People and tourists choose to buy tours at the Hong Ngoc Ha travel booth during Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2022 Specifically, national carriers Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) have prepared to supply more than 7.1 million seats during the peak summer season from June 1 to August 15, an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period before the Covid-19 epidemic. On average, during the peak summer season, these airlines will operate 430 domestic flights, especially those to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City. With international routes, Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines provide over 852,000 seats, equivalent to more than 3,600 flights, only 40 percent of the number in 2019 because international travel demand has not recovered as before. Vietravel Airlines also said that the demand for travel and tourism will increase, so it has planned to increase the number of aircraft and frequency of flights to the Central … [Read more...] about Millions of travelers book tours for summer vacation
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Green Tourism – An ideal way to spread Muong ethnic culture
That is the statement of Le Quoc Thinh, Director of Cuc Phuong Tourism Services Joint Stock Company (Vedana Resort) when introducing events aiming at promoting Cuc Phuong and Ninh Binh tourism after a long period of shutdown due to COVID-19. According to Chairman of Nho Quan district People’s Committee Hoang Khac Tiep, “Nho Quan is endowed with many historical relics and landmarks such as Van Trinh cave, Yen Quang lake, Dong Chuong lake, Cuc Phuong hot mineral water.” In particular, with the natural reserve area and new-stone-age cultural relics, Cuc Phuong National Park has received the title of Asia's leading national park for two consecutive years (2019, 2020) rated by World Travel Awards. It is worth mentioning that Nho Quan has nearly 30,000 ethnic people living in Muong villages. The strategy set by the district is to exploit existing indigenous cultural elements to combine with the trend of ecotourism, which is thriving in Ninh Binh province. Tourists have opportunities to … [Read more...] about Green Tourism – An ideal way to spread Muong ethnic culture
Vietnamese airlines to serve high summer demand
Airlines in Vietnam are increasing the number of flights to serve high demand during the coming summer holiday. Vietnam Airlines Group, which operates Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and VASCO has said they will conduct some 36,000 flights with more than 7.1 million seats, including 32,400 flights and 6.3 million seats on domestic routes between June 1 and August 15. The figure showed an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. Vietnam Airlines Group will operate approximately 430 domestic flights daily during the peak summer days. Some of the busiest flight routes include Hanoi-Danang/HCM City and HCM City-Danang with nearly 160 flights daily between these three cities. There will also be hundreds of flights conducted to other popular tourist destinations including Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh, Dalat, Hue, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, Tuy Hoa, and Con Dao. Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines Group is planning to operate over 3,600 international … [Read more...] about Vietnamese airlines to serve high summer demand
Training course shares experience in prosecuting violence cases against women
Participants discuss about victim-centered methods in the prosecution of violent cases in the criminal justice system (Photo: https://toquoc.vn/) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – An intensive training course on experience in handling and prosecuting gender-based violence and abuse against women and children wrapped up in Hoang Hoa district of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa on May 26. The three-day course, jointly organised by the United Nations (UN) Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Asia-Pacific, UN Women in Vietnam and the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), aims to meet the urgent need for access to justice for women and children experiencing violence. It is part of the activities in the framework of the programme “Ending violence against women to strengthen the provision of essential services to women experiencing violence" implemented by UN Women . Addressing the event, Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN … [Read more...] about Training course shares experience in prosecuting violence cases against women
☀ Morning digest on May 27
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. – Senior Party officials of Vietnam and Cuba have agreed that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings and exchanges between the two Parties and countries vividly demonstrate their special friendship. Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee held online talks with Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee on May 26. Read full story - Asia needs to play a greater role in maintaining and fostering a peaceful and stable environment conducive to development and prosperity in the region and beyond, on the shared basis of cooperation, understanding, trust and responsibility, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said. Minh made the suggestion while delivering his remarks at the 27th … [Read more...] about ☀ Morning digest on May 27
Reference exchange rate up 4 VND on May 27
The State Bank of Vietnam sets the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,109 VND/USD on May 27, up 4 VND from the previous day. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,109 VND/USD on May 27, up 4 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of /-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,802 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,415 VND/USD. The opening-hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable. At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,030 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,340 VND/USD, unchanged from the rates at the end of May 26. BIDV also kept both rates unchanged at 23,070 VND/USD (buying) and 23,350 VND/USD (selling). During the week from May 23-27, the daily reference exchange rate were adjusted down on the first two days but then turned around to follow an upward trend. It ended the week up 8 VND from the … [Read more...] about Reference exchange rate up 4 VND on May 27