Vietravel has been named “Asia’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” and “Vietnam’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” by the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the sixth consecutive year. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese tour operator Vietravel has been named “Asia’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” and “Vietnam’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” by the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the sixth consecutive year. The honour was presented at a ceremony held in Hong Kong (China) on the evening of September 3. Nguyen Quoc Ky, Chairman and General Director of Vietravel, said the award has encouraged the company to create breakthroughs and affirm its leading position in the domestic tourism sector as well earn the title of Asia’s leading tour operator. At present, Vietravel has more than 40 offices and branches nationwide as well as in some foreign countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, and the US. The company plans … [Read more...] about Vietravel wins big at Tour Travel Awards 2018
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Vietnam Naval Academy ship concludes Cambodia, Thailand visits
Le Quy Don ship at Nha Trang military port (Source: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The ship Le Quy Don, with 116 crewmembers from the Vietnam Naval Academy, docked in Nha Trang military port on May 15, concluding its visits to Cambodia and Thailand for drills and exchanges with naval forces of the two countries. According to Colonel Nguyen Duc Nam, Vice Director of the Vietnam Naval Academy and head of the Vietnamese delegation, all targets for the visits were completed safely. The tour contributed to reinforcing friendship and trust among the naval forces of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, while promoting naval exchange activities among countries for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region. The tour also helped improve crewmembers’ capacity in tackling situations in reality, while patrolling and reconnaissance activities also helped them gain skills before graduating. The crewmembers of the ship are Vietnam Naval Academy trainees of the 58th … [Read more...] about Vietnam Naval Academy ship concludes Cambodia, Thailand visits
More than 70,000 discounted tours offered at HCM City tourism festival
Visitors buy promotional tickets at Vietnam Airlines' booth. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – More than 70,000 domestic and foreign tour vouchers are available at discounts of up to 50 percent at the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair which opened at 23/9 Park on April 12. The annual event held by the municipal Department of Tourism features 150 booths of travel agencies, hotels, retailers, restaurants, transporters and airlines. This year, the fair is themed “Discovering 2018 Summer”. An array of promotional programmes are available at the festival, including “Hunting zero VND tour” with 1,000 free tickets for domestic and foreign tours, a gold hour of low prices and “buy one tour, get one tour”. The Vietnam Airlines Corporation will set aside 2,400 promotional codes with a 30 percent discount for individuals on domestic and international flights and up to 49 percent for groups on international flights. Travel aficionados will have chance to … [Read more...] about More than 70,000 discounted tours offered at HCM City tourism festival
Vietjet named in Top 100 Vietnam Best Places to Work
A ceremony of the “Top 100 Vietnam Best Places to Work 2017” in Ho Chi Minh City (Source: Vietjet Air) HCM City (VNA) – Vietjet continue to be named for four years in a row in the "Top 100 Vietnam Best Places to Work 2017” survey, which is jointly conducted by Anphabe, a career networking platform and market research firm Intage Vietnam. Vietjet advanced two steps in the 2017’s survey result, standing at the 70th overall and the second in the Tourism-Airline category. The airline is also honored in the Top 50 interesting companies in Vietnam for having attractive recruiment activities in 2017. According to the surveyors, the rankings are based on an independent surveys including insight group survey and interview as well as general survey to subjectively record all employees’ feeback. There were 62,800 employees participating in the 2017 survey. After more than six years of operation, Vietjet has become one of the most favourite … [Read more...] about Vietjet named in Top 100 Vietnam Best Places to Work
Vietnamese travelers willing to spend big on overseas tours
People in Vietnam are becoming more inclined to take overseas vacations as they are willing to empty their pockets on costly tours as well as expensive services during their trips to foreign countries. To many domestic and foreign tour operators, Vietnam has emerged as a lucrative tourism market given that an increasing number of locals do not hesitate to spend big on overseas journeys. According to Tran Doan The Duy, deputy general director of Ho Chi Minh City-based tour operator Vietravel, the company has had to introduce new trips and destinations on a regular basis to meet local demand. The number of tourists embarking on Vietravel’s trips to Taiwan in 2017 rose by an astonishing 170 percent compared to the previous year, Duy said, adding the travelers to Japan and South Korea also increased by 30 percent. Fiditour, another travel agent in Ho Chi Minh City, reported that the number of its overseas tour buyers has surged by 25 to 30 percent per annum over the past years. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese travelers willing to spend big on overseas tours