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Exploring Muong Thanh Dien Lam eco-tourism site in Nghe An

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Exploring Muong Thanh Dien Lam eco-tourism site in Nghe An

With a five-star standard, the tourism site is located within majestic mountains and has 16 villas that all enjoy a lake view. The eco-tourism complex provides visitors with luxury lodging services, an exciting experience amid nature and fantastic range of entertainment activities held during the summer. The Water Park and Muong Thanh Safari Land are popular destinations for visitors to enjoy during the summer months Muong Thanh Safari Land is the central region’s largest wild zoo and features nearly 100 different species and 2,000 animals from around the world. Children in particular show a keen interest in the wild animals found in the area such as a white tiger, giraffe, zebra, and hippopotamus With the best mineral mud imported from Khanh Hoa, visitors can truly enjoy the best mud bath experience whilst at the eco-tourism site A wide range of local specialities and vegetables are also on offer for visitors to sample. Guests at the complex can try delicious dishes that source ingredients from the site’s Muong Thanh Dien Lam.

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The Water Park and Muong Thanh Safari Land are popular destinations for visitors to enjoy during the summer months

Muong Thanh Safari Land is the central region’s largest wild zoo and features nearly 100 different species and 2,000 animals from around the world. Children in particular show a keen interest in the wild animals found in the area such as a white tiger, giraffe, zebra, and hippopotamus

With the best mineral mud imported from Khanh Hoa, visitors can truly enjoy the best mud bath experience whilst at the eco-tourism site

A wide range of local specialities and vegetables are also on offer for visitors to sample. Guests at the complex can try delicious dishes that source ingredients from the site’s Muong Thanh Dien Lam.

Sapa faces serious water shortage due to prolonged hot weather

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:24:00 +0700

Sapa faces serious water shortage due to prolonged hot weather

The town’s severe water crisis hardly meet the increasing demand for clean water for tourist-related facilities.

Many households have no choice but to buy a cubic meter of fresh water at VND100,000- VND350,000 while some hotels and restaurant pay VND500,000 ($21) for a cubic meter of fresh water.

As the water level of Bac waterfall and other lakes have fallen due to prolonged drought, water plant in the tourist town is unable to provide enough water for residents.

However, residents complained of the construction of many hydropower plants at the source of Bac waterfall. The number of hotels and tourist facilities has increased massively and more and more travelers flock to the town whereas facilities can’t keep pace with increased demand.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ha Van Thang said that the Urban Environment Company will use its vehicles to bring water to the town and the provincial People’s Committee will cover transportation fee.

The Department directed restaurants and hotels to refuse bookings at the time when water resources have been reduced.

BY PHUC HAU – Translated by DANG MINH

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Dong Hoi – Da Nang seaplane flights to be launched in May

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Dong Hoi – Da Nang seaplane flights to be launched in May

Inside a cave in Phong Nha – Ke Bang (Photo: VNA)

Quang Binh (VNA) – The first seaplane flights between Dong Hoi in the north-central coastal province of Quang Binh and the central coastal city of Da Nang will be launched from May 4 by Hai Au Aviation JSC.

Using 12-passenger Cessna craft, the flights will offer sightseeing of Quang Binh province’s Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, a world natural heritage site.

Tickets for charter flights requested during the week are estimated at 3,300 USD per flight, while regular flights on Saturdays and Sundays cost 300 USD per ticket. The flight time is about one hour.

These promotion tickets will be offered from May 4 to September 20, 2019. After that, the company will announce new prices.

A test flight on the route was conducted successfully on April 18.

Phong Nha – Ke Bang is dubbed the “Kingdom of Caves” for the magnificent specimens it boasts. It was twice recognised as world natural heritage sites by UNESCO in 2003 and 2015.

Son Doong, located in the heart of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang Nation Park, is the world’s largest cave recognised by three international organisations, namely Guinness (based in the UK), the Association World Record (based in Hong Kong) and WorldKings (based in the US and India).

The 1,645m-long cave system, which extends through a mountain, was named one of the most captivating on earth by National Geographic. It was discovered by a local in 1991 and first explored in 2009 by the British Cave Research Association, and has been open to the public since 2013.

Meanwhile, another cave, the Thien Duong, was labelled the world’s most beautiful and magnificent when it was discovered by scientists from the British Cave Research Association in 2005.

