Vietnam Travel News

Provincial Chairman Nguyen Xuan Hue has just approved detail planning scaled at 1:500 of My Khe Resort (MKR) in Tinh Khe Commune, Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai Province.

A year after forging a working agreement with Australia’s discount airline, Jetstar, and changing its name to Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JP), the Civil Aviation Authority has told Vietnam’s first budget airline it cannot use the familiar Jetstar logo.

Programme set up to curb problems
Passenger buses continue to avoid new rest stops that have been set up to offer a safe and comfortable travelling experience, according to the Ministry of Communication and Transportation.

Vestiges of an ancient village dating back to some 2,700 years, have been discovered in Van Ninh district in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa .

The Ho Chi Minh Museum on September 7 received nearly 200 documents and objects relating to the late President Ho Chi Minh, which had been collected by organisations and individuals over the 2008-2009 period.

The tourism sector has been making great efforts to prepare for the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG-3) to be held in Vietnam this October, said Do Thi Xoan, head of the Hotel Department, under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The first marina in Binh Thuan will be put into operation in 2011.

Many international tourists have their clothes made in Hoi An when they visit the ancient city. That leads to the sprout of tailoring services in the city. Tourists from different countries can send orders enclosed with their size, by e-mail, to a tailor’s shop and they will receive satisfactory products from Vietnam some days later.

By the start of September, Thua Thien-Hue had received 943,400 tourists, equivalent to 94 percent of the same period last year and earned VND481.7 billion.

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An are selected among the Top 10 Tourist destinations in Asia, announced Hong Kong-based Smart Travel Asia, an online tourist magazine.

On the occasion of 60th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to Moc Chau, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) co-operated with Son La Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize a seminar named “The solutions to invest and develop Moc Chau tourism products” in Moc Chau, Son La Province on September 1, 2009.

An exhibition of 40 northwestern market fair photos will be held by photographer Nguyen Xuan Khanh.

Smart Travel Asia, the online travel magazine for Asia, has named Vietnam’s Hanoi Capital, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hoi An Ancient Town among the most favorite destinations for tourists.