Higher fees, complicated procedures makes it easier for foreign tourists to choose other Southeast Asian nations A foreign tourist leaves a travel agency in the backpackers’ area in Ho Chi Minh City. Experts say expensive visa fees and complicated procedures are among factors influencing the choice of [...]

Vietnam attends Hong Kong travel expo Vietnam is showcasing its tourism products and services at the ongoing International Travel Expo Hong Kong (ITE HK) in China. The expo, the largest of its kind in Hong Kong, attracts about 70,000 visitors a day. It features representatives of tourism agencies and airlines from 49 countries and territories [...]

Three tourism-focused roadshows will be the highlight out of a series of special events and activities the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) in Vietnam will be running this month to embrace the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014. Starting in next week, the roadshows will be organized in three cities in Vietnam [...]

Three tourism-focused roadshows will be the highlight out of a series of special events and activities the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) in Vietnam will be running this month to embrace the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014. Starting in next week, the roadshows will be organized in three cities in Vietnam [...]

In order to meet its targeted 2 million tourists from Southeast Asia by 2016, Japan has amended some of its visa requirements for certain countries in the region. Starting this summer, they will waive visa requirements for tourists from Thailand and Malaysia and will allow multiple-entry visas for visitors from the Philippines and Vietnam. [...]

By Alex Ward PUBLISHED:06:12 EST, 13 May 2013| UPDATED:09:20 EST, 13 May 2013 Two pilots have been punished after they allegedly posed for photos with a model in the cockpit mid-flight. The Vietnam Airlines pilots were fined and suspended for allegedly allowing model-turned actress Ly Nha Ky to sit in the co-pilot’s seat during a [...]

PHOTO COURTESY OF TUOI TRE A local beside three Russian tourists at the 2-4 Square in Nha Trang Town, the central province of Khanh Hoa Vietnam’s tourism authorities should extend the visa waiver program for Russian tourists from 15 days to one month, a travel company’s representative told a conference on [...]

A report of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism VNAT showed that in 2000-2012, the state’s budget spent VND410 billion in total on the tourism promotion activities. This did not include the money spent on the ad campaigns on big TV channels, the domestic tourism promotion plan and the visa waver program. On average, Vietnam [...]

Int’l Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013 opens Local and foreign visitors have flocked to Nha Trang city in central Vietnam to attend an international sea and island tourism fair, which opened at the Diamond Bay Resort on June 8. The International Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013, the first of its kind in Vietnam, [...]

The growing attraction of Vietnam as Asia’s most exciting new golf tourism destination has been enhanced by the launch of daily Emirates flights from Dubai to Ho Chi Minh City. The new service, which began in early June, means golf travellers from the Middle East and Europe can now easily access Vietnam’s world-class golf courses, [...]