Located 4 km west of the North-South Ho Chi Minh Road, the cave is surrounded by underground streams and rocky mountains.

Thien Duong Cave is 30-100 metres wide, with the widest point measuring 150 metres. With a length of more than 36 km, it is considered the longest dry cave in Asia.

Besides Son Doong and Thien Duong, other well-known caves include En and Pygmy, which are said to be the third and fourth biggest in the world.
In 2018, Quang Binh welcomed some 3.9 million visitors, a year-on-year rise of 18.2 percent – including 200,000 foreigners, up 53.8 percent. The tourism sector raked in nearly 4.5 trillion VND (more than 192 million USD) in the year.

The province aims to welcome 4.3 million tourists in 2019, including 250,000 foreigners, and gross in excess of 4.5 trillion VND in revenue.-VNA

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Tourism promotes forest protection in Ba Be National Park

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:18:00 +0700

Tourism promotes forest protection in Ba Be National Park

Ba Be National Park in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan used to be a hotspot of large-scale deforestation. However, in recent years forest protection work in the area has seen positive changes. In particular, tourism development has contributed to this success.

Ba Be National Park covers an area of more than 10,000 hectares, of which nearly 8,000 hectares are forests with many rare and precious woods. In previous years, Ba Be National Park was a hotspot for illegal deforestation.

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Ninh Thuan vineyard experience pulls in visitors

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Ninh Thuan vineyard experience pulls in visitors

Grapes are a highly valued staple crop in Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)

Ninh Thuan (VNA) – Visiting vineyards in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan, the grape capital of the country, has long been an enjoyable experience for visitors to the area.

Ba Moi and Thai An are the two largest vineyards in the province, drawing in the highest number of tourists. The farms allow visitors to experience grape harvesting by hand and to learn about grape cultivation and wine production.

The Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 is scheduled to take place in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city and six districts in the province from April 26 to May 2.

Within the framework of the event, a number of festive activities will be held, including field trips to grape and apple farms, an industry-trade fair, a contest for ethnic minority groups in the province, a performance of Raglai’s “Bo ma” (farewell to the dead) ceremony, a street festival, and a beach sports festival.

Grapes are a highly valued staple crop in Ninh Thuan, which were first introduced to the province in 1960 and test-planted by the South-Central Centre for Agricultural Technical Research based in Ninh Son district. Commercial production began in the 1980s.

Ninh Thuan is now home to over 1,200 ha of grapes and nearly 200 facilities processing grape products such as wine, jam, and honey.

Grapes make up about 20 percent of the total production value of the local cultivation sector, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

In 2012, Ninh Thuan’s grape varieties were granted geographical indication (GI) certification by the National Office of Intellectual Property.

In early 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s plant cultivation department recognised Ninh Thuan province’s NH01-152 as a new grape variety and allowed the province to grow it on a trial basis before beginning commercial cultivation. –VNA

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HCM City to host exhibition on Turkish tourism

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HCM City to host exhibition on Turkish tourism

A group of Vietnamese tourists takes part in a 10-day trip to Turkey (Photo: baomoi.com)

Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition providing information on Turkish tourism for Vietnamese people will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 3-5.

In addition to photos and videos of the country, members of a Vietnamese delegation who recently took part in a 10-day trip to Turkey will share their experiences at the event.

Visitors will also be able to join talk shows and receive tips for travelling to the country.

The event will be held free of charge at the Saigon Centre shopping mall.

In July 2016, Turkey’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines opened a direct flight connecting Istanbul and Vietnam’s Hanoi and HCM City, with one flight a day each.

The air routes not only act as a new transit route from Vietnam to other countries around the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa, but also intensify people-to-people exchanges.

Special tours taking Vietnamese visitors to world heritages and natural wonders in Turkey were previously launched by Turkish Airlines and the Turkey National Administration of Tourism.-VNA

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Vietnam Airlines earns US$ 64.6 million profit in first quarter

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:18:00 +0700

Vietnam Airlines earns US$ 64.6 million profit in first quarter

Regarding to the profit, the Vietnam Airlines earned VND 1,500 billion (around US$ 64.6 million) pre-tax profit, being equivalent to 40 percent of the whole year’s estimates.

