Vietnam Travel News

 Gia Lai Museum located at Square 17/3 in Pleiku City will be officially opened on November 12 to celebrate 2009 International Gong Festival.

Vina Media Joint Stock Company is to erect some 100 tourist information booths, using touch screen consoles, in Ho Chi Minh City in the next two weeks.

The northern province of Phu Tho, on October 28th, held a ceremony to review the “Back to the Origins” tourism programme which started in the provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho on January 31st.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has decided to zone off over 2,000 ha of land to create a nature reserve to preserve snub-nosed langurs (Rhinopithecus avunculus), one of the world’s 25 most endangered species.

2009 is a difficult year for Vietnam tourism and Khanh hoa in particular. Tourism promotion must be promoted, especially in key markets.
With advantages of natural landscapes and moderate climate,

Saigontourist Transport Corporation (Satraco) on Tuesday signed a strategic agreement with Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) for financial support to develop investment projects in the coming time.

The mountainous province of Ha Giang aims to turn its tourism into a key sector in economic development, to be a tourist destination of domestic and international stature. Cultural tangible and intangible values preservation and promotion are essential to tourism development, requiring close attention of provincial administrative bodies.

Organizing Board of the “Quang Nam Cutural – Tourism Week” held the first working session on October 24 to take preparatory steps for the Quang Nam Cutural – Tourism Week in Hanoi

Vietnam tourist numbers are growing at a slower rate than other regional countries.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has launched the 5th national photo contest on tourism called ‘Vietnam-My country’ to promote Vietnam’s tourism activities more widely to local and international travelers.

Use pedal power and save the environment, Indonesian activist Bambang Hertadi Mas, aka Paimo, wants to tell people of all countries.
Paimo cycled into HCM City on Sunday as part of a regional tour to promote environmentally friendly practices.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines has begun operating three new international and local flights this month from Ha Noi.
The new routes link the capital city with Fukuoka in Japan, Pleiku in the Central Highlands and Tuy Hoa in the central region.

The joint-venture travel firm Lanta-An Travel will welcome 116 well-to-do Russian tourists on a chartered flight this Thursday as part of the company’s program to receive dozens of more such flights in the next few months, said the company.