Six Senses Con Dao among world’s best ecolodges

  The world’s famous tourism magazine, National Geographic Travelers (National Geographic Society) has just published the list of 25 best ecological resorts, including Six Senses Con Dao (Ba Ria- Vung Tau, Viet Nam).  This honorable list has been selected and recognized by prestigious geological and tourism experts and researchers of the National Geographic Travelers magazine. No shirt, no shoes, no problem could be the daily mantra at this Six Senses haven constructed from reclaimed teak, including over a thousand recycled antique wooden panels. The resort dangles on a slice of world-class beach in Con Dao National Park—a 45-minute flight from frenetic Ho Chi...

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ITE 2013 attracts 300 int’l tour operators

VietNamNet Bridge – This year’s International Travel Expo (ITE) HCMC will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7 from September 12 to14, attracting some 300 foreign tour operators. One of the highlights of this year’s exhibition is that Thailand for the first time will join Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar to promote the tourism image “Five Nations-One Destination”. Some 250 foreign tourism companies have registered for the event, which is projected to rise to more than 300, said Nguyen Bao Anh, deputy director of the HCMC Tourism Promotion Center. So far 300 companies have put their names down to join the expo, including tourism enterprises, hotels, air carriers and local and foreign tourism...

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