Vietnam Travel News

Lo Dieu and Tan Thanh are among the little known beaches in Binh Dinh Province but are truly rewards for travelers who dare to overcome the tough, winding road sections as well as the breathtaking passes to reach the sites in remote communes of the central province.

Singapore’s air carrier SilkAir looks set to operate its maiden flight to Cam Ranh on December 12 when this airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa is officially declared as an international one.

Taiwanese airlines TransAsia has said it would resume direct flights to Da Nang on December 26, four years after they were withdrawn.

Vietnam late last month sent a document to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asking for its recognition of the Dong Van Stone Plateau, a natural rock field in northern Ha Giang Province, as a world geographical park.

The Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the province attracted 2.3 million visitors in the first 11 months of 2009, in which 49% were internationals.

The 2010 Spring Fair will open its doors to visitors at the Vietnam Trade Promotion Centre For Agriculture (Agritrade) in Hanoi on February 5, 2010.

 Vietnam’s tourism sector will conclude its 2009 Vietnamese tourism promotion campaign with programmes in Taiwan, China, and France, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

 A programme of cultural exchanges to promote Vietnam’s image will be held in France on December 14 by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VAT).

Vietnam will commemorate the 701st anniversary of the attainment of Nirvana of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism, on December 16.

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, pinning high hopes on the development of the country’s tourism industry, targets to triple its revenue to around US$10-11 billion by the year 2015.

Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held a meeting with EU Delegation in Viet Nam for “Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development” Program on 08th December 2009 in Hanoi with General Director of VNAT, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan as chairman.

There seem to be fewer and fewer foreign travel firms keeping offices in Vietnam – or is it that they just don’t bother to keep in touch with the Tourism Agency? Administration of the Tourism Law seems to be a bit loose in HCM City, reports Thoi Bao Kinh Te.

The city’s authorities have allowed five clubs to open their doors until 2am to serve tourists.

Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province 1,600m above sea level.

The property market in the central coast city of Danang might be less busy than in HCMC, but the tourism property segment there is burgeoning offering both hi-end and low-end products, said the market researcher Savills Vietnam.