Travel expo

Torrential downpours resulted in a severe landslide section through Phu Mo Commune linking Phu Yen and the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.  According to the Phu Yen Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Rescue and Search, the local hydropower plants forced to discharge water from reservoirs due to rising water level in addition to heavy rainfall, leading to serious flooding in low-lying areas. As of the Sunday afternoon, Ba Ha River hydropower reservoirs released up to 254 cubic meters of water a second, Hinh River and Krong HNang hydropower plants yesterday discharged 1,554 cubic meters and 470 cubic meters of water a second respectively. Additionally, 50 irrigation reservoirs, all small-sized reservoirs released water. As for the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Bong District Mr. Le Van Long reported water-laden masses of soil and fragmented rock fell into road surfaces and mountain … [Read more...] about Heavy downpours cause serious damage in Central, Central Highlands regions

Hotels with “for sale” signs have been seen in many places, such as five-star Grand Vista Hà Nội (Hà Nội) for VNĐ950 billion (US$40.9 million) and Pullman Saigon Centre in HCM City. Many two to four-star hotels have been also offered for sale as investors are unable to cover operation costs without guests. … [Read more...] about Hotels for sale due to COVID-19

When the pandemic broke out last January, Da Nang Airport and the city’s Disease Control Center disinfected the entire international terminal, set up temperature screening facilities and distributed 100,000 free masks to passengers, the airport operators told Giao Thong. … [Read more...] about Da Nang Airport gets international heath accreditation for Covid-19 measures

Therefore, the airport's infrastructure would be adjusted to include a fourth runway to the south as well as terminal T4 with an annual capacity of 25 million passengers at the site of the current terminal T1 and a new terminal T5 with a capacity of 25 million, in case demand increases. … [Read more...] about Hanoi asked to suspend projects in airport expansion area

During the Jan-Nov period, the capital city welcomed nearly 8 million visitors and earned VND26.62 trillion from tourist activities. Recently, Hanoi ranked 15th in the list of 25 most popular destinations of the 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. Over the past two months, the city’s hospitality sector has actively engaged in tourism programmes with localities nationwide to forge regional links and drive up visitor numbers and tourism revenue. The city has taken a wide range of measures to stimulate tourism, actively participating in tourism promotion events including the Vietnam International Travel Mart and the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day. Assorted new tourist products have been developed to provide more interesting experience for visitors, including the Wild Sunflower Festival and Balloon Festival at Ba Vi National Park, and night tours at Hoa Lo Prison and Thang Long Imperial Citadel. … [Read more...] about Hanoi welcomes over 715,000 visitors in November