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Contrary to forecasts, tourism companies say the numbers of visitors buying tours for the National Day holiday are on the rise, despite economic difficulties and tour price increases of 5-7%.
“Mekong Delta can be seen as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Asia with beautiful natural landscapes, but it may soon lose this advantage due to rapid infrastructure development.
As of August 15, Vietnam airlines Jetstar Pacific and Vasco will apply fuel surcharges from VND50,000-VND180,000 ($3.1-11.2) per one-way ticket for local flights.
The Saigontourist Holding Company's hotels and resorts chain have launched more promotion programs for their guests during the summer season.
David Crasbercu, a French citizen, after visiting Vietnam nurtured a dream that one day he must come to live in Vietnam and contribute to the country and its people.
An exhibit of children’s film posters entitled “The World of Children” is being held at the Ho chi minh city Women’s Cultural House at 192-194 Ly Chinh Thang Street in District 3 from now until June 30.
From mid-2008 to 2010, the Accor group will open 10 high-class hotels in Vietnam
based travel agencies have launched summer promotions to attract local tourists during summer holidays. Phu quoc Island is one of the main destinations.
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.
355 projects of provinces and cities with tourism potential like Lao cai Thua Thien-Hue, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Quang Nam (Hoi An), An Giang, Kien Giang, Ho chi minh city were introduced to major global investors and international funding groups at a conference and exhibition called Vietnam Tourism and Properties Opportunities.
Travel companies have launched many summer tours to meet the increasing travel demand. At present, many tours are fully reserved from now to July.
As summer approaches one can feel the calling of the blue-sky sea and the sandy beaches of Vietnam The country has in excess of over 3,000 kilometers of coastlines, providing excellent location for scuba diving and relaxing seaside holidays.
From now till the end of September is the "low season" for Vietnam's hospitality industry. Consequently a variety of special promotions have been launched for this season to attract tourists, especially in the Central and the South, where most of Vietnam's deluxe hotels and resorts are located.
The Vietnam national flag carrier (Vietnam Airlines) said on April 23 it will add 12 more Flights on routes from Hanoi and Ho chi minh city to popular tourist destinations such as Danang Nha trang Da lat Hue and Phu quoc to serve the increased travel demand during the holidays of April 30 and May 1.
The detailed tourism plans for Phu quoc Island off southern Kien Giang Province will be ready in October, which will then facilitate the development of tourism projects there, a provincial official said.
Pearl of Asia Development Corp, from Trustee Suisse Group has made out a plan to build a resort complex in the northwestern strip of Phu quoc Island worth about 6 billion Euro occupying a 3,200 ha of land.
Pearl of Asia Development Corp, a subsidiary of the Trustee Suisse group, has unveiled plans to build a super-luxury retreat with leisure, entertainment, and business facilities on Phu quoc Island.
The Swiss Trustee Suisse Group's Pearl of Asia Development Corp. announced on Monday it would spend six billion euro to build the Pearl of Asia Complex on the southern island of Phu quoc off Kien Giang Province, which if realized will be the biggest ever project of its type in Vietnam
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