The New Open World Corporation has added Vietnamese to the list of 12 languages used to vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World, including Vietnam ’s Ha Long Bay.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has reported it will increase capacity from August 30 to September 5 to serve an extra 174,000 seats (up 30 percent compared to the same period last year) to meet travel demand during the national independence (September 2) holiday.
A Vietnam food week was held in the four-star Novotel Bangkok Fenix Ploenchit hotel in Thailand on September 11-18, attracting crowds of local and international visitors.
Research conducted by the National Australia Bank (NBA) and the online travel company Expedia has shown that Turkey, Tanzania and Vietnam are the best-value overseas destinations for Australian people.
More than 30 travel agencies from central provinces have set up their club with the aim to better serve Thai visitors who arrive through international border gates in the region.
Vietnam is still not a familiar destination for Japanese leisure travelers, even though Vietnam ranks 12th out of 30 countries welcoming Japanese visitors in 2010, said a Japanese tourism entrepreneur.
An exhibition and conference entitled “Dong Son Fine Art (from 1,800 to 2,500 years)” will be held by the Vietnam University of Fine Art, in conjunction with the Centre for Southeast Asian Prehistory from September 26 to October 3 2011. At the same time, the “Love for Dong Son Fine Art” will also be launched.
The Vietnamese Embassy and students in the Netherlands have attended the International Community Fair 2011 themed, “Feel at home in the Hague” hosted by The HagueOnline organisation.
