Airplanes park at Da Nang International Airport (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of the Party Committee of central Da Nang city has visited Qatar and had a working session with executives of Qatar Airways to discuss cooperation between the two sides. Accordingly, Qatar Airways will launch a direct air route from Doha to Da Nang starting on December 19 this year. It will offer four flights a week using aircraft B787 Dreamliner. Additionally, the airline will support promoting the city’s tourism, investment and trade on its media channels in one month since the route launch. It will also coordinate with Da Nang to organise farm and press trips from potential markets in Europe and the Middle East to the city and build a communication plan to popularise the air route. Da Nang International Airport currently handles 200 flights per day, including 50 international flights. Foreign visitors to the city by air mainly come from East Asia, ASEAN countries, the … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways flights to connect Da Nang with Doha
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Da Nang International Terminal: Effective investment
What changes has the airport undergone since the new terminal was put into use? Da Nang International Terminal officially came into operation on May 19, 2017 following 17 months of construction, successfully serving the ASEAN Summit Week. The new terminal has created a new, better face for Da Nang International Airport and has contributed to the success of APEC events, helping promote the image of Da Nang as a dynamic, modern and friendly city in the eyes of international friends. The new terminal has doubled the airport’s service capacity, facilitating the opening of new air routes and increasing the frequency of current flights. Over the past one year, Da Nang International Airport served more than 16,000 international flights with two million foreign tourists to Da Nang. The number of foreign passengers served by Da Nang International Airport increased from more than 2.2 million in 2016 to over 3.7 million in 2017 and exceeded 3.2 million in the first seven months of this … [Read more...] about Da Nang International Terminal: Effective investment
Vietjet debuts the first flight connecting Nha Trang to Da Nang
A Vietjet attendant hands out gifts to passengers on the flight from Nha Trang to Da Nang. — VNS Photo Vietjet launched its first flight connecting Nha Trang to Da Nang on Friday at Da Nang International Airport. The new route is a daily return flight, at about one hour per leg. The flight departs from Nha Trang at 11.45am and arrives in Da Nang at 12.45pm. The return flight takes off at 1:20pm in Da Nang and lands in Nha Trang at 2.20pm. Nha Trang and Da Nang are both coastal cities and popular destinations attracting both international and local tourists. With this new route, tourists will have more flexibility to discover these two interesting destinations, Vietjet said in a statement. Last week, Vietjet said it started selling tickets for flights during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) in 2019. The airline will launch new routes while increasing flights on operating ones to serve travel demand during Tet holiday. — VNS … [Read more...] about Vietjet debuts the first flight connecting Nha Trang to Da Nang
Da Nang seizes opportunities to promote potential to global partners
A corner of Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Given Vietnam’s upcoming role hosting the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) during September 11-13, the central city of Da Nang is making every effort to promote its potential and strength to the world’s leading partners and businesses. The city is the gateway into both Vietnam’s Central and Central Highlands provinces and countries in the Mekong sub-region to the East Sea, as well as the final destination of the East-West Economic Corridor. Over the past few years, the locality’s gross domestic products (GDP) grew stably, at about 9 percent each year, 1.5 times higher than the national rate. The service sector made up 53 percent of the local GDP in 2017; industry, 33 percent; and agriculture, 2 percent. The city accommodates more than 22,000 businesses, 59 commercial centres and supermarkets, 689 hotels and resorts, and 10 industrial parks. In order to attract quality … [Read more...] about Da Nang seizes opportunities to promote potential to global partners
Tourist arrivals to Da Nang expected to surge during National Day holiday
At Da Nang beach (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Tourist arrivals to the central city of Da Nang are estimated to hit 158,000 people during the upcoming National Day holiday, which falls on the weekend of September 1-3. The figure represented a year-on-year increase of 10.4 percent, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. Of the number, there will be around 109,000 domestic and 48,700 foreign holidaymakers. About 25,520 visitors are projected to fly to the city on 143 flights, rising 80.9 percent compared to the same period last year. The city’s tourist destinations are likely to welcome more than 111,200 visitors during the weekend holiday, including 29,570 international and 81,662 domestic tourists. According to the municipal Department of Tourism, the number of visitors to the city has been increasing with an annual average growth of 20.06 percent over the 2013-2017 period. Da Nang welcomed more than 4 million tourists in the first half of 2018, … [Read more...] about Tourist arrivals to Da Nang expected to surge during National Day holiday