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The charm of Nui Coc Lake (06-9-2008) For as long as I can re-member, I’ve been se-duced by a sweet song that tells the Legend of Nui Coc Lake in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. Many people like me know it by heart and dream of travelling to the lake which, as the legend goes, is made of the tears of a girl who cannot marry the man she loves.
Corn Noodles of Phu Yen (03-9-2008) Corn noodles are made from corn and is very delicious and sweet-tasting if noodle makers use the corn from the Tuy An and Dong Xuan areas of the central province of Phu Yen.
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.
National Day holiday: no worry of high price (21-8-2008) 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%.
Bao Son Paradise Park to be put in use (20-8-2008) More than 60 travel agencies have surveyed the Bao son Paradise Park, which was built on an area of 20ha in An Khanh Commune, Hoai Duc District, Hanoi at a cost of US$ 50 million.
Mekong Delta to become a friendly destination (16-8-2008) “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.
Travellers pay $1,000 to fly from Sapa to Hanoi (13-8-2008) Some helicopters of the Northern Air Service Corporation carried some tourists stuck in the tourism town of Sapa Lao cai province due to floods to Hanoi on August 11. Each traveller had to pay around $1,000 to go back to Hanoi.
NSFC launches air-taxi service to connect Ha Long and Hanoi (07-8-2008) The Northern Service Flight Company (NSFC) and Royal International Joint Stock Company launched air-taxi service in Ha long city Quang Ninh province this morning.
Train fares about to increase (04-8-2008) The Viet nam Railway Corporation has decided to increase Train fares, starting on August 10, following increases in fuel costs.
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).
US keeps funding VN air safety, direct flights expected next year (28-7-2008) The US Trade and Development Agency has signed an agreement with the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport on financing the second and third phases of an ongoing project aimed to enhance Viet Nam’s safety oversight capacity.
An access to ASEAN tourism Forum 2009: Vietnam has already well-prepared (28-7-2008) Followed by successes of the conferences, after meeting high ranking officials of tourism sector at the ATF 2008, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh realized that foreign partners already set strong belief on a successful ATF 2009 in Vietnam
VNAT recognizes ITE as national travel fair (22-7-2008) The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has recognized the annual International Travel Expo HCMC, or ITE HCMC, as a national travel event to attract international buyers to the country.
City Launches Design Contest for the 2010 Lunar New Year Flower Festival (21-7-2008) A design contest for the HCMC 2010 Lunar New Year Flower Festival open to local enterprises, architects, painters, students of universities of fine arts and architects has just been launched by the organization committee.
Rock the boat - package tours to Halong Bay (17-7-2008) When it comes to taking package tours to Halong Bay Caitlin Worsham notices a pattern: no matter how much the price changes everything stays the same.
Legendary sea on the mountain - Bien Ho (16-7-2008) Situated some seven kilometers north of the center of Pleiku City, Bien Ho in Gia Lai Province, so named as the lake is as immense as ocean, is a nice destination for people who love both mountains and the vast of ocean.
International travel exhibition scheduled for September (16-7-2008) Hundreds of travel agencies across the world are expected to take part in the International Travel Exhibition-2008 scheduled to open in HCMC from September 12-14.
O Quy Ho Mountain Pass (15-7-2008) O Quy Ho is a mountain pass connecting two northern provinces of Lao cai and Lai Chau, an area home to the magnificent Hoang Lien Range including the Indochina's roof of Mount Fansipan with the height of 3,414 meters.
Tour to Ke Ga Island – Unforgettable Experience (14-7-2008) The one-hundred-year-old lighthouse on Ke Ga Island is the most favourite destination for visitors to Binh Thuan Province. From the top of the lighthouse, visitors can enjoy a fabulous view of the open sea.
Overseas tours for the elderly - SaigonTourist (14-7-2008) Saigontourist has launched a special Premium Travel tour called Paris Spring for elderly tourists.
The wilderness on Co To Islands (10-7-2008) Co To Islands off the central province of Quang Ninh have over the past two years become a popular destination to tourists who want an escape from the noise and pollution in cities.
Vietravel to hold underwater wedding (07-7-2008) Tour operator Vietravel will be organizing a mass underwater wedding for four couples on August 8 in Nha trang city in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
Five tar makeover - Duxton Saigon Hotel (07-7-2008) Demand for upscale hotel accommodation in Hanoi and Ho chi minh city is on the rise as Vietnam leaves its reputation as a backpacker’s paradise behind.
Travel Operators and Hotels Voted Top Ten (07-7-2008) Ten leading Vietnamese hotels and travel companies with most number of international tourists were presented with the Top Ten prize by the Viet nam Tourism Department and the Viet nam Tourism Association on Sunday.
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.
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.
Hoi An Charms Miss Universe Contestants (26-6-2008) Hoi an a quiet ancient town in the central province of Quang Ninh, was jubilant when 80 Miss Universe contestants arrived Wednesday.
Click Singapore: Click More to Win More - travel to Singapore (26-6-2008) Residents who like to travel will have a chance to double their happiness from traveling. To win prizes in a competition entitled “Click Singapore,” all they have to do is share photos of the city-state.
Outbound tour operators reel on stronger dollar (25-6-2008) The rise of the U.S. dollar against the local currency, coupled with the scarcity of this greenback, has thrown many outbound tour operators into a spin.
Miss Universe contestants’ names written on lanterns - travelling by cyclo (24-6-2008) The names of 81 candidates in the ongoing Miss Universe Pageant have been written on 700 colourful lanterns that are hung along Tran Phu street, Hoi an city said Vo Phung, director of the Hoi An Culture and Sports Centre.

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