Along with the sustainable growth of financial targets, the national flag carrier operated nearly 33,500 flights carrying more than 5.4 million passengers in the first three month of this year, an increase of 2.5 percent compared to the same period of last year.

According to Vietnam Airlines, the enterprise is expected to list its shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) and hold an annual general meeting of shareholders 2019 in the second quarter of this year.

On the same day, a signing ceremony on cooperation between the People’s Committee of Tay Ninh province and Vietnam Airlines was taken place in Tay Ninh city.

BY BICH QUYEN- XUAN TRUNG- Translated by Huyen Huong

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Measures discussed to promote Quang Ninh tourism in line with heritage values

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:18:00 +0700

Measures discussed to promote Quang Ninh tourism in line with heritage values

Speaking at the workshop, Chairman of Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Long, emphasised that Quang Ninh aims to turn tourism into its spearhead economic sector, creating a driving force for the local socio-economic development with high professionalism, an international level, synchronous and modern infrastructure and high-quality tourism products imbued with Quang Ninh’s cultural identities, helping it become one of the leading locales in tourism in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Quang Ninh has set the target to welcome 15-16 million visitors, including seven million international travellers by 2020. The total number of tourists should reach 30 million by 2030, of which international visitors will be 15 million.

However, Quang Ninh tourism still faces challenges, including pressure to develop tourism combined with preserving natural and cultural heritages and promoting mineral and construction material production for sustainable development, as well as developing tourism in line with the local urban infrastructure.

Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that with an important geological and geopolitical position in the North, Quang Ninh has advantages for economic development, especially in the tourism sector, but it needs to build links with other provinces and cities to grow together.

In addition to traditional tourism products, Quang Ninh recently has a new type of “institutional” tourism – that is Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) tourism, thanks to its creative and strong action in administrative reform and socio-economic management, to become the bright spot for other localities to study, Loc added.

According to economist Tran Dinh Thien, Quang Ninh needs to focus on promoting its internal resources, including investment from domestic investors, to create a breakthrough for local tourism development, while focusing on building infrastructure and investing in digital connections in an outstanding way.

Delegates at the workshop suggested Quang Ninh focus on building international-level infrastructure facilities and diversifying and improving the quality of tourism products, in addition to improving the quality of human resources for the tourism sector and enhancing environmental protection for sustainable tourism development.

Quang Ninh is renowned for its scenic spots and attractive cultural and historical works, such as Ha Long Bay, Yen Tu Scenic Area and other special national monuments, along with a synchronous and modern infrastructure system consisting of Van Don international airport, Ha Long international cruise port, Ha Long – Hai Phong and Ha Long – Van Don highways, and a system of high-class hotels, resorts and amusement parks.

The change in urban development with new infrastructure projects has been put into operation, and new service and tourism facilities have been launched with higher quality, combined with improved awareness on tourism by local people, businesses and government, has proved and affirmed the right direction of Quang Ninh in the goal of promoting local tourism in line with its heritage values.

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Helicopter tour Vung Tau – Con Dao opened

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:23:00 +0700

Helicopter tour Vung Tau – Con Dao opened

The company uses MI-17-1V and MI-172 manufactured by Russia which can carry out at least 22 passengers and three of the crew.

There will be two round trips a week on Fridays and Sundays.

The helicopter will depart at 1.30 PM at Vung Tau and 3.30 PM at Con Dao with ticket price of VND2.2 million ($94.7) for a 60-minute flight.

BY NONG NGAN – Translated by DANG MINH

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Holiday tours to Phu Quy island fully booked

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Holiday tours to Phu Quy island fully booked

Seagoing tickets to the district also ran out several weeks ago.

The island is estimated to receive about 5,000 visitors this year holiday. Currently, it is able to receive a maximum of 1,000 visitors a day due to limited infrastructure.

Ms. Do Thi Lan, director of Nam Anh Binh Thuan Company said that tours to the island had been fully booked for over a month.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the room booking ratio in Ham Tien-Mui Ne tourist site has approximated 80-90 percent so far.

