Vietnam takes part in International Tourism Fair Berlin 2012
From 7 to 11 Mar 2012, International Tourism Fair Berlin 2012 (ITB 2012) took place at the International Exhibition Center ITB (Berlin – Federal Republic of Germany). As one of the largest and the most prestigious international tourism fairs, ITB 2012 is an opportunity for the business partners to meet and exchange experiences and also for visitors to find out …
March 16, 2012 Friday at 11:54 pm
Fireworks to light up New Year’s Eve
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will see 29 and 6 firework displays on Lunar New Year’s Eve (January 22). In Hanoi, four locations for high-range fireworks include Hoan Kiem Lake (Hoan Kiem District), Thong Nhat Park (Hai Ba Trung District), Nguyen Hoang Ton Flower Park (Tay Ho District) and Van Quan Lake (Ha Dong District). The remaining 25 inner …
January 28, 2012 Saturday at 1:15 am
Halong Bay
Situated in the north-east region of Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is a part of the Gulf of Bắc Bộ, and comprises Ha Long City, the township of Cẩm Phả and a part of the island district of Vân Ðồn. To the south-west it borders the island of Cát Bà, to the east is the sea and the mainland follow a …
August 25, 2011 Thursday at 8:16 am
Firms to get guide awards for tourism services
The Guide Awards given away annually by the Viet Nam Economic Times magazine to the year’s best tourism products and services will be presented to 134 winners in Mui Ne on July 29. The awards recognize excellent performances by hotels, resorts, restaurants, transporters, and other tourism services who make contributions to tourism by protecting the environment, supplying sustainable travel services, …
July 26, 2011 Tuesday at 6:56 pm
Hue dredges ‘King’s River’ to offer boat tours
Authorities in the province of Thua Thien-Hue have begun dredging a canal that would allow tourist boats to go to the inner royal citadel from the Huong (Perfume) River. The dredging, done at a cost of VND26.3 billion (US$1.2 million), will remove about 200,000cu.m of silt from the bed of the 3.5km long canal. The canal was built for irrigation …
July 25, 2011 Monday at 6:53 am
Vietnam attends tourism expo in South Korea
A show of Vietnamese traditional ao dai (long robe) was part of activities to open the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 in South Korea’s Daegu city, one of the three largest tourism fairs in the East Asian country. Viet Nam introduced the images of its landscape, people and information on tours and flights to the country at the expo which opened …
May 4, 2011 Wednesday at 6:11 am
