Vietnam Travel News

A nocturnal market and an eating and drinking street for pedestrians have been opened at the Ninh Kieu Wharf in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 10th, with the participation of around 4,000 local people and tourists on the opening day.

Two hundred high-quality boats will begin operations January 31 from 3am to 6pm daily to serve visitors coming to the Huong Pagoda Festival in Hanoi.

The Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) has said it would launch a new discount campaign this month to attract more tourists following a successful promotional program last year.

Student Festival 2010 opened at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre on January 8, drawing around 40,000 students from 60 colleges and universities in Hanoi.

Intrepid travelers across Vietnam are stepping out of their stuffy offices and fleeing the noisy, crowded city for a taste of life on the farm.

Airfares on domestic flights are expected to remain stable this year despite a recent value added tax (VAT) hike on airfares, according to the industry insiders.

A ceremony to inaugurate the statue of Quang Trung Emperor, who defeated Qing dynasty’s 200,000 troops of out of Vietnam in the spring of 1789, was held at the Ban mountain square in the ancient imperial city of Hue on Jan. 9.

 In some parts of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, one can see the amazing sight of westerners and other foreigners wading in swamps and mud, foraging for shellfish and picking waterlilies.

One week after smoking was banned in offices and public sites not one person has been fined for breaking the new rules.

Delta Air Lines’ subsidiary Northwest Airlines will discontinue flights to HCM City via Tokyo from March 27, 2010.

The Da Nang-based Vitours Co will double the tours from Viet Nam to Laos and Thailand from two to four trips per month to meet customers’ rising demand.