Vietnam Travel News

On June 8, Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed the five-star cruiser liner SuperStar Virgo with 3,188 passengers and crew on board, mostly from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

French and Japanese left a deep impression on the audience at the opening of the 2010 Hue festival.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung and Ministers of Finance, Transportation, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Culture, Sports and Tourism are expected to answer National Assembly’s deputies’ questions from June 10-12.

Hoi Son Pagoda, also called Khanh Long Pagoda, was established and named after Buddhist monk Dao Thanh Khanh Long who became famous in the late 18th century.

Professor Dr. Dang Hung Vo says that urbanization is a corollary of industrialization and modernization, while urban development is a major part of the country's development strategy in the industrialization and modernization period.

The International Yatch Racing Festival 2010 will take place from October 20 to 24 in Mui Ne bay, Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province.

Việt Nam will hold a seminar on tourism in Myanmar in mid-June to promote tourism development of the two countries, according to the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Trade, Services and Tourism Fair will take place in the Kohl Pitch International Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh in Cambodia from July 15-19.

The first-ever Mekong Delta Week in HCM City will aim to raise the profile of the region’s trade, investment and tourism among local investors, residents and expatriates from June10-14.

Binh Dinh Province is famous not only as the land of Vietnamese martial arts but also for its spectacular landscapes, stunning beaches and historical and cultural sites.

A lot of Vietnamese travelers complain that there’s no point in going to the same place twice. The travel agencies and localities don’t have anything new to offer.

The Can Tho airport in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho will be capable of taking in jumbo jets when a project to upgrade the airport is finished at the end of this year.

Vietnam Airlines has added 430 flights to its routes to tourism spots throughout the country, starting from June 1st to Aug 31st, 2010.

In Da Nang City, a big tourism promotion programme has been launched by leading tourism companies to stimulate the sector.