Dec 13
December 13th, 2011
High
Vietnam air fares are cramping the domestic tourism sector, according to tourism businesses."Tourism will be strongly affected by higher transportation costs as transport on average accounts for up to 70 per cent of a tour's price," said Nguyen Van Luat, director of the Phuong Bac Tourism and Advertisement Joint Stock Co."We have already been hit by high road transport costs due to rising petrol prices. Now, if air fares increase, we will face huge losses."According to Luat, tourists ...
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Dec 7
December 7th, 2011
he Sofitel Legend
Metropole Hotel Hanoi and
The Nam Hai Resort in Hoi An shared top billing as Asia's best leisure properties for this year via an online poll by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal Smart Travel Asia.he Metropole Hanoi and The Nam Hai shared the first position in the travel magazine's list of TOP 25 Leisure Hotels & Resorts.The Nam Hai ranked second last year, while the Metropole third.Coming second this year is the Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Amandari Hotel and the ...
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Dec 7
December 7th, 2011
Central Thua Thien Hue Province's People's Committee plans to invest over VND23 billion (US$1.1 million) to host National Tourism Year 2012.National tourism year 2012, themed "
Heritage Tourism", was a major tourism event that was expected to be held all year round, said Pham Dang Khanh, a representative from the province's Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.This was the first time the province would play the role of host of the national tourism year, Khanh said.It aimed to promote Viet ...
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Dec 3
December 3rd, 2011
2012 will be
observed as the Tourism Year for the seven central coastal provinces of
Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai and
Quang Nam.To prepare for this important year, tour operators in the region have
come up with many innovations to develop tourism and create a link with
other regions in the future.
Hoang
Tuan Anh, minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, once said the
central coastal region from
Thua Thien ' Hue to Binh Thuan held a
special ...
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Nov 30
November 30th, 2011
A series of sea tourism festivals have been opened in many provinces and cities in Vietnam
to welcome tourists this summer. However, experts say festivals just
try to attract more travelers while local authorities have not paid
attention to developing tourism in a sustainable way.
Hundreds of flowers in the bloom
In order to stimulate the demand and attract more travelers to Vietnam tour, local authorities have been rushing to organize sea tourism campaigns, from culture-tourism weeks ...
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Nov 15
November 15th, 2011
Throughout winter, a coat is usually a necessity but this will not mean that ladies should throw on just any sort to get warm. This is an awesome time for you to flaunt your fashion sense. Outerwear is actually a term that essentially refers to any kind of jacket, coat or piece of clothing that could be worn over the rest of one's typical clothes. Inside the most simplest terms, outerwear can be defined as any sort of clothing that could act as a jacket, wrap or covering that goes over your ...
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Sports and Fitness
Nov 13
November 13th, 2011
If you're significant about your winter outdoor activities (or just live in a city with challenging winters), a down jacket will turn out to be your finest friend. The Patagonia Fitz Roy Down Hoody is nothing short of impressive. With 700-fill European down insulation packed into a lightweight shell made of water-repellent and windproof polyester, this down jacket will keep you oblivious to the cold. The
woolrich arctic parka has a hood for additional protection along with a super-soft lining. ...
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Nov 12
November 12th, 2011
ugg the most recent fashion craze, are everywhere! This indicates you are unable to stroll with the eye-port display of the clothes or shoe keep with out viewing inside it some these kind of cool
uggs shoes or boots. Wherever you are in the planet, through Sydney for you to Los angeles to everyone places involving, Ugg boots exist. Mainly because are warm and they are generally not just in become donned inside cold temperatures. What number of pair of do you own? For many, 1 pair is ...
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Nov 11
November 11th, 2011
It is now the high inbound tourism season. However, companies of
Vietnam tour seem to be not too optimistic about the number of travelers.The high inbound tourism season in winter lasts from October to March. While some
Vietnam travel firms put high hopes on the new season, many others only wish they will have the same number of clients as the same period of the last year. Especially, some have reported sharp falls in the number of travelers who have booked tours so far.According to Lac Hong ...
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Nov 3
November 3rd, 2011

Slowly breathe in then slowly breathe out. Inhale serenity then exhale my ego. Trying to do my best to focus my attention on myself rather than on the chatty tourists, I dove and made the inevitable journey inwards. I had no idea how much time had passed. Time seemed to have come to a standstill.
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The Decision
I had just graduated from my university with a degree in English. Even though I loved literature and writing, I had no idea what I wanted to do when it came to a career. ...
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