Tourism

Day-tours introducing famous historical sites, learning the unique architectures, and discovering the gorgeous culture of Hanoi promise to bring unforgettable experiences for travelers. The Management Board of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter has recently cooperated with Hanoi Investment, Trade and Tourism Centre, and Hanoitourist Travel Co.Ltd to hold a field trip to relics and heritage sites around the Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi’s Old Quarter area. The trip aims to research Hanoi tourism’s potentials, thereby, building up new tourism products to adapt to the ‘new normal’ as the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic improves. Hanoi’s Old Quarter Area is remembered as the best place to reflect the capital’s ancient architecture. Hanoi’s Old Quarter Area is remembered as the best place to reflect the capital’s ancient architecture. The corner of Phung Hung and Hang Ma Street. Photo: Quang Hung/ Yeu Hanoi Unique tourist destinations During the one-day …

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Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Chairwoman of the Municipal People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang said that the city’s tourism industry is eager to welcome the first commercial tourists for the waterway tour. Earlier, HCMC had also performed nearly 20 roadway tour programs serving doctors and frontline forces participating in the Covid-19 fight. After a working session between HCMC and the three provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh a few days ago, the three Central provinces were unanimous in welcoming tourists from Ho Chi Minh City again. Over the passing years, the city tourism sector has identified waterway tourism as one of its strengths and potentials to develop unique tourism products. According to Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, waterway tourism is an attractive and potential tourism product that may be developed into one of the city’s typical key tourism products. In recent years, Ho Chi Minh City has exploited …

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam last week proposed the launching of pilot flights to carry foreign tourists to several tourist destinations like Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa and Quang Ninh from this quarter onwards. Passengers would be quarantined at a designated hotel for seven days upon arrival in Vietnam. In the first month, there would be one international flight a day, with around 4,000 to 6,000 foreign tourists allowed to visit the country. The flight frequency would be increased to two per day in the next months. Dr. Bui Doan Ne, general secretary of Vietnam Aviation Business Association, said the plan would not be feasible with the seven-day centralized quarantine rule. "No foreign tourist would sacrifice seven days of a holiday to be isolated in a hotel," he said. From October 10-20, when some domestic routes were resumed under a trial phase, the seat occupancy rate was just 30-50 percent. Several flights were nearly empty, forcing carriers to cancel flights and avoid …

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Its people's committee on Monday sent a proposal for a trial vaccine passport program to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It targets tourists from Northeast Asia, Russia, the U.S., and some European countries. Visitors would need to furnish a certificate showing they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to arrival or had recovered from Covid and a negative PCR test result done within 72 hours before departure, and would again be tested on arrival. They can only come on package tours with designated travel agencies and should have medical and travel insurance. The tourist destinations Binh Dinh plans to reopen to foreign tourists include Quy Nhon, Phuong Mai Peninsula, Nhon Chau island commune, and Cat Tien Town. Binh Dinh, home to wide sandy beaches, received four million visitors in 2019, the year before Covid-19 broke out. Binh Dinh also plans to welcome back domestic tourists from early November. Over 679,000 …

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Tourists explore Thiềng Liêng Island in Cần Giờ District’s Thạnh An Commune. Photo Hoàng Tuyết HCM CITY — The Saigontourist Group on October 24 launched a river tour from Bạch Đằng wharf in downtown HCM City to  tourist attractions in Cần Giờ District, one of the first efforts to revive the tourism sector as the city eases COVID-19 curbs. Fifty tourists left for Vàm Sát Ecological Park and Thiềng Liềng Island in Cần Giờ by a Greenlines high-speed ferry. They cruised on the Sài Gòn River and explored the Cần Giờ wetlands and the area’s signature dishes. The coastal district is noted for its vast mangrove forests and wildlife sanctuaries, and was designated the first Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Việt Nam in 2000 by UNESCO. Trương Thành Vinh, a five-star hotel employee in the city, said he had visited Cần Giờ several times but it was his first river trip to the place. A trip with friends was a relief from the mental strain after months of travel restrictions due to the …

