Vietnam Travel News

Vietnam feels like a home away from home, says German photojournalist Jochen Voigt. Arriving in central Hoi An Town for the first time in 1967, Voigt observed a much different landscape, however.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will increase the number of flights on several international routes starting Oct. 26, the airline spokesman has announced.

After visiting many landscapes in the Mekong Delta, tourists should go to the remote province of Dong Thap to feel its beautiful nature in high-tide season.

The HCM City-based Ben Thanh Tourist has launched four-day tours to Da Lat which will offer travellers an opportunity to experience the Da Lat Flower Festival 2010, one of the biggest festivals in the country to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi.

Jetstar is celebrating its fifth birthday by offering bargain travellers low fares to Singapore, plus some free treats.

The HCM City-based Asian Trails Co Ltd is promoting a new tourist route via the Na Meo Border Gate in the central province of Thanh Hoa that links tourist attractions in Laos and Viet Nam.

A photo contest promoting tourism has been launched under the theme of Vietnam - My Homeland.

 Vietnam Airlines has announced that its pre-tax profits this year will surpass VND65 billion despite a decrease in the number of passengers due to the global economic crisis and the A/H1N1 super flu.

 After their trip to Venezuela and Brazil, a Vietnamese delegation led by Hoang Tuan Anh, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has visited the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will increase the number of flights on several international routes starting Oct. 26, the airline spokesman has announced.

The “Back to Origin” Programme co-organised by north-western provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho has, so far, gained considerable achievements of socio-economic development and cultural exchange.

The “Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Festival” will open in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 1, one day earlier than scheduled, said a local official on October 21.

For the past years, Lai Thieu has been well-known for its diversified fruit trees and has been considered the lungs of Binh Duong province. Nowadays, the effect of industrial development is influencing Lai Thieu’s garden of fruit trees but this land is still a green paradise for ideal relaxation.

Vietnam’s tourism authority has decided to reduce the target of international arrivals this year to four million from the previous target of 4.5 million after admitting to a sharp decline in the inbound sector in the year to date, said the top tourism official.