Investors suffer as delayed port mars tourism area
A resort investor has called the project to build a seaport in Binh Thuan Province by a state-run group a joke as construction has been repeatedly delayed over the last five years, while 12 resorts in...
View ArticleOne more cable car system at Ba Na Hills
After more than one year of construction, the third cable car system invested by Ba Na Cable Car Service JSC at Ba Na Hills Resort will come into service from March 29. This is the only cable car...
View ArticleJapanese corporation to build 100 hotels in Vietnam
Japanese hotel chain, Toyoko Inn, introduced its ambitious plan to build 100 starred hotels in Vietnam at a seminar in Hanoi on February 22. Nishida Norimasa, President and also founder of Toyoko Inn,...
View ArticleDa Nang vows to build tourism into spearhead
Though blessed with white sandy beaches and many sightseeing places of interest, central Da Nang city’s authorities are making all-out efforts to turn each visitor into a tourist promoter for the city....
View ArticleMekong Sub-region cities promote tourism
Four cities in the Mekong Sub-region including Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Yangon and HCMC will jointly promote tourism in Japan and South Korea. According to the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and...
View ArticleFebruary sees growth in Russian arrivals only
Tourist arrivals from Russia have grown well this month, but figures from all other markets slumped, resulting in a drop of nearly 12.5% year-on-year in February, according to the General Statistics...
View ArticleHanoi expects to welcome 15.5 mln tourists in 2013
Hanoi expects to serve 15.5 million tourists, including 2.25 million foreigners, in 2013, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Mai Tien Dung said on February 26....
View ArticleHCM City looks to lure more tourists
HCM CITY — The HCM City Tourism Association has unveiled a domestic tourism stimulation programme, hoping a successful year for inbound tourism. Speaking at a meeting held on Wednesday to review the...
View ArticleMy Son tourism village opens
DA NANG — The central province of Quang Nam officially opened the My Son community tourism village near the World Heritage Site of the same name yesterday. The village is one the first steps towards...
View ArticleCentral coast told to enhance tourism
The central coastal region of Viet Nam should enhance its sea tourism potential and natural resources to attract investment and development, said Nguyen Ba Thanh, Head of the Central Coastal Regional...
View ArticleVietnam earns VND53.5 trillion from tourism services in Q1
Vietnam fetched VND53.5 trillion ($2.5 billion) from tourism services in the first quarter of this year, equal to third of the sector’s total revenue in 2012. According to the statistics of the...
View ArticleVietnam, Cambodia boost cooperation in agriculture and tourisim
The first Tra Vinh trade and tourism exhibition and trade fair officially opened in Cambodia’s Battambang province on April 8. This is part of activities to strengthen economic cooperation between Tra...
View ArticleTourism industry crushed by central highland hydropower dams
Several tourism companies along the Serepok River in the central highlands province of Dak Lak have complained about the lack of co-operation from local hydropower plants. The plants have not...
View ArticleVietnam’s tourism potential introduced in Dubai
Vietnam’s current tourism promotion program in Dubai has attracted many officials and businesspeople in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The program was launched on April 11 with a video clip showing...
View ArticleTourism projects stand still over money issue
A number of mega tourism projects across Vietnam have failed to begin production as investors are hurt by the economic malaise. “Investors flocked to buy land and launched flowery ads on their tourism...
View ArticleThe investment boom at the Cam Ranh “golden bay”
The Cam Ranh peninsular, which is called the golden bay of Khanh Hoa province, has witnessed the “investment boom” when a lot of investors plan multi-million dollar projects there. If someone goes...
View ArticleHa Noi holds nation’s first international travel market
HA NOI— Tourism companies from 18 different countries and territories home and abroad gathered for the first Viet Nam International Travel Mart (VITM) yesterday in Ha Noi. The event has been identified...
View ArticleGreen tourism solutions discussed
A workshop on promoting environmentally friendly tourism opened in Hanoi on April 19 as part of the first Vietnam International Travel Mart 2013. The event aimed to discuss green energy solutions to...
View ArticleHa Long hosts trade, tourism and food fair
A trade, tourism and food fair opened in Ha Long city in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on April 26 as part of the 2013 Ha Long Carnival. The event features 120 stalls representing more...
View ArticleQuang Ninh puts high hopes on spiritual tourism
Quang Ninh province has been famous for the Ha Long Bay, one of the world’s natural wonders. However, over the last two years, the thing that attracts tourists to the locality is the spiritual tourism....
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