Saigon Travel News

Nguyen Hue Boulevard in downtown HCM City will be transformed into a street of flowers for the country’s biggest holiday, Tet (Lunar New Year).

The theme for flower street of Nguyen Hue, HCM City, this lunar New Year will be “Dawn of Spring”, announced the Saigon Tourism Corporation (Saigontourist) on January 11.

The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed 2,000 foreign tourists and crew sailing aboard the cruise liner Costa Classica, which berthed at the Navi Oil port in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12.

Two showrooms featuring Oc Eo and Champa cultures opened at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Vietnam History Museum on January 12.

Hollywoodome Café is offering a new way for coffee drinkers and art lovers to relax because here you can order a drink and go around the café to contemplate the antiques, watch a movie or swing to the music.

Ho Chi Minh City will ask for a budget of VND12 billion (US$649,878) to launch a tourism marketing campaign at home and abroad to speed up the recovery of the downturn-hit tourism sector this year.

Ho Chi Minh City will ask for a budget of VND12 billion (US$649,878) to launch a tourism marketing campaign at home and abroad to speed up the recovery of the downturn-hit tourism sector this year.

Tour operators had a happy first day of the New Year as thousands of international visitors arrived in HCMC in the morning of January 1 amidst the vivid welcoming ceremony right at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

HCM City aims to achieve a Gross Domestic Product growth rate of at least 10 per cent next year.

HCM City is welcoming the New Year beginning December 26 at the 23/9 Park with a festival called “Welcome 2010, Celebrating the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.”

The Windsor Plaza Hotel is showcasing Ho Chi Minh City’s first-ever pure crystal Christmas tree to celebrate the coming holidays.

Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s commercial and tourism hub, hopes to welcome 2.8 million foreign visitors in 2010 after posting the first decline in arrivals since 2003 this year.

A huge gala will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House this week to celebrate Christmas and New Year 2010.

 Over 170 things left by famous foreign rock and roll artists are being displayed at the Kumho Asiana Plaza in Ho Chi Minh City.

The holiday season always brings cozy and joyful feelings to both guests and hosts. Hotels try to make this year’s holidays a time to remember with special events for your loved ones, close friends, colleagues or business partners.