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Tickets prices for Ba Na Hill trips will increase
Ticket prices to the famous Ba Na Hills in Da Nang City in 2014 will increase by VND50,000 to VND500,000 (US$24) for non-residents and VND350,000 ($17) for city residents. According to the Sun Group, owner of the Ba Na Hills resort complex, the increase in prices will support quality improvements and provide more entertainment options. […]
Foreign arrivals up 10% in 11 months
The number of international visitors to Vietnam over the last eleven months is estimated at 6.85 million, a year-on-year rise of 10.2%, according to the General Statistics Office. Of the total, 4.2 million visited for travel and leisure purposes, up 12.1% , and 1.15 million came to work, up 8.3%. The remaining 1.14 million visited […]
New decree for Vietnamese outbound tour operator’s deposit
Tourism companies wanting to do business in the outbound segment are required to deposit VND500 million each from January 1, doubling the current level, according to Decree 180/20/ND-CP that has been issued by the Government. In fact, the prevailing Tourism Law only regulates a deposit of VND250 million for international tour service providers including the […]
Maintaining the tradition in Lao Cai markets after upgrade official
Authorities in the northern province of Lao Cai plan to expand and upgrade traditional markets in Bac Ha District to facilitate more trade by ethnic minority communities and attract more tourists. Tran Huu Son, director of the Lao Cai Culture, Sports and Tourism Department, said locals should be able to offer more than agricultural produce […]
Argentina strengthen cooperation in tourism in Vietnam
The Embassy of Argentina in Vietnam held a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City to advertise tourism in their country, on occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Argentina diplomatic ties. Claud Dio Gutirrez, Ambassador of Argentina in Vietnam, said that Argentina’s Ministry of Tourism along with tourism companies will survey and hold more workshops to […]
Many tourist support centers are opened to promote Vietnam tourism
Many tourists support centers will be set up nationwide, especially in localities welcoming one million tourists or more each year, to assist tourists in case of need. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), support centers will have a hotline number and staff who can speak foreign languages to help handle tourists’ problems […]
Ninh Binh hold the first international conference on spiritual tourism
The International Conference on Spiritual Tourism for Sustainable Development officially opens in Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh this morning. Co-organised by the Viet Nam Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports, along with the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), this first-ever conference on spiritual tourism has attracted over 300 delegates from Viet Nam, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Egypt, […]
Vietnam-Asean Unesco festival postponed
The UNESCO Viet Nam-ASEAN Heritage Festival, to be celebrated along with the Da Lat Culture-Tourism Festival from December 27 to 31, has been postponed, Lam Dong province authorities confirmed. . The festival is co-sponsored by Lam Dong province and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Original plans called for the UNESCO Viet Nam-ASEAN Heritage Festival to […]
High-rise buildings illuminate Vietnam’s dynamic growth
The JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel, with its lotus sculpture-bearing Dragon and Bitexco Financial Towers, is a major project in the capital city of showing the country’s dynamic growth to its international friends. Hanoi’s dragon-shaped hotel Visitors to major international events regularly hosted by the National Convention Hall are very impressed by the unique luxury of […]
Vietnam’s Sa Pa to lose its natural beauty for a tramway
Tycoon wants to cover Sa Pa’s mountains in more concrete and metal in the form of a massive resort-entertainment-golf complex that includes a tram to the top of Fansipan Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and former Party chief Le Kha Phieu attended the ceremony and issued a “groundbreaking order” for building the tramway, expected […]
Water tours draw flood of visitors
The flood season is being turned to a tourist advantage in Tram Chim National Park in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap. Park officials have started pilot schemes to capitalise on the rising waters when the park actually is at its most beautiful. The activities include such things as fishing, harvesting wild […]
Preserving market cultural space on Dong Van Plateau
Visitors to the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are not only enchanted by its imposing natural scenery but also by the unique markets, or the kermis, held in the Dong Van Karst Plateau. A kermis here is more than a place to exchange goods, it is also a festival, a chance for the locals, […]
