International sailboats coming to Nha Trang

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 20 international sailboats will compete at the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2013 starting in Hong Kong and ending in Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province on a 656 nautical mile route.

The biannual competition is co-organized by Saigontourist Holding Company and many local and foreign partners including Hong Kong Royal Sailboat Club.
Vu Duy Vu, deputy director of Saigontourist Travel Service Company as representative of Saigontourist Holding Company organizing the event, said the competition in previous years only attracted about 10-12 sailboats but the number this time is much bigger.
Specifically, this year’s event has even lured professional sailboat clubs from Hong Kong, the U.S., Europe, Australia and Germany, he remarked.
Participating sailboats will depart from Hong Kong on October 17, taking at least two days to reach Nha Trang, Vu said, adding competing teams would head back to Hong Kong on October 23 after joining a slew of cultural and tourism activities in the coastal city.
“The Hong Kong partner is still receiving registrations at the moment. We hold the event with an aim to promote sea tourism services in Vietnam as an attractive destination to visitors,” Vu said.
In related news, the government of Khanh Hoa will organize the International Cruise Ship Festival Nha Trang-Vietnam 2014 in Nha Trang from July 19 to 22 next year. The festival features a cruise ship exhibition, a cruise ship parade around Hon Tre Island and exchange meetings between businessmen and cruise ship owners among other activities.
Source: SGT

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Hanoi ranks 5th in Asia’s must-see sights

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital has risen to fifth place among the top ten destinations in Asia 2013, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.

Ratings are based on such criteria as holiday suitability and quality of shopping, services, hotels, restaurants, and transportation.

For many consecutive years, Hanoi has managed to retain its position as one of the ten most attractive cities in Asia, reflecting the city’s constant efforts in creating a safe and friendly environment for tourists.

As of September, the number of international visitors travelling to the city is estimated at 1.9 million, up 20% compared to the same period last year.

Hanoi officials hope this figure will continue to rise and more and more foreigners will be enticed to visit the vibrant city.
 Source : VOV

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Hue provides free wifi services

 People in the former imperial city of Hue will be provided with free wifi in the administrative area of the city and tourism spots as part of a six month pilot programme, starting from September 22.

After Hoi An, tourists will soon enjoy free wifi in the central city of Hue.

Thua Thien-Hue Province's VNPT is co-operating with VNPT Technology to install a wireless internet wifi infrastructure in the city, said the province's VNPT director Duong Tuan Anh.

Anh said the average wifi signal coverage area will be about 300 to 1,000 meters in diameter.

During the six-month testing time, tourists and local people will be offered free access to public services and free travel information

After that, the province's VNPT will set prices for value added and other services, and customers will be charged money via a card to be able to access the internet.

Enterprises benefiting from wifi service in tourism spots will have to sign a contract with investors to pay for the fee.

Hue City has become the fourth place in Viet Nam to install public wifi, after Hoi Ancient Town, Da Nang City and Ha Long City.

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Vietnam to have international-scale tourist spots by 2020

Vietnam to have international-scale tourist spots by 2020

Vietnam has set the goal of developing six sea-based tourism destinations up to international scale by 2020 under a project recently adopted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Attractions on the waiting list are Ha Long-Bai Tu Long-Cat Ba, Lang Co-Canh Duong, Hoi An-Cu Lao Cham, Nha Trang-Cam Ranh, Phan Thiet-Mui Ne and Phu Quoc.

 

Cu Lao Cham beach

Under the project, Vietnam’s marine tourism industry is expected to welcome around 22 million foreign tourists and 58 million domestic visitors by 2020, earning over 200 trillion VND (or ten billion USD) and generating 1.1 million jobs.

The country needs over 114 trillion VND (5.57 billion USD) and 145,000 billion VND (7.08 billion USD) by 2015 and 2020, respectively to realise the goal.

With a coastline of 3,260km running from the north to the south, Vietnam has over 3,000 islands and islets. Hundreds of resorts have emerged on 125 beautiful beaches along the coast, offering visitors a chance to pamper themselves in clear turquoise water and natural wonders.-

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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 Minh City. Sustainability takes center stage, with initiatives including local and organic meals, no plastic water bottles, and nontoxic biodegradable cleaning products and amenities. Windsurfing, body boarding, and sailing start right outside the door. But for many guests, the activity of choice is simply immersion in the unspoiled nature that surrounds the private villas.

