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
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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
Top Vietnamese travel agencies in 2017 honoured
NDO – The Vietnam Tourism Awards 2017 have been granted to 91 tourism enterprises that have gained outstanding achievements and contributions to the sectors. An awards ceremony was held at the Hanoi Opera House on July 8 to honour Vietnam’s top travel agencies in 2017 on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Tourism Industry (July 9, 1960-2017). Co-organised by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and the Vietnam Tourism Association, the Vietnam Tourism Awards are the only and most prestigious awards of the tourism sector, held since 1999. The awards aim to honour organisations, businesses and individuals who have made positive contributions to the cause of Vietnam's tourism development, while stepping up the emulation movement to constantly improve service quality, diversify tourism products and build the national tourism brand. The … [Read more...] about Top Vietnamese travel agencies in 2017 honoured
Food supplies sufficient for both consumption and export, assures PM – Food – Travel
Hanoi Times - The Government will ensure food security by focusing on increasing national reserves over exporting, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a teleconference on April 27. The teleconference was held for the first time to discuss the socio-economic situation in the first four months of the year with leaders of ministries, sectors and eight cities and provinces representing the three regions of the country. Mr. Dung said the country was not short of rice because the recent winter-spring crop supplied more than 9 million tones. The PM said the recent increase in the price of rice in HCMCity was due to commercial and public speculation. He wanted the city to strengthen information dissemination, and noted that speculation and unreasonable price increases would be strictly punished. At the meeting, the chairmen of people’s committees of cities and provinces including those from Hanoi, HCMCity, Khanh Hoa and Can Tho reported to the Prime Minister the status of … [Read more...] about Food supplies sufficient for both consumption and export, assures PM – Food – Travel
National Tourism Year 2013 in the Red River Delta opens – Tours – Travel
The Hanoitimes - The National Tourism Year 2013 in the Red River Delta region opened in the port city of Hai Phong with the presence of PM Nguyen Tan Dung. In recent years, the Red River Delta has received great support from the Government to boost its tourism industry. In response to the Government’s policy, the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc, Ha Noi, Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh have created favorable conditions to develop tourism so as to make it a key economic industry as well as contribute to the regional socio-economic development. Lately, a variety of tourism products and services have been exploited: island, sea-based tourism; cultural, artistic tourism; culinary tourism; craft village tourism; eco-tourism; adventure tourism and so on. However, the Red River Delta’s tourism has not matched its potentials. Tourism products of poor quality are among other reasons responsible for this shortcoming. These … [Read more...] about National Tourism Year 2013 in the Red River Delta opens – Tours – Travel