Tours

Mong Cai city in the northern province of Quang Ninh has allowed certain travel companies to provide tours of the city for Chinese tourists with border passes on a trial basis.

According to the announcement of the organizing board said at a meeting in Quang Binh province on December 11, more than 28 foreign diplomats from North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa will attend a tour of Son Doong Cave.

Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific will offer 4,000 tickets at just VND12,000 (US$0.5) per leg on its website on December 4, which is Vietnam online shopping day.

Representatives of 10 Russian travel agencies have started to survey tourism services and products in a number of destinations in Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc Island.

This January, a direct international flight from Guangzhou, China to Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang Province will be created to meet the increasing demand of Chinese tourists who want to visit the island.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s budget carrier T’way Air will operate flights between Incheon and Ho Chi Minh City from December 24, reported the Korea Times on November 6.

An air route from the southern resort island of Phu Quoc to China’s Guangzhou will begin in 2016, according to Huynh Quang Hung, Vice Chairman of Phu Quoc District People’s Committee in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, has officially used the state-of-the-art aircraft Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for flights from Vietnam to Germany.

Tourism officials from Ho Chi Minh City, Central Highlands Lam Dong province and central Binh Thuan province have reviewed their cooperation in tapping local tourism strengths for joint development over the past two years.

Tourists prefer to visit the northwestern region in the autumn to watch ripen terraced rice fields, indulge in the aroma, and participate in the glutinous young rice festival of the local ethnic groups - Tay, Thai, Nung, Giay, and Mong.

Autumn is the ideal season for anyone who loves the meanders and the fresh, cool air of the highland areas.

Hieu Waterfall stands out in the green jungle deep inside Pu Luong Natural Reserve, about 25km from Canh Nang town in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Autumn tours offered by local travel firms have become increasingly appealing to Vietnamese tourists with companies announcing a rise in the number of bookings.

The Department of Tourism together with the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City and the Saigon Boat JSC recently launched a boat tour on the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal in the city.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in collaboration with the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association – Vietnam chapter, held a workshop in central Da Nang city on August 24 to seek ways to develop community-based tourism.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is offering a promotion on its flights between Hanoi and Japan’s Haneda Airport in Tokyo on the occasion of the route’s one year anniversary.

Some 300 experts and representatives from eight localities, international organisations and tourism agencies gathered at a conference on tourism promotion in northern Quang Ninh province on June 15.

The Management of Son Tra Peninsula and Tourism Beaches in Da Nang and the Son Tra Forest Protection Division are carrying out a survey to start tours of the peninsula to shoot pictures of gray-shanked douc langurs starting early next month.

Travellers will now have the opportunity to experience the serenity and tranquillity of the Truong Sa archipelago with its spectacular views – truly a unique island paradise – courtesy of tours to begin later this month.

A tourist route linking Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Thuan and Phu Quy island is likely under development following a familiarisation trip for tour operators and related media experts to the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan from May 28-31.