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Those subsidized bus routes will travel to major economic and residential zones such as coach stations and hospitals. Particularly, the eight bus lines include bus route No.14 running through the Mien Dong (Eastern) bus station – Ba Thang Hai Street – the Mien Tay (Western) bus station, bus route No.20 (Ben Thanh – Nha Be), bus route No.27 (Sai Gon – Au Co – An Suong bus station), bus line No.29 connecting Cat Lai ferry and An Suong bus station, bus route No.65 (Ben Thanh – Cach Mang Thang Tam – An Suong bus station), bus route No.74 (An Suong– Cu Chi bus station), bus route No.79 (Cu Chi bus station – Ben Duoc Temple), bus route No.141 (BCR – Long Truong tourism site – Linh Trung 2 Export Processing Zone). (Illustrative photo: SGGP) Those bus lines will operate from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, especially, bus line No.74 will operate at Cu Chi bus station from 4:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and at An Suong bus station from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. In accordance with the pandemic …

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Torrential downpours over the past days have submerged many streets of Hoi An, a popular tourism hotspot. With water levels receding somewhat, coffee shops along the Hoai River have opened their doors to serve customers and their youthful customers have responded in good numbers, not bothered about sipping their beverages with feet submerged in the floodwaters. The annual flood seasoning in Hoi An occurs from late October to January. Over the years, residents of the ancient town have learned to live with the floods and even considered it an opportunity to develop new tourism products like boat tours. From the cafés, people can watch the flooded An Hoi Bridge, famous as a vantage point for the floating lantern festival on the full moon days. People gather in large numbers on the bridge to release colorful lanterns onto the Hoai River. Nguyen Hong Hanh said that as a resident of Hoi An for many years, she was used to the scene of flooded …

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Passenger buses at Giáp Bát station in Hà Nội. The transport companies are planning to operate at their maximum capacity to compensate for the sales lost in the last three months. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu By Mai Hương HÀ NỘI — As the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the implementation of Việt Nam’s economic development plans, the National Assembly (NA) and Government have been proactively and urgently deploying stimulus packages to quickly restore the economy and leverage growth. The latest Resolution 406/NQ-UBTVQH15, issued by the National Assembly on October 19, is regarded as a correct and timely policy, and was well received by enterprises. The Resolution offers support for enterprises and individuals affected by COVID-19 through tax reductions with a total value of up to VNĐ21.3 trillion (US$926 million). The beneficiaries will enjoy direct tax reductions which is considered more practical than the extension of tax payments in previous support packages. …

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Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be reopened from October 27 after a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. From October 27, Bamboo Airways will resume flights on the Van Don-HCM City route with three fights every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Fights depart HCM City at 3:05 pm and arrive at Van Don at 6:10 pm. Van Don International Airport Vietjet Air plans to conduct daily return flights on HCM City-Van Don from October 31. Passengers from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City to Van Don are requested to have negative Covid-19 test results by the quick testing or RT-PCR methods. However, those from Van Don are required to either be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with the second jab given at least 14 days before their flight; recovered from Covid-19 or tested negative for Covid-19 within 72 hours before departure. Airport Director Pham Ngoc Sau said that the airport had strictly conformed to …

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World Travel Awards (WTA) has unveiled major awards in the global travel and hospitality industry this year, honouring Vietnam as Asia’s Leading Destination. A cruise ship makes a tour of Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage site in northern Vietnam. Vietnam outperformed other nominees such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka to secure the title. Vietnam has emerged from a tough field to take ‘Asia’s Leading Destination,’ the WTA said in its announcement. The WTA also honoured Vietnam as Asia’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination, and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism as Asia’s Leading Tourist Board 2021. It also named Hoi An as Asia’s Leading Cultural City Destination, Ha Long Bay as Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction, and Cuc Phuong National Park as Asia’s Leading National Park. Notably, Vietnam Airlines won the award Asia’s Leading Airline for Economic Class, while Vietravel was …

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