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 NEWS | | | | Phong Nha – Ke Bang faces trouble in world poll | |  Phong Nha – Ke Bang Nature Reserves may be ruled out from the list of nominees of the world’s seven natural wonders by New Open World if the www.vietnamworders.co.cc website is not removed. | | |
| More tourists choose Vietnam over Thailand | |  More Japanese and Korean tourists are travelling to Viet Nam instead of Thailand because of the volatile politics in that country, according to tour companies in HCM City. | | |
| Ha Long Bay advertised in Japan, UK | |  A working group of the Ha Long Bay Management Board will go to Japan on September 21 to advertise Ha Long Bay, said the board’s head Ngo Hung Thursday. | | |
| Japanese and Korean tourism firms to survey Nha Trang | |  Nearly 30 tourism businesses, travel agents and representatives from three-to-five-star hotels in Khanh Hoa Province took part in a workshop held by the Tourism and Commerce Promotion Center dealing with tourism promotion and working plan with two Fam Trip from Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK). | | |
| Lang Son opens trade-tourism fair | |  Nearly 150 booths of more than 100 businesses from 20 provinces and cities nationwide and foreign countries are showcasing their products at a trade and tourism fair held in northern border Lang Son Province from September 16-21. | | |
| Vietnam Airlines cut fuel surcharge the second time | |  Continuing fall of oil price in the international market urged Vietnam Airlines to reduce its fuel surcharge for its local flights the second time. The highest cut is VND30,000 ($1.8) for the HCM City-Hanoi and vice versa. | | |
| Vietnam’s images appear on London taxis | |  The images of Ha Long Bay, Vietnamese girls in the traditional “ao dai” dress and Ho Chi Minh City have appeared on London’s taxis as part of efforts to promote Vietnam as an impressive tourism destination and wonderful address for business activities. | | |
| Huge tourism complex opens in Binh Duong | |  The opening ceremony for Dai Nam Tourist World will take place on Thursday. This is only the phase 1 of the complex, which has been under construction for the past 10 years, said Huynh Uy Dung, chief executive of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company. | | |
| Vietnam Tourism to be Promoted in Russia | | | The Vietnam National Tourism Administration will organize two introduction programs on Vietnam tourism in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia on the occasion of the ‘Vietnam Cultural Days in Russia’ event and will promote the National Action Program on Tourism while in Russia. | | |
| Village upgrades needed | |  Although the tourist trade helps preserve craft villages, the surrounding environment, facilities and even the goods for sale often fall far short of the standards expected by many visitors. | | |
| Higher tour fees don’t affect number of tourists | |  Contrary to all predictions, the number of tourists on the September 2 holiday did not see decreases due to the high inflation. However, travel firms complained that travellers booked tours late, just before the holiday, which forced them to refuse to provide services. | | |
| Vietnam Airlines reduces fuel surcharge | |  The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has decided to reduce fuel surcharges by between 10,000-30,000 VND on each ticket for 14 domestic air routes as of September 4. | | |
| Quang Binh launches ecotourism tour | |  Visitors both inside and outside the country now will have the opportunity to explore the Nuoc Mooc ecotourism site that opened in the central province of Quang Binh on August 31. | | |
| ITE 2008 likely more deserted than expected | |  The 4th International Travel Expo 2008 in HCMC (ITE 2008) scheduled for early next month will likely be more deserted than expected as the organizer cannot arrange sufficient air tickets for international buyers. | | |
| Vietnam embraces new technology for tourism management | |  The Viet Nam Tourism Association (VITA) has embarked on a new phase in hospitality management with the adoption of Comanche International’s software package as the sole monitoring system for all aspects of the hospitality sector in the country. | | |
| Phu Quoc lures $1.72 billion in investment | |  The southern province of Kien Giang has licensed 21 investment projects with a total capital of more than VND27.35 trillion (US$1.72 billion) on Phu Quoc Island so far, according to the chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc, Pham Vu Hong | | |
| Sapa beckons tourists after flash floods | |  Local and international travelers are returning to the popular town of Sapa in Lao Cai Province, one week after flash floods devastated the northwestern mountainous province, said a local tourism official. | | |
| Diversified promotion campaign for tourism | | | Aiming to fulfill a yearly target of attracting 4.8-5 million foreign tourists, VNTA (the Vietnam National Tourism Administration) will actively carry out a new promotion campaign. | | |
| Ministry promotes Ha Long Bay as natural wonder | |  The International Cooperation 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. | | |
| National Day holiday: no worry of high price | |  Contrary to forecasts, tourism companies say the numbers of visitors buying tours for the National Day holiday are on the rise, despite economic difficulties and tour price increases of 5-7%. | | |
| Local travel booms despite tough times | |  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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| Sapa deserted in tourist season | |  Sapa, a famous tourist site in northern Vietnam, has never been so quiet as these days, though it is the tourist season
An employee of a local travel company said since the recent floods, few tourists have gone to Sapa. The Lao Cai Tourism Information Centre has had to cancel shows on Saturday evenings | | |
| Da Nang, Hue, Hoi An get fifteen minutes of fame | |  Famous spots in Da Nang, Hue and Hoi An will be captured by Thai airline PB Air (PB Air), e-card company Krungthai Card Public Company Limited (KTC) and First Class TV channel, announced the Da Nang Culture, Sport and Tourism Department. | | |
| Tourists returning from Sapa still in shock | |  “I’ve never thought that I would have been in that situation: no home, no food while my pocket was full of cash,” said a passenger who returned to Hanoi on the first train from flood-stricken Lao Cai province yesterday morning | | |
| Viet Nam-China caravan roadshow ends | | | The Viet Nam-China Caravan Roadshow 2007, which aimed to promote Viet Nam’s image and products in the Chinese market, ended its tour on October 31 | | |
| Danang to launch week to promote Ha Long Bay’s nomination | |  Danang City will organize a week to promote the nominating of Ha Long Bay as one of world’s seven natural wonders in mid-November 2007, said Mr. Duong Anh Cao, Chief Representative of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism's Office in Central provinces. | | |
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