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Ministry promotes Ha Long Bay as natural wonder |
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The
International Co-operation Department of the Ministry of
Culture, Sport and Tourism will organize a promotional
program calling on people to vote for Ha Long Bay in a
competition to select seven natural wonders of the world,
according to Minister Hoang Tuan Anh. |
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Local travel booms despite tough times |
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Local
travellers are still packing their suitcases during the
year-end tourist season, despite difficult economic times,
according to industry insiders. |
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Phan
Thiet set for three-day festival |
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The
Nghing Ong Festival, also knows as the Guan Kung Greeting
Celebration, will begin next Tuesday in central Binh Thuan
province’s Phan Thiet City. |
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Festival to mark friendship ties with India |
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The second
Vietnam-India people’s friendship festival is being
organised today in Hanoi and then Ho Chi Minh City from
August 13-15, following the first in India last year. |
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CITE
awarded best travel agency |
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Nhan
Dan- The Centre of Incentive, Tours and Events (CITE), of
Ben Thanh Tourist has recently been awarded the Best Travel
Agency Indochina 2008 by the Travel Weekly Asia magazine. |
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More
ASEAN tourists come to Vietnam |
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Nhan
Dan/VNA- The number of tourists from AEAN countries to
Vietnam since the beginning of the year has increased 21%,
totalling 473,000 out of 2.6 million of international
guests to Vietnam. |
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International arrivals to Vietnam go up in seven months |
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Nhan
Dan Online- The total number of international visitors to
Vietnam for the past seven months is 2.6 million, 10.6%
increase as compared with the same period last year, making
up 52.3% of the yearly plan, according to the latest report
by the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VNAT). |
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Phong Nha-Ke Bang marks 5th anniversary of world
heritage recognition |
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Nhan
Dan- A ceremony was held right in front of the Phong Nha
Cave, in Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district in the central
province of Quang Binh on July 26 to mark the 5th
anniversary of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park’s
recognition as a world’s natural heritage site by the
UNESCO. |
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Mui
Ne: Asia’s prime spot for summer |
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Famous
for its resorts that line the coast, Binh Thuan Province
also is home to white sand dunes, groves of coconut trees,
and vast fields of dragonfruit lining the roads near the
popular resort town of Mui Ne. |
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Tourism development in Phong Nha – Ke Bang: results and
problems |
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Nhan
Dan- Although Phong Nha – Ke Bang has been recognised as
world natural heritage but to date, the authorities of Quang
Binh, where the site is located, have not yet found a way
for tourism development. Even an official website on the
heritage has not yet set up. |
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Sa Pa feels the burden of too many tourists |
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It’s
no secret that Sa Pa Town is one of the country’s most
beloved tourist destinations for local and international
travellers but as traffic increases, so does the burden on
the town’s service industry. |
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Entry of foreign tourist vehicles to be made easier |
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The
authorities will allow all foreign tourist vehicles,
including right-hand-drive ones, to enter the country via
all border gates soon in an effort to attract more
travellers, especially from neighbouring countries. |
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Na Hang - mysterious beauty |
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Nhan
Dan Online - Na Hang district in northern mountainous
province of Tuyen Quang has been blessed by nature with its
mysterious beauty with primeval forests of diverse ecology
and miraculous grottos. |
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