Vietnam Travel News

European hotel management group Accor is on track to realise management of some 20 hotels in Vietnam in the next two years despite a host of challenges, as envisaged in its strategy to launch more hotel brands and expand its presence in this market.

A travelling promotional tourism program, “Vietnam Show 2009,” kicked off in Japan last week.

Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will offer a discount, of 60-70 per cent on all domestic and international flights scheduled from October 1 - January 31, the carrier's largest promotion to date.

More than 400 cyclo driver traffic violations have been punished in the last 20 days of traffic safety month, according to Ha Noi Police.

Bangkok Airways’ Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh City route will be discontinued on October 25, The Nation has reported.

It’s taken 18 years for a veteran of the Vietnam War to turn a heavily bombed swamp into a showcase of Vietnamese culture.

Vietnam Airlines will cut its fares by up to 70 percent for both domestic and international flights from October to January in a bid to lure passengers during the peak holiday season, the carrier said.

 The “Mekong-Japan Tourism and Cultural Festival” will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from Dec. 2-5.

The melodies of sang quan ho (folk-love duets) filled the Cultural House of Nha Trang during the annual National Song and Dance Festival on Sept. 16.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and travel firms will conduct a survey of tourist destinations in Vietnam’s southern central region, said Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Tourism officials at a meeting on Monday decided not yet to reduce the target of international arrivals from the old target of 4.5 million this year to around 3.7 to 3.8 million as tentatively agreed, as latest figures show a strong revival in the rest of the year.

Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands is famous for its splendid scenery, magnificent waterfalls, poetic lakes and endless forests and mountains.