By Nguyen Tien – Translated by Hai Anh

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Top destinations in north-western region for National Reunification Day

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:18:00 +0700

Top destinations in north-western region for National Reunification Day

The peak of Fansipan mountain is known as “The Roof of Indochina”. Visitors can travel to Fansipan mount, which stands at a height of 3,143 metres, by cable car system or climb the mountain themselves. The weather in the local town of Sapa is such that visitors can enjoy four seasons during the course of a single day In Dien Bien city, visitors can tour historical relic sites such as Linh Quang pagoda, Muong Thanh airport, A1 hill, the De Castries bunker, Muong Thanh bridge, and the Victory Monument Moc Chau features roving green tea hills that have emerged as an attractive destination for young people due to the area’s romantic scenery. Visitors can rent clothes in the style of local ethnic girls at a price of only VND10,000 Mai Chau in the west of Hoa Binh province is popular among visitors thanks to the area’s stunning scenery of paddy fields and the tranquil atmosphere in its villages. There are two famous tourism hamlets located in Mai Chau that are suitable for local and foreign visitors; Lac and Pom Coong hamlets

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In Dien Bien city, visitors can tour historical relic sites such as Linh Quang pagoda, Muong Thanh airport, A1 hill, the De Castries bunker, Muong Thanh bridge, and the Victory Monument

Moc Chau features roving green tea hills that have emerged as an attractive destination for young people due to the area’s romantic scenery. Visitors can rent clothes in the style of local ethnic girls at a price of only VND10,000

Mai Chau in the west of Hoa Binh province is popular among visitors thanks to the area’s stunning scenery of paddy fields and the tranquil atmosphere in its villages. There are two famous tourism hamlets located in Mai Chau that are suitable for local and foreign visitors; Lac and Pom Coong hamlets

Green coffee shop helps visitors escape summer heat in HCM City

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:18:00 +0700

Green coffee shop helps visitors escape summer heat in HCM City

The coffee shop can be found on the third floor of an alley in Phu Nhuan district. With a large area the owner of the shop has grown lush green trees as well as decorating the space with ornamental plants and a water feature With a long winding roof, the coffee shop’s architecture is reminiscent of contemporary sculpture artworks The way to the seating area is paved with stone steps that rise from the water. This feature also keeps the temperature relatively cool. Families with children are advised to keep a close watch on their children The owner has chosen to use glass panels rather than walls to make the shop feel more open. Each of the shop’s corners have been decorated with green trees From the second floor, visitors can enjoy viewing a garden full of trees and a small lake thanks to the glass panels A corner on the second floor is perfect for those who love to sit amid a tranquil atmosphere. The open space has been designed in a Japanese style. The interior is well fitted throughout. The price of drinks start from VND35,000

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With a long winding roof, the coffee shop’s architecture is reminiscent of contemporary sculpture artworks

The way to the seating area is paved with stone steps that rise from the water. This feature also keeps the temperature relatively cool. Families with children are advised to keep a close watch on their children

The owner has chosen to use glass panels rather than walls to make the shop feel more open.

Each of the shop’s corners have been decorated with green trees

From the second floor, visitors can enjoy viewing a garden full of trees and a small lake thanks to the glass panels

A corner on the second floor is perfect for those who love to sit amid a tranquil atmosphere. The open space has been designed in a Japanese style.

The interior is well fitted throughout. The price of drinks start from VND35,000

Tourists have few places to spend their money

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:08:00 +0700

Tourists have few places to spend their money

Foreign tourists at the Muong Hoa mountain train station to Fansipan Peak

Plenty of visitors, modest revenue

Over the past three years, the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has grown at an annual rate of 30 percent. In 2017, Vietnam ranked sixth among the world’s 10 fastest growing travel destinations. In 2018, Vietnam welcomed 15 million foreign tourists.

Despite continuous increases in the number of visitors, Vietnam’s revenues from tourism are far lower than in other countries in the region.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), foreign visitors spend an average US$900 on a trip to Vietnam, compared to US$1,105, US$1,109 and US$1,565 spent in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand respectively.

The relatively modest spending reflects lower prices, which, paradoxically are one of Vietnamese tourism’s major selling points. “Compared with Thailand, the average length of stay of visitors to Vietnam is almost the same (9.5 days in Vietnam and 9.6 days in Thailand). However, visitors to Vietnam spend only US$96 per day, while those to Thailand spend US$163, and Singapore: US$325,” said John Lindquist, senior advisor to BCG – a member of the UK’s Tourism Industry Council.

Where to spend money?

