Vietnam Travel

Cam Ranh Airport not yet ready for int'l flights
21/09/2011 12:00
Although Cam Ranh Airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa was upgraded to an international airport status two years back, it is still not serviceable for international flights. The airport infrastructure is not...
Delta tourism to go through the roof
20/09/2011 12:00
The Mekong Delta is emerging as a tourism investment hotspot. A Saigontourist representative just unveiled the holding company would kick-off the construction of its four-star Saigon-Vinh Long hotel in Vinh Long city in the...
Take a swim in Ninh Binh
19/09/2011 12:00
Ninh Binh will focus on developing two main kinds of tourism – ecological and cultural-spiritual, a tourism official in the northern province has said. Speaking at a conference on promoting the province's tourism...
Hue culture festival key National Tourism event
19/09/2011 12:00
Hue Festival 2012, titled Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development – A Rendezvous for Historical Cities will open on April 7 next year at the Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square in Hue City, organisers announced at a press...
Hue seeks Japan’s ODA for heritage restoration
18/09/2011 12:00
Thua Thien – Hue Province is seeking US$30 million from Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) to renovate and reconstruct the works in the Forbidden Purple City of Hue City, said a provincial official in charge of...
Beautiful Moc Chau Plateau suits thirsty travellers to a ‘tea'
16/09/2011 12:00
VietNamNet Bridge – My college friend Nguyen Minh Chi is a tea lover – to put it mildly. Such is Chi's passion for green tea, yellow tea, Oolong tea, black tea, white tea, blended tea (Earl Grey, English...
Local tour operators shun travel insurance
15/09/2011 12:00
Many foreign insurers enter Vietnam, helping diversify the country’s insurance product range and improve the competitiveness between insurers, according to the market consultancy Research and Markets. However, travel...
Impressive Dong Thap Muoi
14/09/2011 01:58
Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) is a vast lowland in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. The area is famous for its charm and the historical value given that it was an important military base during the American and French wars.
Delta urged to boost tourism
14/09/2011 12:00
Indochinese countries should focus on developing infrastructure in Viet Nam's Mekong Delta to develop tourism in a co-ordinated manner, an official told a regional tourism conference in HCM City yesterday, Sep 13....
Tourists to be given VAT refunds
14/09/2011 12:00
International tourists will enjoy value-added tax (VAT) refunds when they purchase goods in Viet Nam under a draft currently under consideration by the Ministry of Finance. Foreign tourists in HCM City. Under the...