VietNamNet Bridge - After five visits to Vietnam, a US tourist has shared with the community of international travelers his experiences in getting a visa to Vietnam in the simplest and fastest way. This is the opinion of an American tourist, not the views of VietNamNet. "I'm from the U.S. and a frequent traveler. I've been to so many places in the world. Before each trip, the first thing I care about is the visa. I often search for information on the Internet about the country where I'm going to visit to know whether it requires a visa or not, and if so, which method is the most convenient for getting the visa. … [Read more...] about American tourist shares experiences in obtaining Vietnam visa
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Facebook’s CEO visits Vietnam
The information that Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Vietnam has heated up information technology (IT) forums. Meanwhile, Facebook Vietnam’s representative has refused to provide detailed information about his schedule in Vietnam. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend A reader called VnExpress’ editorial board saying that he recognized the co-founder of Facebook and his girlfriend when he met them on December 23. Mark was in usual clothing with jeans, T-shirts and sportswear. After visiting the Hoa Lo Prison in the central city of Hanoi, he dropped into a Vertu mobile shop and Levis’ fashion shop before returning back to the hotel. The Facebook’s owner was very friendly, but his bodyguards tried to prevent any attempts of people to take pictures of him. VnExpress quoted its own sources as saying that Mark Zuckerberg chartered a flight from Bangkok in Thailand to the Noi Bai airport in Vietnam on December 22. He has been … [Read more...] about Facebook’s CEO visits Vietnam
More than 3.7 million foreigners visited Vietnam in nine months
The General Statistics Office of Vietnam reported more than 383,400 foreign tourists visited Vietnam in September 2010, an increase of 26% from September 2009. This figure raised the total foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first nine months of 2010 to more than 3.7 million. Compared to the same period of 2009, almost all tourist markets saw increases, such as Cambodia, up 92.2%; China, up 89.2%; Thailand, up 39.5%; the Republic of Korea, up 29.4%; Australia, up 27.9%; Malaysia, up 23.1%; Japan, up 18.7%; France, up 12%; and the US, up 2.4%. Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has just agreed with the proposal to grant free visas to foreign tourists between October and December. The policy will be applied to foreign visitors who book package tours under a tourist promotions package called “Vietnam - Your destination”. Experts said that sharp increases in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam over the past months is because promotion policies of … [Read more...] about More than 3.7 million foreigners visited Vietnam in nine months
More Western Europeans visit Vietnam in May
Bao Uyen French tourist arrivals in May are up 9.5% month-on-month, and 32% for the UK, 36% for Italy, 26.7% for Spain and 19.2% for Germany. Meanwhile, the respective year-on-year rises are 13%, 24.4%, 30.1%, 22.4% and 17.6%. Vietnam has welcomed over 52,000 tourists from the five markets this month, with France taking the lead with 18,757 visitors, followed by the UK with 17,524. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, a total of 629,000 people from the five nations had visited Vietnam in the year to end-April, or 10 months after the Government adopted the visa-free policy for them. They generated tourism revenue of almost US$828 million, up 15% against the same period a year earlier. Experts said the visa exemption for these Western European countries has paid off. But the visa waiver is about to end on June 30. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the Government to extend the visa-free stay to 30 days and the visa waiver scheme to … [Read more...] about More Western Europeans visit Vietnam in May
Vietnam visa fee for U.S. citizens shoots up
Vietnam visa fee for U.S. citizens shoots up Dao Loan HCMC - U.S. citizens will pay a US$135 fee when applying for a Vietnam visa regardless of their visit purposes, up more than five times, according to local tourist firms. With the fresh fee applicable from late last month, U.S. passport holders can apply for a one-year multiple entry visa. Earlier, Americans just paid a US$25 visa fee for short visits to Vietnam and the fee for those who arrived by sea was only US$5. Tourist firms said they just knew the visa fee spike for Americans when they helped them with some relevant procedures and that the new fee came into force without prior notice. Phan Xuan Anh, chairman of Viet Excursions, which specializes in arranging tours for guests of cruise ships, told the Daily that the company could not explain the new visa fee to its partners due to the absence of a formal statement from the immigration agency. Anh said he did not know whether or not American tourists to Vietnam by cruise … [Read more...] about Vietnam visa fee for U.S. citizens shoots up