In addition to Vietnam’s lower prices, tourism experts attribute the modest spending to lack of opportunities for visitors to spend their money other than on sightseeing and accommodations. Even major cities such as Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phu Quoc Island lack a diversity of entertainment facilities and shopping centers to serve visitors. Da Nang, a coastal tourist hub in the central region, is an example. Although it has maintained a high economic growth rate for many years and invested strongly in tourism infrastructure, the city still lacks special products and entertainment services for visitors, especially at night.

Da Nang offers beaches and sea, seafood, the Non Nuoc stone carving village and Ba Na Hills, but little else of interest to foreign visitors. “Destinations such as Phu Quoc and Da Nang are attractive to visitors, but they need to create new offerings to encourage visitors to come back. Visitors to Da Nang like Ba Na Hills, Golden Bridge and luxurious relaxation facilities such as InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort. However, these are not enough to get visitors to stay longer and encourage them to spend more money,” said Dang Bich Tho, Deputy General Director of Hanoi Redtours.

Sharing this opinion, Nguyen Tien Dat, Deputy Director of TransViet Travel, said, “Da Nang has many tourism advantages but still lacks bars and entertainment facilities to attract visitors at night. It has night markets but they remain small-sized and sell mostly street food. From Da Nang, tourists can travel easily to Hoi An and its Old Town. However, shops, markets and other service facilities in Hoi An close early, at about 10pm, while other Asian cities often stay awake beyond midnight.”

Private investment at tourist sites in recent years has focused on providing integrated models that include diverse entertainment and shopping facilities. Examples include the Sun World Ba Na Hills complex above Da Nang, Sun World Fansipan Legend in Lao Cai, Sun World Halong Complex in Ha Long Bay, and Vinpearl sites in Nha Trang and Phu Quoc. However, these high-grade tourism products and services have not kept up with growing demand, while few private companies dare to invest in such tourist projects.

Inadequate infrastructure is a hindrance to tourism development. Kenneth Atkinson, Executive Chairman of Grant Thornton Vietnam, said that while both the quality and quantity of tourist accommodations in major Vietnamese cities have improved greatly, demand keeps growing faster than supply, reflected in increasing room charges and occupancy rates.

The question is whether increased spending options would drive up prices, making Vietnam less attractive to budget

tourism. Conversely, prices could still remain lower than those in neighboring countries, while better infrastructure and

spending options would draw many more tourists and thereby increase industry revenues.

Quynh Trang

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Vietnam takes steps to attract more MICE tourists

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:16:00 +0700

Vietnam takes steps to attract more MICE tourists

In early January 2019, the World Cardiology Conference organization board for the first time decided to organize the event in Da Nang instead of HCMC, after Da Nang successfully organized the 2017 APEC Summit.

Pham Mai Hoang Loc from Saigontourist confirmed that after APEC Summit, the travel firm got orders from big groups of MICE tourists. “Da Nang is now a hot destination for international MICE travelers,” she said.

Representatives of other travel firms said the same. Previously, Da Nang also attracted MICE tourists, but the tours were only on a small scale. Only after the 2017 APEC Summit, Da Nang become a destination for big events. The number of conferences with thousands of attendees has increased rapidly.

“We suggest a lot of destinations, including Nha Trang, Ha Long, HCMC, Hanoi and Da Nang, but clients choose Da Nang,” said Tran Xuan Hung, chair of Viking, which is organizing an event for 3,500 MICE travelers from Indonesia, who will stay from March 27 to April 11.

Nguyen Duc Quynh, deputy CEO of Ariyana Da Nang, which has a 12,000 square meter international conference, said Ariyana opened in late 2017, but it is running at 50 percent of capacity.

A high number of international events took place there, including events with 4,500 participants and conferences with guests from 150 countries.

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“The real capacity is higher than expected,” Quynh said.

A branding expert said that for MICE tourism, important events such as APEC Summit in Da Nang and the US-DPRK Summit in Hanoi offer ‘golden opportunities’ for Vietnam to attract tourists.

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A representative of a travel firm said that his firm had been chosen by clients, even though it did not have to attend the international bid, because it was known as one of the key service providers at the US-DPRK Summit.

