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VN to halt tours to Ebola-affected countries
The Viet Nam Tourism Administration has advised all operators to temporary halt all tours to countries heavily affected by the Ebola virus such as Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The Administration has called on tour operators to provide enough information to tourists and travellers on preventing Ebola and following medical check-ups as requested by […]
The number of tourists to northern mountainous Lao Cai Province witnessed a year-on-year increase of 25% over the past seven months of the year. It was largely attributed to the locality’s 2014 Tourism Promotion Program which promotes images of “Safe, friendly and attractive Lao Cai”. To attract more visitors, the province continues to launch the […]
Kien Giang turns to island tourism
Phan Thanh Phong, chief officer of Hai Tac (Pirate) Archipelago, 20km off the south-western coast, has a dream like all the other residents in the island commune. Speaking to journalists who recently visited Tien Hai Commune — the official name of the archipelago – he said he wished power supply to the islands were not […]
Air routes from China to Danang suspended
Fourteen out of 15 chartered air routes from China to Vietnam’s central Danang city have been cancelled until the end of September 2014. The cancellation was made due to a sharp reduction in the number of Chinese tourists to Vietnam in the second quarter of this year. According to a recent report from CBRE Vietnam, […]
Mekong Delta shimmers as flood season begins
The annual flood season has begun in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and upstream provinces like Dong Thap and An Giang are waiting for tourists to explore the beauty of the flooded landscape. The 7,612-ha Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap and the 850ha Tra Su cajeput forest in An Giang are among the […]
Tuan Chau Marina named Vietnam’s largest artificial port
Tuan Chau Marina in the northern province of Quang Ninh officially becomes the largest artificial port in Vietnam as of August 4. This was announced at a ceremony to receive the Guinness certificate for Vietnam’s largest Tuan Chau artificial marina – Ha Long Bay held in Quang Ninh province on August 4. After receiving Vietnam […]
The ethnic brocade village of central Vietnam
The H’Re ethnic minority community of Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam still cherishes their time-honored craft of brocade weaving. Teng Village, in Ba To District’s Ba Thanh Commune, is the only village in the province that still retains the age-old craft of H’Re brocade weaving. According to village elders, for centuries, Teng villagers have […]
Da Nang sisters introduce Vietnamese cuisine to the world
After four years of preparation, Ha Huyen founded the largest channel featuring Vietnamese food on YouTube, called Helen’s Recipes (Vietnamese Food). It has had over 20 million hits, mostly from foreigners, on YouTube. After years of study in Singapore, Germany, Japan, and Australia, the two sisters born in the central city of Da Nang, Le […]
Quang Ninh bestows ‘Tourism Beach’ title on two destinations
Quang Ninh Province has recognised Soi Sim beach in Ha Long Bay and Tra Co beach in Mong Cai town as meeting standards required for tourism. It now requires local authorities to display “Tourism Beach” signs and enforce rules specific to such beaches. Both have soft sand, reliable security and rescue systems, and well-trained service […]
International visitor numbers up in July, 2014
Viet Nam’s international arrival numbers rose again in July after falling for two consecutive months, to set a 4.6 per cent month-on-month increase, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported yesterday. Nearly 565,000 foreign tourists arrived in the country in July, bringing the total number of arrivals in the first seven months to about 4.85 million, […]
Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa cooperate to lure Russian tourists
Central Highland province of Lam Dong and central Khanh Hoa province are effectively cooperating in attracting foreign visitors, particularly those from Russia. The provinces’ July 22 conference reviewed their cooperation programme from 2010-2015, aimed at creating cultural, sport and tourism links with the northern Eurasian country. Under the programme, a direct air route from Russia […]
Noi Bai Airport offers sleepbox services
On Tuesday the Noi Bai International airport launched sleep-box services for passengers who want to rest while waiting for the flight. The sleep-boxes are on the 3rd floor of T1 terminal hall. Each sleep-box is 4m2 and 3m high, equipped with a bed, wardrobe, blanket, pillow, clothes hangers and alarm clock. Passengers are also served […]
