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ASEAN Tourism Forum 2009 - Striving for a New Height (21-8-2008) ASEAN Tourism Forum is one of the most important and largest-scale activities in the frame of ASEAN Tourism cooperation. Since it was established, ATF always get big attendance of its country members.
Vietnam welcomes over 2.6 million foreign tourists - Foreign tourists to Vietnam (31-7-2008) Vietnam received more than 2.6 million international visitors in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Discovering Malaysia in Vietnam (04-7-2008) A special programme named “Discovering Malaysia in Vietnam” will be launched on July 21 by the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board to introduce the beauty of the country to Vietnamese people.
Tourism Malaysia runs campaign to woo locals - Malaysia Airlines (01-7-2008) Tourism Malaysia is teaming up with Airlines and travel firms over new packages to draw more Vietnamese to that country, as part of a major campaign that Secretary General Ong Hong Peng from the country's tourism ministry announced last Friday.
Malaysian scoops Vietnam Amateur Open title - Dalat Palace Golf Club (27-6-2008) Malaysian golfer Nicholass Chee Yung Fung has brought home the trophy of the first-ever Vietnam Amateur Open Tournament at the Dalat Palace Golf Club in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
Airlines raise fuel surcharges - Thai Airways (27-6-2008) Many foreign Airlines active in Vietnam are increasing surcharges to cope with rising oil prices before the start of the high season for travel from Vietnam.
Nearly 1.5 million foreign arrivals to HCM City in first half of this year (20-6-2008) Ho chi minh (HCM) City greeted 1,487,000 foreign tourists in the first six months this year, an increase of 16 percent on year, reaching 49 percent of the yearly plan.
Low-Cost Airlines Cut Fares in Big Promotion - Vietnam low-cost airline (28-5-2008) Jetstar Pacific Airlines is offering 10,000 one-way tickets at a price of VND15,000 (US$1) on domestic flights booked from August 8 to October 25 throughout the country.
Massive foreign tourism project breaks ground in Ba Ria-Vung Tau - Touism (28-5-2008) Canadian property company broke ground in Ba Ria-Vung Tau last weekend for one of Vietnam’s largest tourism projects that will include the country’s first Las Vegas-style casino, a golf course and a complex of hotels.
The next hotspot - Vietnam Luxury resorts (28-5-2008) Luxury resorts are springing up along central Vietnam’s beautiful beaches, turning this heritage-rich area into the next frontier for upscale tourism, writes Andy Tran.
More caravan visitors come to Vietnam - Caravan tourism (25-5-2008) Ho chi minh city located Viking Tourism and Communication Company received a caravan delegation of seven cars on May 22nd that will tour Northern Vietnam via Tay Trang gate in Dien Bien province.
Surviving the time of high costs - Vietnam AirAsia (15-5-2008) When AirAsia announced the launch of direct services from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to HCMC and vice versa last month, a fact in the opening ceremony that was less noticed was that the budget carrier counted on its staff in all to organize the event.
City’s Tourism Industry Remains Underdeveloped (15-5-2008) A tour of the city with stops at Notre Dame Cathedral, the Municipal Post Office, the War Remnants Museum, Cu Chi Tunnel, and the Can Gio Mangrove Forest is no longer enough for many visitors. “We have just met tourists’ needs only, and do not present what we have to foreign visitors yet,” said a tourism industry official.
Fun for all in Genting Highlands (15-5-2008) With everything from fairground rides to cultural festivals, Malaysia’s City of Entertainment, Genting Highlands, certainly strives to live up to its reputation – and earlier this month, the star attraction was Vietnam
2008 summer travel: luxury tours attract tourists (09-5-2008) Travel companies have launched many summer tours to meet the increasing travel demand. At present, many tours are fully reserved from now to July.
Number of Foreign Tourists Shoots Up (02-5-2008) More than one million foreigners came to Ho chi minh city in the first four months of 2008, a year-on-year increase of 18 percent, according to the city’s tourism department. In consequence, the local tourist industry raked in VND9,315 billion in the period, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent.
“Charming Vietnam” Cultural Week held in Malaysia (29-4-2008) To mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Malaysia on March 30, Genting-Resort World Bhd Group has co-ordinated with the Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia to organise the “Charming Vietnam” cultural week from April 26 to May 2.
Vietnamese culture week kicks off in Malaysia (27-4-2008) Kuala Lumpur – A Vietnamese culture week entitled “Charming Vietnam” kicked off in Genting city of entertainment of Malaysia on April 26.
Filght Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh routes and Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh routes inaugurated (23-4-2008) The budget Airline Air Asia, the biggest in Asia, has officially open two flight routes to Ho chi minh city from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Bangkok (Thailand).

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