Reports all show the steady rise in number of MICE tourists in recent years. The operational capacity of conference and exhibition centers is relatively high. In HCMC, there is only one large international exhibition and conference center in district 7, which has been fully booked until the end of the year. Event organizers now find it difficult to organize international exhibition events.

Le Hoang Yen, chair of Global DMC, said the number of Global DMC travelers this year is expected to be 20 percent higher than last year.

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Mu Cang Chai terrace fields among world’s most colorful places

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 11:16:00 +0700

Mu Cang Chai terrace fields among world’s most colorful places

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The rice paddies in Mu Cang Chai, a rural district 300km northwest of Hanoi, have become a popular check-in destination for Instagram users thanks to “their impressive angles in a topographically challenging region,” the travel magazine says.

Depending on the time of year, the colors of the rice fields change from emerald green in late spring and summer to golden yellow in October, when the rice ripens.

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The magazine suggests a visit to the rice terraces in Mu Cang Chai at the beginning of October, when the rice is ready to harvest.

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A luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Condé Nast, Conde Nast Traveler magazine has won 25 National Magazine Awards. Its annual award is known as the “pinnacle of the world tourism industry”.

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Urban house makes clever use of space for multi functionality

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:18:00 +0700

Urban house makes clever use of space for multi functionality

The building is located on Pham Cu Luong street, An Hai Dong ward, Son Tra district, Danang city. Despite being fairly narrow with a total width of 4 metres, the building stands at 33 metres tall. Architects have divided the building into three storeys. The first floor is used as a coffee shop, the second floor for accommodation, and the third floor for relaxing. The inside of the first floor looks spacious. With bricks decorating the walls, trees are used to create green space. The steel staircase also increases the space. The second floor has been arranged into a living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms. The house has a classical style that is both simple and charming. The kitchen on the second floor The corridor’s receive both sunlight and wind. Each bedroom has a bathroom built in to save space. A romantic space on the roof of the building

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The building is located on Pham Cu Luong street, An Hai Dong ward, Son Tra district, Danang city. Despite being fairly narrow with a total width of 4 metres, the building stands at 33 metres tall.

Architects have divided the building into three storeys. The first floor is used as a coffee shop, the second floor for accommodation, and the third floor for relaxing.

The inside of the first floor looks spacious.

With bricks decorating the walls, trees are used to create green space.

The steel staircase also increases the space.

The second floor has been arranged into a living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms.

The house has a classical style that is both simple and charming.

The kitchen on the second floor

The corridor’s receive both sunlight and wind.

Each bedroom has a bathroom built in to save space.

A romantic space on the roof of the building

Vietnam Airlines earns US$ 64.6 million profit in first quarter

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:18:00 +0700

Vietnam Airlines earns US$ 64.6 million profit in first quarter

Regarding to the profit, the Vietnam Airlines earned VND 1,500 billion (around US$ 64.6 million) pre-tax profit, being equivalent to 40 percent of the whole year’s estimates.

On the same day, a signing ceremony on cooperation between the People’s Committee of Tay Ninh province and Vietnam Airlines was taken place in Tay Ninh city.

BY BICH QUYEN- XUAN TRUNG- Translated by Huyen Huong

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Measures discussed to promote Quang Ninh tourism in line with heritage values

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Japanese travel website inaugurates Vietnamese version

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:19:00 +0700

Japanese travel website inaugurates Vietnamese version

Interface of the website (Source: Tsunagu Japan)

Tokyo (VNA) – D2C X Inc., the operator of a Japanese travel information website for foreign tourists, has recently launched its Vietnamese version.

The website http://bit.ly/2UILt0R is now available in the five languages of English, Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese.

It provides users with information on Japanese culture, the country’s famous attractions and cuisine, as well as restaurants and hotels close to tourist sight-seeing locations. The website attracts about 1.5 million visits per month, said the D2C X Inc.

The Tokyo-based company said Vietnamese staff have been hired to produce content suitable for Vietnamese people.

Statistics of the Japan National Tourism Organisation showed that tourist arrivals from Vietnam to Japan hit a record number of 390,000 in 2018, a year-on-year surge of 26 percent.

As many as 120,000 Vietnamese visitors travelled to Japan in the first quarter of this year, up 42 percent compared to the same period in 2018. –VNA

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Vietnamese tourism to be promoted in Chinese cities

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:19:00 +0700

Vietnamese tourism to be promoted in Chinese cities

The information was released at a regular press conference held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) in Hanoi on April 17.

