percent. Some tours cost only a little more with common tickets fares. The global economic slowdown makes foreign airlines seek every way to attract tourists, pushing domestic airlines into hard competition. In late March, Shanghai Airlines opened a direct flight between Shanghai and Hanoi with a fare of...

Da Lat train station to get facelift[Code: 3168]

The Da Lat Railway Station . VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allocated VND500 million (US$ 28,000) for restoration of Da Lat Railway Station, a national heritage site. Designed by two French architects called Moncet and Reveron, the station was built from 1932 to 1938 and was considered the most beautiful in Indochina at the time. The station is in the shape of nearby Mount Lang Bian and is almost 70 meters long. It is a unique...


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