Hotels, resorts in Hoi An Town, central province Quang Nam, reported that they are not ready to welcome tourists as the Xangsane Typhoon has ravaged their facilities when it swept over the town....
The World Health Organization says it is not considering a Vietnam travel warning because the risk of human infection of bird flu in the country is low, CBS News reported.
Vietnamese authorities...
Vung Tau city is expected to hold a sea festival on 11th April 2006, said organisers in a meeting to adopt the contents of the programme chaired by a vice chairman of the Provincial People’s...
This year the State will allocate VND550bil for developing tourism infrastructure, announced Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Vo Thi Thang.
According to Ms Thang,...
The Government will spend around US$40 million this year to promote trade, foreign investment and tourism so as to create new momentum for achieving the economic growth target of 8.5% this year, a...
Vietnam Airlines will launch direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Germany’s Frankfurt and Japan’s Nagoya in July this year, an airline official said Wednesday.
Currently, the HCMC-Frankfurt...
Vietnam's travel companies have seen booming sales on local residents' outbound tours for Southern Liberation Day (April 30) with cut-rate fares to Singapore drawing the most attention.
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Vietnam needs to shake up the country’s rail industry by splitting it into two separate units to boost development, national parliamentary members from Ho Chi Minh City said Mar. 22.
The...
A hotel and resort in Vietnam were both chosen for top honors in the annual awards given by one of the world's leading global consortia for independent hotels and regional hotel groups....
Vietnam’s central city of Hue, a major tourist destination declared a World Heritage Site in 1993, may soon have its first tunnel across the river that runs through the city.
A meeting was held...
Local hotels and travel companies have begun to apply the TOEIC, an international standard English language proficiency program, to recruit and promote employees, according to Veitnam’s tourism...
Four Scandinavian countries are the latest set to receive visa exemptions for travel to Vietnam beginning May 1, announced Vietnam’s authorities April 19.
Citizens of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and...
Vietnam’s tourism agencies and companies will carry out a survey road trip through Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in a move to seek cooperation among the three countries to boost Indochina road tours....
A four-star beach resort, which opened near central Hoi An ancient town last month, has launched a promotional program to attract local vacationers on the occasion of Southern Liberation Day April...
Vietnam has discovered no cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) since mid-2003 when the epidemic was contained in the country, said a senior health official.
There are no reported...
Vietnam welcomed over 2.3 million foreign visitors in the January-August period, posting a tidy year-on-year rise of 22.7 percent.
In the period, the country’s biggest source market is China with...
Vietnam’s largest tea-growing province will hold a festival in December gathering all the country’s famous tea brands, local authorities told the press Wednesday.
Lam Dong province’s Festival...
Vietnam is considering lifting visa requirements for French citizens to lure more tourists from the European country, said a tourism leader recently.
The Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) has...
The Vietnamese government is considering allowing foreign investors to acquire up to 49 percent of local airline companies from January next year, a civil aviation official said.
Ho Quoc Cuong, a...
Tens of thousands of Vietnamese took to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 30th anniversary of the Southern liberation and national unification, culminating with a parade along the central...
The only greyhound race track in Vietnam, located in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is scheduled to re-open April 23 after racing activities were suspended eight months ago.
More than 200 new...
The four-day Vietnam Festival, one of the country's biggest programmes to promote trade and tourism in Japan, had attracted 140,000 visitors.
The event, concluding on May 5, treated...
Many officials of the Vietnamese Buddhist Church, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Government’s Religious Committee, HCM City People’s Committee, Buddhists from many provinces and cities and the...
The Vietnam National Administration for Tourism (VNAT) plans to hold four roadshows overseas and attend 11 international travel fairs this year to promote Vietnam's tourism.
According to VNAT's...
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced the launch of a new direct route to Germany on June 20 as part of its route expansion strategy, officials said. The direct route to Germany's...
The Vietnam Airlines Corporation plans to begin new non-stop flights to Japan and Germany, while increasing flights to many other destinations.
Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines will launch a route...
Vietnam's Cat Ba archipelago has been designated as a World Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO, a move expected to help preserve the area's natural resources amid expanding tourism and development,...
Vietnam’s two air carriers have announced the resumption of HCMC-Hanoi flights, while train travel is not yet available due to Typhoon Xangsane, which hit the central region Sunday.
Vietnam...
As reported by domestic travel agents, typhoon Xangsane has caused the cancellation of many tours to the central region of Vietnam.
Last Saturday, September 30, a group of 20 customers of Hanoi...
It is the first time, two eco-tourism resorts in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province have been recognised as four-star international tourism sites - Saigon Binh Chau and Ky Van eco-tourism resorts.
This...
