Truong Thi Thu Giang, a representative of Vietravel, said at least 60 customers agreed with the travel agency that a tour to Egypt scheduled to depart Saturday is cancelled. It was an ‘easy’ decision to make because just a day earlier, a bomb blast had killed three Vietnamese tourists and injured 12 others. One Egyptian tour guide was also killed. The Ho Chi Minh City-based travel operator had planned to take 70 other holidaymakers to Egypt in January, but it is now asking its customers to switch to another safe destination. Leading travel agency Saigontourist, whose customers were killed and injured by the bomb blast while they were on a seven-day tour to Egypt, has suspended its upcoming Egypt tour scheduled for the Tet, or Lunar New Year holiday. Other tour companies such as Hanoi Redtours, Transviet, Vietrantour and Fiditour are also not offering tours to Egypt for Tet, which is Vietnam's biggest and most important holiday. The Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnamese travel agencies cancel Egypt tours after deadly bomb blast
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Online travel portal to debut on December
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — An online travel portal, intended to better advertise Vietnamese tourism and facilitate domestic and international visitors, will debut in December. The launch of the portal – named VTV Travel – follows a co-operation agreement inked among the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Vietnam Television, Viettel and Nam Việt Communication Technology Development and Investment JSC in the capital on Tuesday. The portal was developed as the digital era of Industry 4.0 with new technology applications has comprehensively changed transactions between travel agencies and tourists, said VNAT General Director Nguyễn Văn Tuấn. Tuấn said he hoped that the portal would introduce Việt Nam’s tourism image to holidaymakers while assisting his administration in gathering feedback from travellers. Through this portal, visitors will have access to a huge database of destinations, … [Read more...] about Online travel portal to debut on December
European travel firms explore opportunities in Hanoi
The Hanoitimes - The event as part of activities to welcome a delegation of travel businesses from 12 European countries those carries out a fact-finding tour of Hanoi’s tourist attractions from October 4 to 10. A delegation of travel businesses from 12 European countries have made a fact-finding trip to Hanoi to examine opportunities to enhance linkages with Vietnam's capital city. The Hanoi Department of Tourism in cooperation with national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on October 10 organized a program with the theme “Meeting with the delegation of European travel businesses to survey Hanoi tourism”. The event was part of activities during the field trip to Hanoi from October 5 to 10. Promotion Hanoi tourism to European travel businesses. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn Accordingly, the delegation of travel business from 12 European countries, including France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, … [Read more...] about European travel firms explore opportunities in Hanoi
Travel agencies fret about possible fee hike at Halong Bay next year
Travel agencies fret about possible fee hike at Halong Bay next yearBy Dao Loan A corner of Halong Bay, a World Heritage Site in the northern province of Quang Ninh - PHOTO: QUY THANH HCMC – Travel agencies have voiced concern over the news that the entrance fee to Halong Bay, a World Heritage Site in the northern province of Quang Ninh, may be raised next year. The Halong Bay management board has announced on its website that it is preparing a plan to adjust the entrance fee to Halong Bay. Accordingly, among the five tourist routes, only the fee for the third route -- from the wharf to the marine culture conservation center -- will remain unchanged at VND200,000 (US$8.7) per tourist. For each of the remaining routes---from the wharf to Van Canh Park, the caves and caverns, the marine leisure center and Gia Luan Harbor, the fee will go up by VND50,000 per visitor. In addition, tourists will likely have to pay VND900,000 to VND1.3 million for an overnight stay, which is … [Read more...] about Travel agencies fret about possible fee hike at Halong Bay next year
Travel firms see higher earnings as personal incomes rise
VietNamNet Bridge - After collecting tens of billions of dong from selling tours at a tourism trade fair held in Hanoi earlier this month, travel firms hope they can earn the same at a similar event to be held in HCMC. Travel firms collected tens of billions of dong from selling tours at tourism trade fairs Travel firms were pleasantly surprised to see the long queues of travelers at the Hanoi Cultural Palace, where the fair was organized. “Previously, at trade fairs, we could sell only a few low-cost tours to nearby markets such as tours to domestic destinations or Thailand. But things are different this year,” said Doan Thi Thanh Tra, marketing director of Saigontourist. “We can now sell many products in Hanoi, including tours to Europe worth nearly VND100 million and tours to Cuba,” she said. The tourism promotion program launched days before to open the new tourism season also attracted a lot of visitors. The opening ceremony began at 7 am, but … [Read more...] about Travel firms see higher earnings as personal incomes rise