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Inflation increases domestic tourism prices

VietNamNet Bridge – As inflation drives up the cost of domestic tours, more and more holidaymakers are opting to travel abroad, according to tour operators. A Vietnam Airlines’ aeroplane at Ha Noi’s Noi Bai International Airport. People are starting to travel abroad …

Older citizens with time to spare discover joys of travel

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is undergoing a revolution of a different kind – more and more elderly people with time on their hands are discovering, perhaps for the first time, the joys of travel. Broadening the mind: An elderly couple visit an …

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 1/4

Firework festival tours fully booked Travel agencies have said their tours to the International Firework Festival in the central city of Da Nang on April 29-30 are almost fully booked. The Song Da Tour Company offers a four-day Ha Noi-Hue-Da Nang-Hoi An tour, starting on April 29, for VND6.8 million/person. Tourists will visit almost all [...]

The secret of the mysterious cemetery

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of rock poles are pitched around tombs in a jungle in the ancient Dong Thech cemetery of a Muong ethnic minority mandarin in Vinh Dong commune, Kim Boi district, the northern province of Hoa Binh. The cemetery is the home to hundreds of rock tombs and thousands of …

Vietnam welcomes 1.51 million foreign tourists during first three months

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported that the number of foreign tourists to visit Vietnam reached 1.51 million in the first three months of 2011, a year on year increase of 12%. In March alone, Vietnam welcomed more than 475,700 foreign tourists, an increase of 5% compared to the …

Star Cruises to return to Halong after three-year hiatus

The SuperStar Aquarius ship of the Star Cruises Hong Kong Limited will come back to Quang Ninh Province’s Halong City on April 3, nearly three years after the cruise line suspended Halong’s calls. According to the local service provider of the ship, Saigontourist Travel Service Co., the ship will bring around 2,200 …

Cheap rate not enough to attract travelers

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has gained a high ranking in the world’s tourism map. However, analysts have warned about the unsustainable development of its tourism industry. The latest report released by World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that Vietnam’s tourism competitiveness has jumped by nine rankings to 80th out of 139 countries …

Airfares may soon soar by up to 20 percent

VietNamNet Bridge – A 20 per cent rise in airfare ceiling prices has been proposed to solve difficulties for businesses. The proposal was discussed by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and a new ceiling price was expected by the end of next month. The proposal follows approaches by the [...]

Travel information kiosks fallow

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi invested hundreds of thousands of USD to build travel information kiosks for tourists four years ago. Now all of them are left fallow or deteriorating. In 2006, the first 70 kiosks were installed, with touch-screen computers, providing information about Hanoi to tourists. They were placed in front of hotels, at railway [...]

HCM City tourism to change marketing tactics

Travel firms re-open tours to Tibet The HCMC tourism sector will welcome foreign travel agents and media to promote the city’s image as they change their marketing strategy, an official said. A foreign tourist takes photos of the artists who perform at Tan …

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