 Int’l workshop on culture management
An international workshop on cultural policy and management in the context of globalization will take place in Hanoi on December 15-16. |
 Vietnam Airlines increases domestic airfares
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced yesterday that it will increase its domestic airfares by 15-20% from December 15, following the Ministry of Finance’s new price ceiling on domestic routes. |
 Mui Dinh - centerpiece of Phan Rang City
Mui Dinh (Dinh Cape) is 40km south of Phan Rang City in the central province of Ninh Thuan and 10 km from the popular Ca Na beach. |
 Viet Nam honours 45 international travel agencies
On 2 Dec 2011 in Grand Plaza Hotel, Ha Noi, for the first time, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in coordination with Vietnam Airlines (VNA) organized "Thank you Ceremony" in appreciation of international travel agencies for sending tourists to Viet Nam. |
 National ‘Cheo’ festival concludes
The National ‘Cheo’ (popular opera) Festival 2011 wrapped up at the Thai Binh provincial Labour Cultural House on December 4 after nine days of competition. |
 Ha Long listed among world’s best travel destinations
The UNESCO World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay in the northen province of Quang Ninh, has been included in the 2011 list of the world’s best destinations for hotels, family vacations, beaches, and food by the prestigious online travel website Tripadvisor. |
 Promoting Vietnam sea tourism in Europe
More than 50 delegates from domestic and foreign travel agents and European tourism magazines gathered at a seminar in Khanh Hoa on December 2 to discuss promoting Vietnam sea tourism in Europe. |
 Italian jazz artists to play in Vietnam
The Embassy of Italy in Vietnam will organize a jazz concert “Dialektos” performed by the famous duo and Huw Warren to give Vietnamese audience an insight on Italian jazz. |
 Hanoi to pilot walking streets from early 2012
The Hanoi Department of Transport has submitted a pilot plan of organising some walking streets around Hoan Kiem District to the city People’s Committee for approval. |
 Viet Nam tourism to reach its target
The General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported that over 518,000 international arrivals came to Viet Nam in October 2011, a rise of 17.8% over the same period last year. Overall, Viet Nam has welcomed 4.83 million international arrivals in 10 months of 2011, a rise of 15.8% compared to the same period of 2010. The target of welcoming 5.3-5.5 million international arrivals this year is coming. Viet Nam tourism has been continuing to promptly complete remaining proposal works in this year. |
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