Source: VGP

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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 promotion agencies.
“This year we focus on drawing more customers from potential visitor-generating markets like the Middle East, the United States and Russia. Up to six international air carriers cooperate with us to take customers to the event,” Anh informed.
The ITE HCMC is organized by the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Vietnam National Trade Fair & Advertising Company (Vinaxed) and exhibition organizer Informa under the instruction of the tourism ministry and the city’s government.
The event incorporates an exhibition, meetings between tour sellers and buyers, seminars and conferences of tourism ministers of five countries in the Mekong Sub-region along with Vietnam-Russia tourism cooperation and development conference.
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” instead of only four countries like before, Anh said.
With Thailand’s participation, tourism ministers of the five countries will sit back together to discuss policies to boost the joint tourism programs to woo international visitors and to develop tourism in the region.
Source: SGT

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Tắm bùn khoáng ở Nha Trang

Trong nhiều sản phẩm du lịch của Nha Trang, tắm bùn khoáng là một “món đặc sản” mà thiên nhiên ưu đãi cho thành phố biển. Nhiều du khách khi ghé đến Nha Trang đều không thể bỏ qua dịch vụ thư giãn vừa độc đáo vừa tốt cho sức khỏe này. Hiện nay, ở Nha Trang có 3 khu du lịch (KDL) lớn chuyên về dịch vụ tắm khoáng bùn. Trước hết, phải kể đến Suối khoáng nóng Tháp Bà Nha Trang (nằm sau lưng Tháp Bà Ponagar) là nơi đầu tiên phát triển liệu pháp ngâm tắm bùn khoáng. KDL có khuôn viên rộng 3ha với không gian mát mẻ nhờ những rặng cây xanh, hồ tạo cảnh, công viên, hồ bơi... với các dịch vụ tắm khoáng hồ bơi, thác nước (60.000 đồng/người), tắm bùn khoáng tập thể (120.000 đồng/người), tắm bùn khoáng nóng riêng biệt trong bồn gỗ (300.000 đồng/bồn 1 người, 500.000 đồng/bồn 2 người...). Ngoài ra, Suối khoáng nóng Tháp Bà còn có các dịch vụ cao cấp như: ngâm khoáng tiên sa, spa, massage... Góp phần đa dạng hóa sản phẩm tắm bùn khoáng đặc trưng của Nha Trang là KDL Suối khoáng nóng I-resort (cách trung tâm thành phố 4km về phía Bắc). Đến I-resort, du khách được mãn nhãn với một công trình kiến trúc độc đáo, gần gũi với thiên nhiên nhưng vẫn tiện nghi và sang trọng, giúp du khách thư giãn tối đa với dịch vụ tắm bùn khoáng. Là một khu nghỉ dưỡng sang trọng, nhưng dịch vụ của I-resort cũng rất đa dạng, đáp ứng được nhiều đối tượng khách khác nhau. Bạn có thể tắm khoáng và vui chơi tại các hồ bơi lớn với hệ thống thủy lực hay các thác nước nhân tạo chỉ với 100.000 đồng/người lớn, 50.000 đồng/trẻ em hay tắm bùn khoáng chỉ từ hơn 200.000 đồng/khách hoặc trải nghiệm các dịch vụ bùn cao cấp, trét bùn với bồn hoặc phòng riêng rất thoải mái và sang trọng với giá cao hơn. Đặc biệt, KDL còn có dịch vụ vận chuyển bằng xe điện từ một số khách sạn trong thành phố. Điểm du lịch thứ ba có dịch vụ tắm bùn khoáng là KDL Trăm Trứng cách trung tâm TP. Nha Trang 8km. KDL này rộng khoảng 17ha, gây ấn tượng với du khách bởi hàng trăm “quả trứng” là các bồn tắm bùn, khoáng thảo dược, phủ khắp sườn đồi. Các dịch vụ ngâm khoáng thảo dược, ngâm bùn trong trứng có giá từ 250.000 đồng đến 300.000 đồng. KDL cũng có các hồ bơi và thác nước phục vụ khách tắm khoáng chỉ 120.000 đồng/người. Đặc biệt, KDL còn bán vé cho khách chỉ có nhu cầu tham quan chỉ với 60.000 đồng/người, du khách có thể tham quan phố Champa, vườn hoa Champa được thiết kế theo kiến trúc Chăm cổ, hòn non bộ, khu dã ngoại, khu leo núi, khu ngâm khoáng và các sườn đồi trong KDL./.

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