The Golden Bridge in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The central coastal city of Da Nang will increase the level of scrutiny applied to budget tours in a bid to further develop sustainable tourism services. Although low-cost tours or the so-called “zero dong” tours have catered to an increasing number of tourists visiting the city in recent years, there is a growing concern about their impact on the local economy. Customers on such budget tours are forced to follow the agencies’ itinerary, often visiting tourist attractions, restaurants and shopping malls where payments are electronically transferred back to foreign countries, leaving little to no profit for Da Nang city. Beyond this, the demand for budget tours has sparked competition between travel companies and service industry businesses, eager to capitalise on the city’s popularity while avoiding paying taxes to local authorities. According to Ngo Quang Vinh, Director of the municipal … [Read more...] about Da Nang seeks to cut low-cost tours in favour of sustainable tourism
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Transport Ministry inspects Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway
The inspection will cover all implementation phases of the project. Mr. The has authorized the ministry’s chief inspector to approve inspection plan and extend inspection time. The inspection decision has been made after experts blamed the expressway's damage for unsuitable design and construction. According to them, Investor VEC has loosened management, the work's inspection and contractor’s ability fail to meet requirements, consultancy and supervision is weak and there are questions about rake-off on materials and auction sale. EVC said that implementing the Transport Minister’s requirement, it was urgently repairing damage in Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway and reviewed responsibilities of relevant teams and individuals. Review results will be reported to the ministry on October 19. On the same day, deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung presided over a meeting on the settlement of damage in Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway. Reports by the Ministry of Transport say … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry inspects Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway
Da Nang plans to launch direct flights to Nagoya
Passengers check in at Da Nang Airport. The city connects 24 international flights each day (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang is planning to launch direct flights to Nagoya in Japan to boost investment, trade and tourism. Nguyen Xuan Binh, Deputy Director of the city’s Tourism Department, said the two sides had been discussing the project with airlines from both countries. The flight would lure more investors and tourists from Japan, he said. In a meeting last year, Da Nang and Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture also planned to upgrade charter flights services to a regular air route between the two cities to boost investment, tourism and trade. The city is home to 143 Japanese projects with total investment of 500 million USD, creating 32,000 jobs for local and neighbouring provinces. Japanese visitors were Da Nang’s second largest tourist segment last year, reaching more than 400,000, 10 times as many as in 2013. National flag carrier … [Read more...] about Da Nang plans to launch direct flights to Nagoya
Qatar Airways to open direct flights to Da Nang
It will offer four-times weekly flights with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said this new direct route demonstrates our commitment to expanding our presence in the Far East, a highly-important market for Qatar Airways. Last year, it began direct services to HCM City, and launched its Ha Noi service in 2010. Currently, the airline provides twice-daily direct flights to Viet Nam’s capital city and 10 times weekly flights to HCM City. Da Nang expects the new air route will help promote trade, investment and tourism between the central region and the Middle East. In October 2017, Qatar Airways announced its interline partnership with Vietnamese low-cost airline Vietjet Air, allowing Qatar Airways’ passengers to travel to and from points in Viet Nam not served directly by Qatar Airways using a single reservation across both airlines’ networks. The number of … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways to open direct flights to Da Nang
Vietjet launches Da Nang – Bangkok route
Low-cost carrier Vietjet’s first flight on the Da Nang – Bangkok route safely landed on October 15. The first passengers on the inaugural flight The direct daily flight connecting Da Nang and Bangkok is the 7th route connecting Vietnam and Thailand, in line with the most routes and frequency between these two countries including Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Lat, Da Nang to Bangkok, direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Chiang Mai and Phuket. The daily flight service from Da Nang to Bangkok departs Da Nang at 13:35 pm and arrives in Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi airport) at 15:15 pm, while the flight in the opposite direction departs Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi airport) at 11:10 am and arrives in Da Nang at 12:50 pm (All in local time). Each flight takes 1 hour and 40 minutes. On the occasion, Vietjet is offering three thousand shock fare tickets with the campaign ‘It’s time to Vietjet!’ with one-way price from only VND 68,000 (excluding taxes, fees) … [Read more...] about Vietjet launches Da Nang – Bangkok route