Vietnam travel news

Air Mekong offers promotion on Valentine’s Day
The Mekong Aviation JSC (Air Mekong) has a special Valentine’s Day offer for flights between February 14 – 29.

Da Nang to host International Paramotor Competition 2012
The Danang International Paramotor Competition 2012 will be held at the Eastern Sea Park in Son Tra District from May 23rd to 27th.

Hue architecture gets 3D look
The Hue Relics Preservation Centre and its partners have completed a project to produce 3D images that feature historic architecture of the former imperial city.

Sun beats down on glut of resorts
Resorts have only appeared on the local market in recent years, but supply is rapidly increasing. Following a slowdown last year, the situation looks difficult for the sector in 2012.

Downstreaming on Gam River
You have to be brave enough to drift along from east to west then north to south to really appreciate the beauty of the Gam River.

See Cham Islands by helicopter
The first chartered helicopter tour of the year will transport a group of 22 tourists from the US, Australia and France from Da Nang to Hoi An's Cham Islands this weekend.

E-visas arrive to Myanmar and probably to Vietnam
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has its own “marronnier” - visa issues. Every ASEAN Travel Forum (ATF) experiences ministries from each member country reaffirming his commitment to simplify visa issues and work on a single ASEAN visa.

Austria keen to enhance training links with VN
Krems University in Austria wants to work closer with Vietnamese universities to set up a school for training in the tourism sector up to international standards, the university’s president, Dr. Mag Boyer Heinz, has said.

VN expects to welcome more British tourists
Vietnam is forecast to grow in popularity as a destination for British tourists this year, according to the Holiday Money Report 2011, recently issued by the Post Office, the UK's largest foreign currency provider.

Two cruise ships dock in Da Nang on the same day
On 11 February, Saigontourist’s Super Star Aquarius and cruise ships berthed Tien Sa port. Most of the more than 2,000 passengers were American, British, Australian, Canadian and Chinese. This is Da Nang's largest number of cruise ship arrivals this year.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau to host seaports festival
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has authorised the southern coastal province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau to host the country’s first international seaport festival, from April 27-29.

HCM City street food attracts more tourists
Tourists are not only attracted by famous landscapes, beauty spots or shopping centres but also by regional specialties and street food has long played an exciting role in different cuisines throughout the world.

A destination for waves and sand
“Paradise” of health resorts
Land of festivals

Dak Lak preserves over 2,300 sets of gongs
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has preserved 2,307 sets of bronze gongs, said the local relevant agency.

Sai Gon Railway cuts ticket prices
The Sai Gon Railway Passenger Transport Company will begin selling promotional tickets for passengers travelling on return journeys from HCM City to Hue and HCM City to Quy Nhon and back, to attract more passengers after the Lunar New Year.