Archive for the ‘Vietnam Travel News’ Category
Festivals in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa
Posted by: huongpr2389 on: April 3, 2009
Khanh Hoa Province is grearing up the Nha Trang Sea Festival, which will run from June 6-12 with the theme Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) – Civilisation and Friendship. A host of activities will mark the run up to the event, starting with a musical show on May 19 to commemorate the birthday of late President [...]
A guide to Hoi An
Posted by: huongpr2389 on: March 5, 2009
Famous for beautiful old buildings, narrow quite streets and history as a merchant trading town, Hoi An marks unforgetable features in the memory of visitors. When citizens here grew more and more wealthy from trading with Japan, China and the rest of Southeast Asia, they spent their incomes building a number of houses and pagodas. [...]
AirAsia cuts fuel surcharges, 500,000 free seats
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: November 14, 2008
AirAsia, the leading low-cost carrier in Asia, will be the first in the world to abolish fuel surcharges on all its domestic and international flights, including those in Viet Nam. Starting today, travellers flying with AirAsia will only have to pay the usual low fares, airport taxes and administration fees. On the occasion, AirAsia is [...]
Bhaya Cruises launches new boat
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: November 14, 2008
Bhaya Cruises launched the Bhaya ll on its maiden voyage last month to promote Ha Long Bay as a destination for luxury cruises. A take copy of an ancient wooden sailing boat, the new 40m luxury boat has 20 cabins, all equipped with private bathrooms, international telephones and air-conditioning. The Bhaya ll also has restaurants [...]
Biking tours in Mekong Delta
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: November 14, 2008
Victoria Can Tho Resort has launched biking tours, offering guests an opportunity to discover daily life in the heart of the Mekong Delta region. The tours, which range from 57km to 87km, take riders through a series of small paths, luscious green fields and tropical fruit orchards with the resort’s own fleet of quality mountain [...]
New romantic tours for couples
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: November 14, 2008
Saigontourist has introduced romantic, short tours called Take Care Together. The three-day tour, Love at Vinpearl Land, is priced at VND13.8 million per couple, exclusive of flight ticket, and a three-day tour Romance on Pearl Island – Con Dao is priced at VND3.7 million a couple, exclusive of flight ticket. The four-day and three-night tour [...]
HCM City hosts unicorn dance festival
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: November 14, 2008
An international unicorn dance festival, with groups from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan and Viet Nam, will take place at HCM City’s Nguyen Du Stadium today until November 17. Competitions between the troupes will be showcased on November 15 and 16, and the lion and dragon dances, drum dances, martial arts and music [...]
Tour operators laud Cambodia visa exemption
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: November 14, 2008
Passport holders from Viet Nam and Cambodia will be exempt from visa requirements to travel in either country. The agreement was signed between the two countries last week. Travel firms in HCM City said the number of locals travelling to Cambodia has been increasing, and will be further bolstered once the visa agreement takes effect. [...]
Vietnam air transport market sees high growth rate: IATA
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: October 10, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – Giovanni Bisignani, General Director and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said on September 30 during his working visit to Vietnam that Vietnam is one of the ten fastest-growing air transport markets in the world. Vietnam is one of the ten fastest-growing air transport markets in the world IATA reported [...]
Con Son – Kiep Bac complex, a sacred place to visit
Posted by: guidetovietnam on: October 8, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is a country with many legendary places of built during its long 4,000 year history. Among them is Con Son – Kiep Bac. Countless pilgrims and tourists around the country have made the journey to the sacred region of Con Son – Kiep Bac. The gate of Kiep Bac Temple in [...]
