Saigon Travel News

The HCMC People’s Committee has again chosen Saigontourist Holding Company to organize festivities in the downtown area to welcome New Year and Lunar New Year 2010. Saigontourist will arrange Nguyen Hue Flower Street, Banh Tet (traditional sticky rice cake) and fireworks displays.

The city’s special promotion for local tourists named One Day at Five-Star Hotels will be extended to December 31 instead of wrapping up at the end of October.

The ongoing Taste of the World Festival 2009 is offering Ho Chi Minh City dwellers the opportunity to sample cuisines from more than 18 nations and territories around the world.

A gastronomy festival featuring delicious dishes from countries throughout the world opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 3.

Saigontourist Travel Services Co. has just launched a special promotion program marking tour prices off around US$70 for all travelers in the Mekong Delta who buy a five-day tour to Bangkok and Pattaya of Thailand, the company said.

An event, entitled “Taste of the World Festival”, will begin with a parade through Do Quang Dau, Pham Ngu Lao, and Le Lai streets, HCM City at 6.30pm, December 3.

Traditional cuisines of Thang Long – Hanoi capital will be introduced at the Van Thanh tourist site in HCM City from December 3-13.

Park Hyatt Saigon has been voted “Best Business Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City” for the third consecutive year in the Annual Readers’ Choice Awards at the Business Traveller Asia Pacific 18th Travel Awards 2009.

A northern food festival will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from December 11 to 13 to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Hanoi.

An exhibition of Vietnamese documents written using Chinese characters and other artifacts opened November 25 at the Ho Chi Minh City General Sciences Library on the occasion of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).

 Over 8,000 disabled people in Ho Chi Minh City and its nearby provinces and cities gathered at Suoi Tien Entertainment and Cultural Park on November 28 to take part in the biggest camp this year.

Strolling around Saigon can be a fascinating experience with the hurry of pedestrians and the bustle of heavy traffic.

Flowers, fireworks, and musical performances will all be part of HCM City’s Tet (Lunar New Year) festivities from February 11 to 16 next year.
Like in previous years, Nguyen Hue Street will become a "flower street" reserved for pedestrians.

Australia’s premier live music venue operator, The Hi-Fi group, has opened its first facility in HCM City.