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Rip currents are channeled currents of water flowing away from shore. They typically extend from the shoreline, through the surf zone, and past the line of breaking waves. Rip currents can occur at any beach with breaking waves, including the great lakes. Rip currents most typically form at low spots or breaks in sandbars, and […]

The chill in the Central Highland city of Da Lat will be warmed by flowers and festivities this New Year holiday, during the Da Lat Culture Tourism Week 2013. “Unlike the annual Flower Festival, this year the week includes three big remarkable events, namely the 120th anniversary of Da Lat City, the 5th national flower […]

The 5th Dalat Flower Festival will take place from 29th December 2013 to 5th January 2014 in Dalat city and Lac Duong District, Lam Dong province of Vietnam The Da Lat Flower Festival is among a series of events celebrating the National Tourism Year 2014 and the 120th anniversary of Da Lat’s formation and development, […]

. The festival, to go on from 8pm on Dec 31 to 1am Jan 1, 2014, will feature instrument and Flamenco performances, fashion shows, street make-up, a lucky draw with prizes, and a countdown to midnight on Le Loi and Nguyen Thai Hoc streets. A charity program titled “The warm winter, the love spring” will […]

With Christmas right around the corner, many families in Ha Noi are rushing to welcome the festive season. Despite Christmas celebrations not being a tradition for most Hanoians, who are Buddhists, the Western-originated festival has recently become more popular, particularly among young people, in Viet Nam. Arriving home with several shopping bags, Lien Huong – […]

An environmentally-friendly digital bicycle tour describing destinations in Viet Nam has been made public. A device, consisting of a bicycle, a 3-dimensional screen and a sensor system, will provide full images, information on destinations for those touring by bicycle. “A group of eight engineers took one year to complete the project. We set up a […]

Travel firms have sighed a relief after the Prime Minister approved the 9-day Tet holiday instead of 7-day. A longer holiday would mean bigger business opportunities. Just one day after the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung gave a nod on the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to extend the Tet holiday, travel firms gathered meetings to […]

Dragonair of Cathay Pacific announced it will raise the number of weekly flights between Danang and Hong Kong to 7 from the current 4 as of December 18. The route was launched in late March 2013, and Danang is the airline’s second destination in Vietnam after Hanoi. During the past ninth months, the airline has […]

currently full of potholes to attract tourists to the resort city of Dalat during a festival scheduled for late December, said a provincial official. Doan Van Viet, vice chairman of Lam Dong Province, told a press briefing to introduce the festival that the deteriorating highway linking Dau Giay Intersection with Dalat has hindered tourist arrivals […]

The nation’s tourism industry will be promoted strongly on social networks, smart phones and the internet under the National Tourism Promotion Programme for 2013-20 that has just been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. A database that serves tourism promotion and the development of electronic publications, promotion portals and digital tourism transactions are also […]

The PM has agreed to research the building of Ban Gioc waterfall tourism site and convert it into a key tourist destination in northern mountainous Cao Bang province. The move aims to promote socio-economic development in the locality and safeguard national defense. The tourism site would cover 1,000 hectares and is expected to welcome 350,000 […]

Tourists getting ready to schedule their vacations should consider traveling by air or train from HCMC or Hanoi as their best options to reach their destinations at set times depending on their budgets. These modes of transport will help them avoid traffic congestion to and from the big cities, especially during peak hours. Certainly, travelers […]