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Air transport projects get billions in investments[Code: 2942]

VietNamNet Bridge - Projects for developing civil air transport through 2020 will receive a total investment capital of about VND227.8 trillion (US$13.4 billion) under an air transport development strategy approved by the Prime Minister. According to the plan, which was prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Airlines will expand and increase the use of its domestic and international flight routes, mainly in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, the South Pacific and...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 20/2[Code: 2941]

As of February 15 Ha Long Bay ranked third among the 25 World Heritage sites in category G in the second round of the campaign to nominate the new Natural Wonders of the World, according to the organisers. It is below the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Papua New Guinea and Cox’s Bazaar beach in Bangladesh. In the second round, Newopenworld divided the 261 nominees chosen in the first round into seven categories – from A to G – corresponding to seven types of landscapes –...

Korean Air opens representative office in Hanoi[Code: 2940]

According to Lee Sang Kun, Chief Representative of Korean Air in Hanoi, the office is situated at the street where many Koreans are living and working. It also lies on the route convenient for visitors from the inner city or its suburb. Beside the Hanoi - Seoul air route launched in 2001, Korean Air has successfully opened many other air routes such as Hanoi - Prague, Hanoi - Honolulu in addition to its traditional air route to the cities in North America and Europe. From October 26, 2008,...

A glimpse of Khmer people’s pagodas in Soc Trang[Code: 2939]

VietNamNet Bridge – Soc Trang, the coastal province in the Mekong Delta, is not only a tourism destination, it is also a place for worshipping with many well-known pagodas such as Khleang, Doi, Dat Set and Chen Kieu. Most of them are Khmer pagodas, featuring the typical architectural styles of Khmer ethnic people. The pagoda is essential in the spiritual life of the Khmer people, not only to celebrate religious ceremonies but also to keep Buddhist bibles, artistic and...

Little Paris charms visitors[Code: 2938]

VietNamNet Bridge - Nicknamed Le Petit Paris, Da Lat city in the central Highlands Province of Lam Dong is known as the most vibrant example of French colonial architecture in Indochina. 1/ Da Lat Teachers College reflects architecture popular in eastern France; 2/King Bao Dai’s Palace designed by French architect He’brard has typical characters of French architecture. Around 1,000 buildings in the city are hailed as typical examples of French architecture at the end...

Super-discount tours[Code: 2937]

Cherry blossom in Da Lat. VietNamNet Bridge – Travel companies have launched discount tours with tour costs down by 40-50%. This is the largest discount campaign in many years, which will last until May 2009. The discount campaign is being offered thanks to Vietnam Airlines’ special promotional program for six domestic air routes from Hanoi for some big travel companies in the North. This program will run from February 20 to May 30. Under the discount campaign, Vietran...

Airlines attempting to raise airfares[Code: 2936]

VietNamNet Bridge – Jetstar Pacific Airlines, the first budget airline in Vietnam, has asked to be allowed to raise airfares to VND4mil at maximum. Vietnam Airlines, Indochina Airlines and Vietjet Air are also asking for similar increases. According to the proposed airfares Jetstar Pacific has submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and the Ministry of Finance, the highest airfare level would be applied to the Hanoi-Can Tho route, at...

Festive Da Nang: A must-see destination in March[Code: 2935]

Indochina Airlines promised to offer the lowest fare rate at VND1 million ($57) for a return ticket from Ha Noi/Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang. The promotion price is only available for tour packages during the festival. VietNamNet/SGGP

Bringing tuong to foreign tourists[Code: 2934]

VietNamNet Bridge – Short traditional tuong (classical drama) pieces and performances featuring cultural aspects of central Vietnam, as well as renewed stage and services, are some of the changes taking place at Nguyen Hien Dinh Opera House in Danang City. The opera house is looking for ways to survive so that it can promote traditional Vietnamese art to foreign tourists, to attract visitors to the city and enrich their experience while they are there. For this reason the...

Vietnam named among top tourism employers in Asia Pacific[Code: 2933]

VietNamNet Bridge – Visa Inc. and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) have ranked Vietnam in the list of top 10 markets for travel and tourism employment in the region in their joint survey released on Monday. The travel and tourism industry generates 74.5 million jobs in China and 30.5 million jobs in India, according to the World Travel and Tourism Authority. The survey does not clarify the number of employees working in the industry in Vietnam. However the...

Quang Trung King’s Temple in Nghe An[Code: 2932]

VietNamNet Bridge – Nghe An is famous for its many historical relics and splendid landscapes, including Cua Lo beach, Kim Lien relic, An Duong Vuong Temple and Pu Mat National Park. However, anyone who goes to this historical land should surely stop at Quang Trung King’ Temple, which was inaugurated in Dung Quyet Mountain last year to honor the national hero. Dung Quyet Mountain, on the edge of Vinh City in the central province of Nghe An, is used as a peaceful retreat...

Modest tour fee reductions cannot attract travellers[Code: 2931]

VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism promotion programme has been kicked off, but tours remain unattractive to travellers as tour fee reductions have been minimal. Booking tours Travel firms have admitted that considerable tour fee reductions have been applied mostly to outbound tours or domestic tours with air travel because airlines have agreed to cooperate with travel firms to lower airfares. HCM City-based Hoa Binh Travel Firm said that...

Son Dong gets rich with statue carving[Code: 2930]

VietNamNet Bridge – Son Dong Commune, Hoai Duc District, 15 kilometers west of Hanoi, has been a famous statue-carving craft village for a long time. Son Dong’s products not only occupy 60% of the home market share but are also exported abroad, bringing local residents a prosperous life. During the “harvest”, from the seventh month to the fourth month of the next year, tourists will find statues of Buddha and objects of worship around the commune. About 80% of 1,800...

A kayak trip in Hau River[Code: 2929]

VietNamNet Bridge – The “Take a kayak trip in Hau River” tour, offered by Victoria Can Tho Hotel, which has been enjoyed for a long time by American and Japanese tourists, is now attracting local tourists at a price US$25 per person. Everyone on the cruise was feeling a mixture of curiosity and a little fear. Diem, a student at Can Tho City who was in the kayak with me said “I can swim and we have life jackets, so I am not afraid at all.” However, I know many of us...

Travel writing contest begins[Code: 2928]

VietNamNet Bridge – Anyone who can write in Vietnamese is invited to participate in a writing contest with the theme of travel in Viet Nam. (Sport&Culture) newspaper and the Swedish Embassy in Viet Nam. It is one among several activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Viet Nam-Sweden diplomatic relations in 2009. "The entries can be about a real or imaginary trip you have taken. They can be about an adventure, or an experience that made a strong impression. All we want is...


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