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Local travellers are still packing their suitcases during the year-end tourist season, despite difficult economic times, according to industry insiders.
MICE tours (which combine travelling with attending meetings, conferences or events/exhibitions) are booming in the country, and have emerged as a lucrative business for the tourism sector.
Saigontourist Travel Service Company has so far this year welcomed nearly 18,300 visitors on Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions (MICE) tours, a year-on-year increase of 17 percent.
Sai Gon Railway (SGR) has offered 40,000 budget tickets to passengers who travel between Ho chi minh city and Hue city from July 15.
HCMC has revised up a revenue target for the tourism industry from VND35 trillion to VND46 trillion (US$2.78 billion) by 2010.
2,289,287 was the number of international visitors coming to Vietnam in the first six months of 2008, up by 8.1 per cent year on year, according to the General Department of Tourism.
Hcm city wants to see its tourism revenue reach VND46 trillion (US$2.78 billion) by 2010, double the figure of last year. It hopes to do this by pursuing its tourism development scheme approved by the city’s People’s Committee.
The Vietnam Tourism Association has selected Saigontourist Travel Service Co. and the five-star Caravelle hotel in HCMC as the best international tour operator and the best hotel in the country in 2007.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the tourism industry to focus on launching promotional campaigns in an effort to further cash in on the National Year of Tourism.
If you are visiting Saigon there are three daylong tours that you just should not miss -- city tour, a trip to the Cuchi tunnels, and the Mekong Delta trip. Since the itineraries for the three are fairly standard at all travel agents’, here are some tips to get the best out of them.
Ben Thanh Tourist in HCMC has launched a six-day and five-night tour to 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta region, aiming to give a glimpse of the southern region to travelers.
The Ho chi minh city tourism sector plans to develop its human resources in tourism to meet increasing demands of the industry.
When describing the region of Doc River in the southern province of Ca Mau, one may conjure up a busy seaside town with a lot of ships traveling to and fro every day and traditional craft villages.
Thank to cool weather all year round, the hilly resort city of Dalat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is often a chosen destination for many travelers, especially in the hot season of summer.
Ben Thanh market is a symbol of Ho chi minh city in the mind of local residents and the eyes of foreign tourists, says Hong Nhung and Van Anh
The number of foreign visitors travelling to Hcm city in the first quarter of 2008 rose by 20% year on year, with hotel occupancy rate averaging 85%. The hotel market, therefore, is very attractive.
Le Nguyen Travel has opened a tour to Bho Hoong village (Dong Giang mountainous district, Quang Nam province) for the first time.
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