Vietnam Foreign Arrivals Up 10 pct

Fri, 05/26/2006 - 17:06

Vietnam welcomed 330,000 foreign visitors in May, an increase of 10 percent over the same period last year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said. viewanh_n.gif
This took the total number of foreign arrivals this year to 1.6 million, it added.

Central Highland Cultural Heritage Display

Wed, 05/24/2006 - 15:02

gong.bmpAn exhibition of cultural artifacts of Vietnam’s Central Highlands region opened Thursday in the resort town of Da Lat in Lam Dong province.

The show features sets of gongs with 109 units totally from ethnic minorities in the five Central Highlands provinces, including a set with 22 gongs – the greatest number among the exhibits.

Ha Long Bay Cultural Center Built on Sea

Tue, 05/23/2006 - 16:02

A cultural center has been built on the water in Vietnam’s world famous Ha Long Bay to celebrate its heritage. halong_bay_139_06.jpg

Ha Long City Welcomes 315,000 Visitors

Mon, 04/03/2006 - 11:00

Ha Long city in north-eastern Quang Ninh province welcomed more than 315,000 tourists in the first quarter of this year, a 24% year on year increase, earning a turnover of VND 225 billion, according to the city's Trade and Tourism Service.3_4halongbay.jpg

Foreign visitors alone increased by 13% to more than 242,000 in the first quarter, the service added.

US Tour Operators Eye Central Vietnam Beaches

Wed, 03/29/2006 - 10:15

viewanh_n.gifRepresentatives of Famtrip, a US travel group, arrived in Binh Thuan province Wednesday for a two-day trip to survey the tourism setup there.

Accompanying the 15-strong delegation are Kenny Chen, assistant to the director of EVA Airways, and a member of the US travel agency PTA Vacation.

Star Cruises Back To Vietnam

Wed, 03/22/2006 - 13:55

Star Cruises, the leading cruise line operator in the Asia Pacific, is set to reemerge in Vietnamese waters early next month after shunning Southeast Asia due to the SARS and bird flu epidemics in the past three years. Super_Star_Gemini_081_06.gif
It would bring 12,000 tourists by the end of this year, Suresh Abraham, its international relations deputy manager recently wrote in an email to Thanh Nien.

New Year Tourist Boom Nurtures Vietnam’s Hope For 5-million Mark

Wed, 01/11/2006 - 17:35

With the boom of foreign tourist arrivals in the first days of the year, Vietnadulich_009_06.jpgm’s tourism sector is hoping to draw in five million foreign visitors in 2006, compared with 3.4 million last year.

Vietnam A New Tiger Of Tourism In Asia: Tourism Official

Mon, 12/12/2005 - 00:43

HANOI, Dec 12 Asia Pulse - Vietnam could be considered as a new tiger of tourism in Asia, said Xu Jing, a representative of the World Tourism Organisation, on the sidelines of an international forum on poverty reduction through tourism held in Hanoi on Dec. 8-9.

Xu Jing told a Vietnam News Agency reporter that Vietnam is emerging as an attractive destination making great strides and progress in tourism promotion and development.

HCMC Plans Gala Events To Ring In Lunar New Year

Tue, 11/15/2005 - 18:01

A show featuring Asian traditional costumes will be held in Ho Chi Minh City in February as part of the city’s program to celebrate the Tet lunar New Year festival.

Vietnam Welcomes Three Millionth Foreign Tourist

Mon, 11/14/2005 - 17:33

dukhach_315_05.gifVietnamese tourism authorities threw a welcome party Friday for the three millionth international tourist to visit the country this year, a Japanese woman on her third trip to Vietnam.
Officials from the National Administration of Tourism were at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport to greet Furuya Oakana as she stepped off the aircraft to visit a country she has fallen in love with.

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