The activities are expected to feature the participation of around 300 travel businesses, airlines and representatives of tourism management agencies from Vietnam and Chinese localities.

Exchanges between enterprises from the two sides, as well as activities introducing Vietnamese destinations and art performances, will be the highlights of the programme.

The event, as part of the national tourism promotion programme in 2019, aims to attract more visitors from the Chinese market to Vietnam.

According to the Institute for Tourism Development Research,Chinese visitors always account for 28%-30% of the total international arrivals in Vietnam.

It is forecast that, in the future, the number of Chinese tourists arriving in Vietnam will continue to rise thanks to the low cost, short travel time, and the increased quantity and frequency of flights between the two countries.

In addition to the programme promoting Vietnamese tourism in China, the MoCST will finalise and submit Vietnam’s tourism development strategy by 2030, with a vision to 2050, to the Prime Minister as well as develop guidelines on tourism competitiveness index and priority indicators for tourism for ministries and agencies, among other plans.

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Vietravel offers free spiritual tours to delegates attending UN Day of Vesak 2019

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:23:00 +0700

Vietravel offers free spiritual tours to delegates attending UN Day of Vesak 2019

Thich Duc Thien, deputy chairman and secretary general of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha addresses the press conference.

The offer was released at a press conference in Hanoi on April 18 held to explain the preparations being made for the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

The event will be organised at the Tam Chuc Buddhism Culture Centre, Kim Bang district, in the northern province of Ha Nam and is set to run between May 12 and 14.

With the theme “Buddhism’s Approach to Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies”, the event is expected to draw more than 1,400 international delegates from nations and territories around the globe.

Thich Duc Thien, deputy chairman and secretary general of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), said the event provides a good opportunity to improve the image of Vietnam and its people whilst simultaneously showcasing the nation’s tourism potential to a host of international delegates.

The VBS has assigned local tour operator Vietravel with the responsibility of providing accommodation and transportation for delegates during the occasion.

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The company had previously been involved in the organisation of the 2014 version of the event which was held in Ninh Binh province.

The deputy chairman and secretary general noted that the organizing board has sent invitations to all delegates to select five tours to go on. This includes three tours free of charge and two tours with charge.

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Following the closing ceremony of the event, organisers will put on three free tours to Trang An-Bai Dinh, Yen Tu, Fansipan Sapa and two tours with charge to historic relic sites in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay.

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Seaplane to give visitors new view of Da Nang and Hue

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:23:00 +0700

Seaplane to give visitors new view of Da Nang and Hue

As of April 25, Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company will put into operation a new air route from Da Nang city to Thua Thien Hue province with a return flight via seaplane. Each flight will have the capacity to take a total of 12 passengers.

During the 40-minute flight, passengers will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the stunning scenery that the route passes over. Notable landmarks include the Hai Van pass, Son Tra peninsula, Han river, Cau Vang (Golden Bridge) on Ba Na Hills, Huong river, Ngu mountain, Hue Imperial Citadel, and Tam Giang lagoon.

The service will land in Phu Bai airport in Hue or Da Nang International airport. Alternatively, visitors can also select a 30-minute tour of the cities of Da Nang and Hue.

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The launch of the seaplane service will contribute, not only to accelerating tourism development in Da Nang city and Thua Thien Hue province, but the central region in general.

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HCM City among world’s best places for foodies to explore

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:19:00 +0700

HCM City among world’s best places for foodies to explore

Ho Chi Minh City has been named among the best places in the world for foodies to explore, according to a list released by CEOWORLD magazine, a world’s leading business magazine dedicated to business leaders and high net worth individuals worldwide.

An amalgamation of French and Vietnamese flavors, food offered by this city is delicious and would make you ask for more. This city was colonised by French and later gave this magical twist in the food industry of Vietnam.

CEOWORLD magazine advises travelers that the traditional dishes worth trying are banh mi, pho, op la, and bun rieu. Best eateries to visit are Skewers restaurant, Cuc Gach Quan, Secret Garden, Mountain Retreat and many more.

