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  Vietnam wants to raise image for foreign travelers

  Do Hoang Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Finance believes in raising Vietnam’s image by offering refund on Value Added Tax (VAT) on commodities purchased in Vietnam by foreign travelers at point of departure at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports from July 2012 till June 2013. The deputy minister mentioned this at a [...]

  

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  Street Festival 2011 to be held in Ha Giang

  On the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), together with the 120th anniversary of the foundation of Ha Giang Province, the Street Festival 2011 will be held in Ha Giang from September 10-12 in the center of Ha Giang City. The event will include various cultural activities [...]

  

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  Attractive Tours to the Northwest

  The People’s Committee of Son La Province, in association with the Son La Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Anh Son Advertising, Trading and Construction Joint Stock Company, will launch a travel program with attractive tours to the northwestern part of Vietnam. The program aims to present ecological, community, cultural and historical tourism [...]

  

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  Vietnam Airlines to discount fares for travel expo visitors

  Vietnam Airlines will offer 157 tickets at a discount of up to 75% for foreign buyers who will call at the International Travel Expo, HCMC 2011 (ITE-HCMC) in September. This is the largest financing scheme of the airline ever for this national tourism promotion event, said Nguyen Bao Anh, deputy head of tourism promotion, festivals [...]

  

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  Phu Quoc Island plans enormous tourism complex

  An international tourism complex including five-star hotels, convention centres and casinos will be built on Phu Quoc Island, authorities in southern Kien Giang province have announced. The complex would be a 100 percent foreign-invested project with a maximum duration of 70 years, with the casino licence valid for a maximum term of 30 years. The [...]

  

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  Vietnam Set To Welcome More British Visitors

  European countries in general and the UK in particular are considered important markets for Vietnam’s tourism sector. For the last few years, the number of British visitors to Vietnam has increased considerably. Every year, Vietnam receives about 100,000 British visitors and this trend will continue to increase robustly in the future when direct flights between [...]

  

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  Central ethnic minority cultural festival kicks off

  The Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival for people in the Central and Central Highlands regions kicked off on July 1 in the southern central province of Phu Yen. The event, as part of the National Tourism Year 2011 which puts spotlight in sea and island tourism, drew the participation of 500 artists from 14 regional [...]

  

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  Summertime on Con Dao Island

  Previously, tourists from the Mekong Delta who headed for Con Dao had to travel to HCM City first, where they could reach the final destination by air or ship. Fortunately, since June 1, they have been able to embark on a 40-minute flight, in an ATR-72 aircraft, from Can Tho to Con Dao, where they [...]

  

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  Tourism year 2012 set to promote heritage values

  The organizing committee of the National Tourism Year 2012 has chosen the theme Heritage Tourism for the year-long program, and the host province Thua Thien – Hue is preparing itself for the year, an official said. Phan Tien Dung, director of the province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told the Daily that the opening [...]

  

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  Vietnam plans to develop strong tourism brands

  The nation’s tourism industry is going to focus on developing strong tourism brands in the next decade, particularly those targeted at foreign markets. Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said developing strong tourism brands is one of the new missions in a draft master tourism development plan to 2020, [...]

  

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  Vietnam Airlines adds 1,350 flights to summer schedule

  Vietnam Airlines plans to operate more than 1,350 additional flights on a dozen of domestic routes with high demand for air travel, particularly tourist-frequent destinations, between now and August 15 this year. The national flagship carrier said on Sunday that it would provide the market with up to 1.6 million seats this summer, up 21% [...]

  

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  Air Mekong, Royal Resort lure tourists to Quy Nhon

  Royal Resort has teamed up with Air Mekong to attract summer tourists to Quy Nhon by offering discount packages for passengers, particularly families and groups, on the daily service of the private carrier to the central coastal city in Binh Dinh Province. Besides flexible air-tickets, Air Mekong passengers receive a 50% room discount at Royal [...]

  

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  Bai Dai tourist area

  The plan on developing the Bai Dai tourist area kicked off seven years ago in 2004, when 50 investors registered investment projects. However, it is surprising that the wonderful tourist area remains deserted. The tourist area in the north of Cam Ranh peninsula, or Bai Dai, with its wonderful charm, is considered the ideal place [...]

  

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  Carnaval Ha Long

  The northern province of Quang Ninh has invested VND138 billion (USD6.6 million) in building an outdoor art laser light stage, which will make its debut at the coastal area of Halong Bay on the night of May 2. According to the organising board, the light stage and the Halong carnival festival will be the spotlights [...]

  

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  U.S. dance troupe

  The international Ballroom Dance Company from Brigham Young University, one of the U.S.’s leading troupes, will entertain Vietnamese audiences in Danang and Hanoi from May 12 to 14, reports VietnamPlus. The show themed ‘Grasping the miracles’ will feature Latin and international dance styles from classic to contemporary including waltz, samba, foxtrot and hustle. The troupe [...]

  

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  Vietnam travel tips

  Weather Vietnam’s elongated shape stretching from the tropics to the subtropics zone accounts for the varied climate in the country. Vietnam is an year round destination, when one part of Vietnam is cloudy and rainy, there are other parts of the country that can be sunny and warm North Vietnam enjoys 4 seasons, meanwhile Central [...]