Vietnam Travel News

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Inter-governmental Convention on construction of the Asian railway system.

Around 1,844 people in Ho Chi Minh City booked air tickets for tours of the northern and central regions through a promotion by the Vietnam Airlines in August, up 40 percent compared to July.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize exhibition with theme “40th anniversary of executing President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament of Culture, Sports and Tourism industries” in Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre, 148 Giang Vo Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi from August 28 to September 2, 2009.

Hoe Nhai, also called Hong Phuc, is one of the large ancient pagodas in the Thang Long Citadel.

The second and third stages of a US-sponsored project to enhance Vietnam’s capacity to monitor flight safety are slated to start simultaneously next Tuesday, an aviation official has said.

Air travelers who book flights online or by phone with low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific can now pay for their tickets at post offices nationwide, the airline said Thursday.

Ten London taxis sporting images of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Vietnamese ladies in ao dai will travel around London from September 3 to celebrate Vietnam’s Independence Day.

An exhibition entitled “Handmade and Primitive Weapons - the Unique Military Cultural Heritage of Vietnam” will open at the Vietnam Military History Museum (VMHM) in Hanoi on September 1.

A 200 year-old coffin with an almost undamaged remains inside was sent to Tinh Giac pagoda on August 26th, according to Superior Monk Thich Thanh Toan, head of the pagoda.

Some well-known artists are display their latest paintings and sculptures to mark the August Revolution and Nation Day, to be celebrated early next month at an annual exhibition that opened in HCM City on Aug.27.

The Melia Hanoi Hotel in cooperation with the Embassy of Malaysia in Vietnam, Malaysian Tourism Promotion Department, and the Global Tourism Center today kicked off the 2009 Malaysia Week in Hanoi.

Construction of the Eco-Park urban area in Van Giang district in the northern province of Hung Yen began on August 28.

The trade fair being held in Ca Mau province from August 27 to September 3 is just one of the many activities being held to mark the 64th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2.

Though the coincidence of global economic crisis and flu pandemic has cratered Vietnam’s tourist market, some tourism sector heavyweights have concluded that now the right time to restructure themselves, improve service quality, and launch marketing campaigns.

The Civil Aviation Administration is negotiating with neighboring countries to shorten some commercial air routes. Success in the negotiations not only will bring economic benefits to airlines, but also help bring more money to Vietnam, for it will be able to attract more transit flights.