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Area: 67.864 ha Population: 43.600 inhabitants Mainly tribles: Black H’mong, red Dzao, Zay…… Located in Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district in the Southernwest of Lao Cai Province ( Lao Cai Travel ). Sapa District is very well-known with Sapa Townlet, a beautiful and romantic resort . At the height of 1, 600m above sea [...]

Hanoi Flower Festival 2012

Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 with the theme “Heritage Flower” is scheduled for opening on the evening of 30/12/2011 and lasted until the end date of 2/1/2012 to honor the legacy of Vietnam was the world by UNESCO, especially in Hanoi heritage. This is one event in response to the National Year [...]

Fireworks at the International Tea Festival – Thai Nguyen 2011

The Government Office has informed the direction of the Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on organizing low-level fireworks display at the International Tea Festival – Thai Nguyen 2011. (Source: Cinet) Accordingly, the International Tea Festival – Thai Nguyen 2011 will take place from 11 to 15/11/2011. This is a cultural event – an international [...]

Hanoi tourism attractions, 6th of the best places in Asia

  On 29 / 9, Hanoi was honored with the title of tourist destinations, good rest 6 of 10 best destinations in Asia by Smart Travel Asia magazine online poll in Hong Kong and awarded. Also in the poll list, the ancient town of Hoi An (Quang Nam) ranked 7 out of 10 possible destinations. [...]

Mountain spirits

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VietNamNet Bridge – The northern mountainous region of Vietnam has garnered praise aplenty for its sometimes rugged, and sometimes lush natural beauty. Among the other attractions it has is a none-too-closely guarded secret – homemade wines – for it is in the hospitable nature of the region’s residents to welcome visitors …

West Lake set for electric bus tours

VietNamNet Bridge – Electric tourist cars are expected to begin operations around the West Lake in Tay Ho District on September 2 following approval for the venture granted to Ho Tay Co Ltd by the district People’s Committee. The company planned to import 20 electric tourist cars with eight to 14 seats each during …

Most expensive hotel suites in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Priced from VND15-90 million dong ($700-$4,500) per night, presidential suites at international hotels in Vietnam are always fully booked. Presidential suites are not only the choices of chiefs of state in their visits to Vietnam, they are also the choices of international stars and wealthy people.Presidential suite is the …

ASEAN countries plan to develop regional tourism

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ASEAN countries will join forces to build a common marketing strategy for the whole region in the 2011-2015 period, with an aim to attract more intra-bloc tourists as well as visitors from China, South Korea, Japan, India, Russia and Australia. Tourism officials of ASEAN countries were discussing contents of the strategy in …

Trade cards for tour guides remain deadlocked in city

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Up to one quarter of around 1,660 tour guides in HCMC have not been issued practicing cards, which means they cannot legally exercise their profession at a time when the city is facing a critical manpower shortage for the hospitality industry. Nguyen Duc Chi, deputy head of the Travel Division of the tourism …

Curbing expenses, tired of festivals, people stay at home

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VietNamNet Bridge – Though the four-day April 30 holiday is long, many Hanoians would rather stay at home rather than taking tours, because they have decided to curb expenses in the price storm. It’s not the right time to travel With the total income of 20 million dong a month, previously, Mai and her husband [...]

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