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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central and Central Highlands regions have favourable conditions to develop various types of tourism such as resort, heritage, culture, sea and island, mountain and cave exploration, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a conference held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 16. The event was jointly held by 19 cities and provinces in the regions to seek ways to promote tourism. PM Phuc said the regions have a lot of potential to develop catering and entertainment services as well as attract investment from finance, banking, insurance, and health sectors. They are important factors to ensure sustainable tourism development, he said, stressing that the regions should create a tourism architecture that reflects the unique features of Vietnam to draw more tourists both at home and abroad. The government leader noted that Vietnam has granted visa exemptions to tourists … [Read more...] about Central, Central Highland regions asked to fully tap tourism potential

Specifically, Kien Giang is seen as a heaven of tourism with favorable weather and terrain. During Tet holiday ( the Lunar New Year), influx of travelers flocked to its best tourist attractions include Rach Gia reclamation urban area, Ha Tien landscape and paradise island Phu Quoc. From the twenty-eighth day of the Year of Dog to the fifth day of the Year of Pig, the island received more than 65,250 tourists including 21,700 international holiday-makers, increasing 210 percent year on year. In addition to spending time bathing and fishing squids, holiday-makers visited Vinpearl Land, Safari zoo, suspension cable in Tho islet, Suoi Tran tourist park, Phu Quoc prison, according to Phu Quoc Island District People’s Committee. To facilitate travel to the island, Phu Quoc airport worked relentlessly to welcome 300 flights with 46,114 passengers, a year-on-year rise of 186 percent. Express ferry company serviced through the holiday. Around 200,000 visitors filled tourist sites … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta’s tourism accelerates early 2019

The number of passengers travelling on the maritime route between Ly Son island and Sa Ky Port in the central province of Quang Nam enjoyed a sharp increase after Tet.  Each day sees about 2,500 to 3,000 passengers travelling from Ly Son island to the mainland. This year, six high-speed vehicles have been put into operation on the Sa Ky-Ly Son route to transport passengers from the mainland to the island and vice versa. With use of the high-speed boats, the journey only takes between 30 and 35 minutes , whilst previously the journey had taken over an hour. The management board of Ly Son island has co-ordinated its efforts with relevant agencies to increase the number of boat services and to ensure the safety of passengers. Huynh Cong Tri, director of the Management Board of Ly Son port, said at the beginning of each day there are about 22 vehicles ready to transport passengers from Ly Son to the mainland every 30 minutes. … [Read more...] about Boat services from Ly Son to mainland receive post-Tet boost

The additional seats will be available until the end of February 17, raising total seats on flights from Ha Noi to HCMC to 40,000 during the five peak days on the route. This is the second time the national flag carrier added more seats in the period after Tet holidays. Earlier, from February 9 to 11, the carrier added 200-400 seats on the flights from Ha Noi to HCMC, increasing total available seats to 9,000-10,000 per day for this route. During the peak time before Tet, from January 20 to February 11, Vietnam Airlines had ensured safety on nearly 8,000 domestic and international flights, serving nearly 1.3 million passengers with average on-time-performance of 90 percent.By Bich Quyen – Translated by Thuy Doan … [Read more...] about Nearly 4,000 additional seats on Hanoi – HCMC flights ’til Feb 17