Vietnam Travel News

Life Heritage Resort Hoi An hailed as one of Asia’s top ten resorts
After winning the twelfth spot in the 2009 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards last year, Life Heritage Resort Hoi An inched up the scale to secure a top-10 spot on one of Asia’s most definitive resort rankings.

Exchange of Vietnamese and Asian cultures
The Association of Asian Diplomats’ Wives in Egypt, on November 6th, organized a fair introducing their countries’ cultural products.

A State-of-the-Art Resort in Da Nang
Fusion Maia Da Nang, a five-star spa & resort facility, recently became operational the central city of Da Nang.

Private airlines continue to struggle in domestic market
Private airlines in Vietnam are not strong enough to heat up the domestic aviation market even though their presence is needed, an industry official says.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau greets more than 8 million tourists
The Ba Ria – Vung Tau Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism reported that in October the province welcomed 204,000 tourists, raising the figure for whole ten months of this year to 8 million reaching 95.95% of the year’s target.

Flag planted on Fansipan peak to mark Hanoi’s birthday
A flag commemorating symbolising the capital city of Hanoi’s millennium was planted by amateur climbers on the nation’s highest mountain - Fansipan peak at 3,143 m above sea level - in the northern province of Lao Cai on Nov. 2.

Vietnam, Hungary boost cultural cooperation
A cultural programme to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Hungary diplomatic ties opened in HCM City Youth Culture House on November 3.

Qatar Airways launches new route to Hanoi with 4 flights per week
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Hanoi and added frequencies to its Ho Chi Minh City route, nearly tripling the airline’s number of services in and out of Vietnam.

Looking for New Tourism Slogan
It was the first time the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism had to organize two press conferences to speak about the contest within less then two months to choose a new logo/slogan for Vietnamese tourism for 2011-2015.

Vietnam to survey location for int’l yacht race
Vietnam’s tourism and sport authorities are joining hands with the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) to look into conditions in Halong to see whether the northern city is fit for an international yacht competition.

Da Nang stimulates tourism for the first time
The central city of Da Nang has launched the first Month of Tourism Stimulation from November 1-30, featuring such programs as Tourist Privilege Card and Shopping Coupon.

A direct flight route linking Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City to be opened
Turkish Airlines has announced it will officially open a direct flight route between Istanbul and Ho Chi Minh City on December 30. This is a new opportunity for Vietnamese and Turkish tourists to discover specific cultural traits between the two countries.

Travel agencies gear up for Tet holidays
Travel agencies nationwide have prepared tours for overseas Vietnamese, who are expected to return home at the end of this year for the Lunar New Year Festival.

Northern provinces attract visitors
The tourism program “Returning to Roots” launched by three northern provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho, has attracted more than 2 million visitors in 2010.

Photographer focuses on traditional puppetry
Nguyen Hong Nga will hold a three-day exhibition of her photographer featuring traditional water puppetry in HCM City starting on Nov. 2.