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Foreign visitors to Lao Cai increase[Code: 2982]

Of the total, 10,500 came from China’s southwestern region through the Lao Cai border gate. The figures showed a good sign for the provincial tourism industry amidst forecasts that 2009 would be a difficult year for tourism services due to the impact of the global economic crisis. However, the number of domestic tourists to Lao Cai and Sa Pa tourist resort plunged by 49.2 percent year on year as it is not the tourism season in Vietnam and many Vietnamese have tightened their belt as a...

Tuyen Quang – a sacred land[Code: 2981]

VietNamNet Bridge – Tuyen Quang, a province in northern Vietnam, is characterized by majestic mountains with peaks exceeding 2,000 meters above sea level, splendid landscapes and historical sights, as well as many ancient temples and pagodas which draw tourists to worship and pray for good luck and good health, according to the Vietnam News Agency. This weekend Ha Temple Festival will take place on the 11th and 12th days of the second lunar month (March 7 and 8). Ha...

Sapa’s beauty[Code: 2980]

VietNamNet Bridge – Located in the northwestern region, the famous Sapa town in Lao Cai province is at the height of 1,600m above sea level. Its natural landscapes are captured by tourists. VietNamNet/VNE

Van Long – no-wave bay[Code: 2979]

VietNamNet Bridge – Covering an area of 2,643 hectares in seven communes of Gia Vien district, in the northern province of Ninh Binh, Van Long nature reserve is a wonderful landscape with a rich ecological system. There are 39 species of animals, including 12 rare species such as languor, Tibetan bear, chamois, Loris, and red-face monkey. Van Long is home to the largest community of langurs (around 50 heads) in Vietnam. It is not only famous for its nature reserve; there are...

Vung Ro - a historical land[Code: 2978]

VietNamNet Bridge – I came back to Vung Ro on February 16, the day that a historical event caused a stir from Saigon to the Pentagon 44 years ago. Vung Ro was historically known as the very important port for shipping weapons from the North to the South in the war against the U.S. From November 1964 to February 1965, Vung Ro, an isolated bay on the rocky coast, received four unnumbered ships. As I left the coastal city of Nha Trang heading northward on National Road 1A for Phu...

Da Nang: Marble Mountains to become spiritual cultural park[Code: 2977]

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains – Five elements mountains) will host the only fine-art stone museum in Vietnam, the Ngu Hanh legend park, a fine-art stone village and a pilgrimage village. According to the Director of the HCM City Architecture University, Dr. Pham Tu, Vietnam has Tam Dao mountain in the north, That Son Mountain in the south, and Ngu Hanh Son in the central region as special landscapes. Ngu Hanh Son has Am Duong (Yin and Yang)...

5-star hotels, resorts reluctantly slash service fees[Code: 2976]

VietNamNet Bridge – It is quite a surprise that in the context of the global economic recession, when the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and travel firms are calling for tour fee reductions, luxury hotels and resorts have not slashed service fees at all. High-class hotels should not slash service fees? Foreign tourists to Furama resort Nguyen Tri Phong in Hanoi , while booking a room at Furama Resorts in Da Nang City...

Cruise tourism will not have low season in 2009[Code: 2975]

VietNamNet Bridge – Tour guides who serve cruise travellers will have a ‘hard’ month in March 2009. Twelve cruise ships are expected to arrive this month with 24 days ashore, while there were two or three cruise ships a month previously. Cruise tourism will not see a ‘low season’ in 2009 Tan Hong Travel said it has signed new contracts on receiving cruise ships in 2009, adding that cruise tourism will not see a ‘low season’ in 2009....

Exploring Nha Trang Sea on King Yacht[Code: 2974]

VietNamNet Bridge – In the near future, visitors to the central coastal city of Nha Trang will be able to take an unforgettable luxury cruise on King Yacht, the first such Vietnamese-made vessel invested by Hai Au Nha Trang Co. Besides the impressive splendor of the yatch, vacationers will be amazed by the story of owner Bui Nguyen The Vinh as he spent VND20 billion on the yacht just to make a day on the Nha Trang Sea more wonderful. The 80-ton yacht is 28 meters long, 7.4...

Crisis leaves airlines flying in the dark[Code: 2973]

Passengers get on board at Noi Bai International Airport. There is little prospect that airlines will cut fares this year despite lower fuel prices and a 10 per cent decrease of import tax on jet fuel. VietNamNet Bridge - There’s little prospect that airlines will cut fares in 2009 despite falling consumer purchasing power, lower fuel prices, and a 10-per-cent decrease in the import tax on jet fuel. "The airlines will adjust reasonably depending on market movement together with...

Binh Chau Hot Spring offers discount on tours[Code: 2972]

VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Chau Hot Spring, an attractive destination with hot spa waters and hot mud baths in the fresh air of forest and sea, is offering a 30% discount on room rate and promotional price of VND830,000 per person for a two-day-and-one-night tour and VND1.2 million per person for three-day-and-two-night package. At one time there was a giant natural hot spring in the tram forest. Nowadays there is a cluster of 70 visible pools of water varying in temperature...

Co Le – cathedral-styled pagoda[Code: 2971]

VietNamNet Bridge – From Nam Dinh City, 15 km past Treo pagoda, is Co Le town. This quiet town is home to a special pagoda of the same name. This is one of biggest and nicest pagodas in the north. Besides its’ special architecture, Co Le pagoda has the largest bell in Vietnam. century by Zen monk Minh Khong. The current pagoda was built in 1920 by bricks and mortar made of lime, molasses, and giay ban (one kind of paper). Co Le pagoda is a complex of architectural works,...

Kien Giang receives high influx of tourists[Code: 2970]

Phu Quoc Island, a historic site, welcomed more than 40,000 tourists, double the figure of the same period last year. However, the influx of tourists to Kien Giang revealed weaknesses in the province’s tourism sector. Kien Giang has poor infrastructure, with limited and unsynchronized hotels, restaurants, recreational areas and means of transport. It is also short of competent managers for tourism. The local tourism industry has launched almost no new tourism options for a long time,...

Da Nang magnetically attracts tourism investment[Code: 2969]

Han River, Da Nang at night. VietNamNet Bridge - Lying on the East-West Corridor and with more than 60 km of coastlines and extremely beautiful sandy beaches, central Da Nang city has been described as a magnet, attracting investors to pour their money into luxury resorts. According to Ngo Quang Vinh, Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, there has been a recent wave of investment in projects along the Da Nang coastline, particularly following...

US tops league of foreign visitors to Vietnam[Code: 2968]

As well as a surge in the number of Americans visiting Vietnam, the number of arrivals from Australia, France and Canada was also up, compared to the corresponding period last year, with increases ranging from 12-30%. However, the General Statistics Office revealed that the total number of foreign visitors to Vietnam during the reviewed period was just under 689,000, a year-on-year decrease of more than 10%. Of the total of foreign arrivals, 403,000 were for tourism and convalescence...


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