S.Koreans come to Khanh Hoa on chartered flight
HCMC – The south-central province of Khanh Hoa yesterday, March 18, welcomed South Korean tourists on board a chartered flight operated by Vietravel Airlines. Flight VU1329 is the first among a dozen chartered flights that will carry thousands of guests from the Northeast Asian country to Khanh
Govt considers lengthening visa-free stay to 45 days
HCMC – The Government is weighing increasing the duration of visa-free stay for international tourists to 45 days from the current 15 to attract guests from abroad. If approval is forthcoming, foreign tourists who come from countries to which Vietnam unilaterally gives a visa waiver can stay in
Vietnam Air re-starts regular Beijing-Hanoi flights
HCMC – Vietnam Airlines yesterday, March 19, re-started its regular air service between China’s Beijing and Vietnam’s Hanoi City after a three-year pause caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Vietnam Airlines, Flight VN513 departed from Beijing at 15:30 and arrived at Hanoi at 17:55
Bamboo Airways begins selling Hanoi-Ca Mau flight tickets
HCMC – Local carrier Bamboo Airways today, March 17, began selling tickets for the air service connecting Hanoi City and Ca Mau Province in the Mekong Delta. Round-trip flights will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, starting April 29. One-way tickets start from around VND769,000.
First group of Chinese tourists comes to Vietnam through northern border gate
HCMC – The Mong Cai-Dongxing international border gate pair linking Vietnam’s Quang Ninh Province and China’s Guangxi Province today, March 15, resumed immigration procedures for 38 Chinese tourists to come to Vietnam. They belong to the first group of Chinese tourists to enter Vietnam via this
Gov’t to devise favorable policy for tourism: PM
HCMC – The Government would work out policies to tackle difficulties facing the tourism sector, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. He was speaking during a national conference held this morning, March 15, to find ways to step up tourism recovery and development. Though Vietnam sees tourism an
Vietnam Airlines set to add domestic, int’l flights
HCMC – Vietnam Airlines Group, including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO, will make more than 20 million seats available for domestic and international flights between April and October, up 25% year-on-year, to meet the surging travel demand. Of the total, over 14 million seats will
HCMC prepares to welcome back Chinese tourists
HCMC – The HCMC tourism authority is getting ready for the return of groups of tourists from China, as the northern neighbor has given the green light for the arrangement of group tours to Vietnam from March 15. China’s move to resume outbound tours for groups of guests to Vietnam is what travel
VNA adds Vietnam-India flights
HCMC – Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will raise the number of flights linking Vietnam and India by 30% starting from March 26 to satisfy the rising demand for passenger and cargo transport between the two nations. According to its flight increase plan, the national flag carrier will operate four weekly
Inbound tourism requires quick response
Many people believe that Vietnam’s tourism industry should make further efforts to draw international tourists from markets such as India, Australia and Southeast Asia. As predicted, the process of welcoming back tourists from the Chinese market, which accounted for 30% of total international
Flea market in mountainous township
Once traveling to the northernmost mountainous region of Vietnam, tourists should visit traditional flea markets here. Bac Ha flea market in Bac Ha Town in Lao Cai Province is held every Sunday and is one of the region’s largest and most impressive flea markets. People trade in agricultural