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France tops the list, followed by Manila in the Philippines, Tokyo in Japan, Georgetown in Malaysia, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Earlier, Ho Chi Minh City has been named among the 15 best places for vegan travel, according to a list released by inews.co.uk, a British newspaper owned and published by Johnston Press.

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The website advises travelers that vegan fare in Vietnam needs not being watery noodle soup with a few token vegetables thrown in. While it can be a challenge to sidestep fish or meat broths Saigon has an array of vegan restaurants to keep you occupied.

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Phu Tho welcomes 7 million arrivals to Hung Kings Temple festival

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:24:00 +0700

Phu Tho welcomes 7 million arrivals to Hung Kings Temple festival

People flock to Hung Kings Temple for the festival (Photo: VNA)

Phu Tho (VNA) – The Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in Viet Tri city, the northern midland province of Phu Tho, welcomed over 7 million visitors during the Hung Kings Temple Festival from April 5-14.

The figure was provided by the organizing board of the Hung Kings Temple Festival.

On April 14, an incense offering ceremony was held in the province Phu Tho to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the nation.

The death anniversary of Hung Kings has long been considered a significant day of the whole nation, illustrating the spirit of solidarity and tradition “when drinking water, remember its sources”.

Phu Tho along with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, the central province of Nghe An, and the northern province of Son La representing different regions across the country has actively carried out plans in celebration of the death anniversary of Hung Kings and Hung Kings Temple Festival in 2019.

Various kinds of activities have been taking place during the day such as palanquin processions, contests to make “Banh Chung” (square glutinous rice cake) and “Banh Day” (white, flat, and round glutinous rice cake) – which were created by the 18th prince of Hung King some 3,000-4,000 years ago – symbolysing the “earth” and the “sky”, respectively, and art and cultural programmes.

Legend has it that Lac Long Quan (real name Sung Lam, son of Kinh Duong Vuong and Than Long Nu) married Au Co (the fairy daughter of De Lai). Au Co then went on to give birth to a pouch filled with one hundred eggs, which soon hatched into a hundred sons, believed to be Vietnam’s ancestors. However, soon thereafter, Lac Long Quan and Au Co separated. Lac Long Quan went to the coast with 50 of the children, while Au Co went to the highlands with the rest.

Their eldest son was made king, who named the country Van Lang and set up the capital in Phong Chau (nowadays Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province), beginning the 18 dynasties of the Hung Kings.

The kings chose Nghia Linh Mountain, the highest in the region, to perform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for healthy crops.

To honour their great contributions, a complex of temples dedicated to them was built on Nghia Linh Mountain, and the tenth day of the third lunar month serves as the national commemorative anniversary for the kings.

The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings was recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.-VNA

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Top check-in points in the north for National Reunification Day

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Top check-in points in the north for National Reunification Day

Mua cave has been one of the most popular spots in the northern province of Ninh Binh among young tourists since the middle of 2018. The cave can be found in Hoa Lu district and is considered by many as the ‘Great Wall of Vietnam’ The highlight of Mua cave is the impressive structure of 500 stairs that lead to the mountains’ peak Tam Diep pineapple hill is a recently-popular check-in point for young travelers in Ninh Binh and across the northern region Tam Diep pineapple farm is part of Dong Dao farm in Tam Diep city of Ninh Binh province. It is an easy destination to get to and only takes visitors a two-hour drive by motorbike. The best time to go is during early summer between April to July when the farm is enjoying a harvest period. Tam Chuc pagoda in Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province, is one of the world’s largest pagodas. The site is due to host the UN Day of Vesak 2019 in early May Tam Chuc pagoda is surrounded by the imposing That Tinh mountain and the picturesque Luc Nhac lake

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The highlight of Mua cave is the impressive structure of 500 stairs that lead to the mountains’ peak

Tam Diep pineapple hill is a recently-popular check-in point for young travelers in Ninh Binh and across the northern region

Tam Diep pineapple farm is part of Dong Dao farm in Tam Diep city of Ninh Binh province. It is an easy destination to get to and only takes visitors a two-hour drive by motorbike. The best time to go is during early summer between April to July when the farm is enjoying a harvest period.

Tam Chuc pagoda in Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province, is one of the world’s largest pagodas. The site is due to host the UN Day of Vesak 2019 in early May

Tam Chuc pagoda is surrounded by the imposing That Tinh mountain and the picturesque Luc Nhac lake