The HCM City Tourism Association has kicked off the
domestic tourism promotion programme, with the participation of Vietnam
Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Sai Gon Railway Company, to
offer attractive discounts for ticket fares.
The Cam Ranh International Airport saw a total of
2.7 million passengers from the beginning of this year, an increase of
20 per cent year-on-year. Around 880,000 of them were foreigners, up by
32 per cent.
More than 35,600 passengers bought budget tours in
the third quarter, taking the number during the year to over 100,000,
almost double the previous year''s.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines and the National Sports Administration
yesterday held a farewell for the Vietnamese sports delegation taking
part in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.
Representatives of Indian travel agents from
Hyderabad, India will begin a series of Familiarisation trips (FAM) to
Hoi An, My Son and Da Nang, the first of which will take place from
January 30 to February 2.
The HCM City Consular Club, whose members are spouses of foreign
diplomats, will host its 21st annual charity market in HCM City at the
White Palace Convention Centre this Saturday.
Annette Herfkens, the sole survivor of a Vietnam Airlines plane accident
that killed 30 passengers and crew members in the central coast
province of Khanh Hoa 22 years ago, returned to Viet Nam recently to
meet the widows of the pilot and crew...
Representatives from 30 Tokyo tourism companies, travel agencies,
airlines and hotels on Friday launched a scheme in Ha Noi to attract
Vietnamese to the Japanese capital.
Singapore Airlines will begin direct flights to the central city of Da
Nang starting in the second quarter of next year. An existing service
between the two places now goes through Siem Reap in Cambodia.
The HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tourism
Association, and Vietnam Airlines will host a ceremony at Tan Son Nhat
International Airport to welcome the four millionth international
tourist to the city on December 24.
Though the traditional Tet festival is near, many
air tickets for flights from HCM City to the provinces in the central
region and the north remain unsold.
Vietnam Airlines and the HCM City Tourism
Association have announced that prices would fall again this year in
order to stimulate demand, according to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon (Sai
Gon Economic Times) magazine.
