On June 4, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Tourism Association and website vietnamtourism.com.vn announced 20 candidates for the "best hotel and most credited travel business" title, selected by tourists.The title is part of the annual top ten hotels and travel businesses award by the Vietnam tourism sector. In the first phase, collecting opinions from domestic and foreign tourists took place in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Long, with nearly 40,000 surveys for domestic hotels and travel businesses. Based on these suggestions, the organizing board selected 10 travel businesses and 10 hotels receiving the most votes for the second phase. 10 hotels include Caravelle (100 votes), Ben Thanh Rex (102 votes), Palm Garden Resort in Hoi An (200 votes), Horison in Hanoi (234 votes), Vinpearl Resort and Spa in Nha Trang (343 votes), Furama Resort in Danang (500 votes), Grand in HCM City (123 votes), Yasaka Saigon Nha Trang Resort and Spa (123 votes), Sofitel Metropole Hanoi (342 votes) and Melia … [Read more...] about Tourism Association announces best hotel and most credited travel business
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VN tourism sector honors int’l travel companies
VGP - The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is hosting an event to honor international travel companies' contributions to the development of Việt Nam's tourism. The event, which started on November 30 and will last until December 3, was set to include exploration tours of tourist destinations in Hà Nội and Hạ Long Bay and a gala night with the attendance of 250 delegates. To be honored at the event will be 45 international travel companies from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Spain the US and Australia. International arrivals in Vệt Nam has increased sharply from 250,000 in 1990 to 5 million in 2010. Việt Nam aims to welcome 7-7.5 million foreign visitors by 2015 and 10-10.5 million ones by 2020. By Thùy Dung … [Read more...] about VN tourism sector honors int’l travel companies
SOS traveling exhibition to be held on consumption product wildlife education
(CPV) - The "SOS traveling exhibition - Education on wildlife product consumption" will be officially launched by Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training and Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department on Saturday December 3rd 2011 at Minh Duc Secondary School, Ho Chi Minh City. The event is expected to be attended by roughly 500 delegates and students. With the important message, "Say no to illegal wildlife products", the SOS travelling exhibition provides children aged 12 - 15 years old with useful knowledge and astonishing information related to the consumption of wild animal products, thereby directing and urging the students to act and help Vietnam's endangered wildlife before it is too late. This exhibition is developed based on the results of the residential and secondary school student survey on consumption of wild animal products in Ho Chi Minh City that was released by WAR in May 2011. According to Ms. Huyen Do Thi … [Read more...] about SOS traveling exhibition to be held on consumption product wildlife education
Tours to attractions in local border gates for ASEAN travelers
Tours to attractions in local border gates for ASEAN travelers By Xuan Lam in HCMC In order to entice more ASEAN travelers, HCMC-based Ben Thanh Tourist has launched tours to attractions in the central and southern areas of the country passing through the border gates in the region. The new tours were promoted in the fourth international travel fair under the theme "Memorizing Charms of Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam - Three Countries One Destination" which ended yesterday in HCMC. "The ASEAN travelers want short tours that combine sight seeing, shopping and passing through border gates. We've launched these tours to meet that demand," said Cao Ngoc Minh, Ben Thanh Tourist's executive of public relations said. The five-day tour from the Moc Bai border gate of Tay Ninh Province will travel from the southern city to well-known attractions in the Mekong Delta region. The rural waterway region offers visits to small islands and fresh tropical fruit from the orchards. Cruises through the … [Read more...] about Tours to attractions in local border gates for ASEAN travelers
Local hotels make Conde Nast Traveler list
The Hanoi Times - Three exotic hideaways in central Vietnam were ranked among the "Asia's 25 Top Resorts" in the annual Readers' Choice Awards of premier travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler. The colonial-styled Life Heritage Resort in UNESCO-listed Hoi An town took the 12th spot, nine positions higher than Evason Ana Mandara & Six Senses Spa in NhaTrangCity, the country's first luxury resort. The luxury Nha Trang beachcomber resort was followed by the four-star Hoi An Riverside Resort & Spa, also in Hoi An, at the 22nd position. "To be on the list, and to be recognized as the top resort in Vietnam by readers of one of the world's most prestigious travel magazines, is an inestimable honor," Chris Duffy, general director of Life Resort Group, owner of the Life Heritage Resort, told The Saigon Times Daily. The 2009 Readers' Choice Awards was based on the votes of 25,000 readers who rated the resorts across six categories, including activities/facilities, … [Read more...] about Local hotels make Conde Nast Traveler list