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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...

Tourism industry needs action plan[Code: 2927]

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs to implement urgent measures to improve infrastructure and diversify its tourism products in an effort to attract more foreign visitors in the long term, experts said. The comments were made at a meeting held by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DoCST) last Friday. However, answers to the problems are difficult to come by. La Quoc Khanh, the deputy director of the department, said that the tourism industry is already feeling...

Sheraton Hotel to open in Nha Trang this summer[Code: 2926]

An artist's impression of the Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel and Spa. VietNamNet Bridge - The Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel and Spa is scheduled to open this July in the beach city of Nha Trang, according to its general manager Scott Hodgetts. “So much of the spotlight in recent years has focused on what’s happening in Da Nang, and what’s been going on in Mui Ne,” said Hodgetts. “Nha Trang, with its rightful claim as the most beautiful bay in Vietnam, its proximity...

Bat Trang artisans, villagers band against cheap imports[Code: 2925]

VietNamNet Bridge – Bat Trang ceramics artisans and producers are mobilising to make them more competitive against imports being sold in the village, some under the local brand name. The local products are hand-made and individually crafted with each one being different, whereas the imported are produced in bulk at a lower temperature using cheaper glazes. Local authorities say they will spare no effort to preserve their brand’s foothold by cutting prices to compete...

Airfares to remain in the clouds[Code: 2924]

VietNamNet Bridge – It seems unlikely that airfares will be lowered in 2009, despite lower purchasing power and the 10% air fuel import tax decrease. And the answer is – not likely. Experts believe that airfare discounts will only be available for those who travel under the ‘Impressive Vietnam’ programme. Airfares to remain high Jetstar Pacific has affirmed that it still has a lot of tickets for flights during the April...

Lam Dong searches for ‘new’ attractions to lure tourists[Code: 2923]

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is finding that the problem of falling tourist arrivals is compounded by deteriorating infrastructure, shortage of trained tourism staff, as well as a lack of "new" attractions, say local tourism officials. They say that at some of the largest hotels in the famous flower city and hill-resort, Da Lat, occupancy rates last year were just 30 to 40 per cent, about half the previous year. They predict the number of...

2009 Ha Long carnival to open this spring[Code: 2922]

The opening ceremony will be held at 5.30pm on April 25 at Bai Chay ferry in the form of a carnival on the sea and in the air, it will be called “Ha Long, a World Cultural Heritage-Rendez Vous”. There will be a fireworks show at the closing ceremony on May 2. The event will be broadcast live on VTV1 and VTV3. During the week of the carnival, many activities will be organised, such as a food festival among the main economic zones in northern and northeastern provinces, performances by...

Ha Long Bay ranks third in category G[Code: 2921]

In the table, Ha Long Bay is right below Australia and Papua New Guinea’s Great Barrief Reef and Bangladesh’s beach Cox’s Bazaar coral reef. In the second round, Newopenworld divided the 261 nominees, selected in the first round into seven categories from A to G, corresponding to seven types of landscape such as scenery; islands and archipelagos; mountains and volcanoes; caves, stone structures and valleys; forests and national parks, natural conservation sites; lakes, rivers and...

Sapa adapts to tourist demand[Code: 2920]

Sapa has left a good impression on tourists due to its beautiful landscape. However, there are some “negative phenomena”, which have made visitors unhappy. Our VOVNews reporter interviewed Mai Quang Trung - Secretary of the Sapa district Party Committee on new directions for local tourism development. Sapa is a famous tourist site but the behavior of some local residents has annoyed tourists. What will Sapa do to overcome these shortcomings? Currently, we are devising a project...

Vietnam Sea Festival to open in France[Code: 2919]

The festival is organised by the national flagship, Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in France. The event is expected to showcase 30 top-rated tourist sites and areas in Vietnam, which have maritime tourism potential, and hundreds of travel agencies in France, Europe and Vietnam. The 2009 Vietnam Sea Festival is an opportunity for businesses to exchange information, seek business opportunities and advertise...

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 13/2[Code: 2918]

HCM City plans pedestrian streets HCM City authorities have announced a plan to create pedestrian-only streets in the city’s downtown areas. Under the plan, Nguyen Hue road and the road along the western bank of the Sai Gon River will be turned into such streets. The first phase of this plan is scheduled to be completed before April 30. To attract visitors, shops and entertainment centres will be arranged along the road, starting from the Nguyen Hue – Le Loi intersection to...

Central province to invest $31mil in tourism[Code: 2917]

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will invest some VND500 billion (US$31.46 million) to boost the development of tourism this year, says the chairman of the provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Ngoc Thien. Some VND90 billion out of the total amount comes from the provincial budget. The remaining amount will be mobilised from other economic sectors, Thien adds. The investment will cover projects on tourism infrastructure development, including new...


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