What super-luxury travelers need are satisfaction and difference. If Vietnam can provide these factors, it will be able to attract billionaire travelers, some experts believe. Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, the group which specializes in providing luxury resort services, has revealed the schedule of the most expensive tour in the world which costs $270,000 (VND6 billion) per traveler. What super-luxury travelers need are satisfaction and difference. If Vietnam can provide these factors, it will be able to attract billionaire travelers. However, My commented that what these travelers want are satisfaction and originality. Linh Ha Travel firms fear visa policy will discourage foreign travelers Vietnam’s competitiveness in the tourism sector has improved significantly, but many travellers are unhappy about the visa policy. Vietnam to amend visa regulation to lure more foreign travelers Foreign businesspeople and travelers will be able to easily enter … [Read more...] about Vietnam vows to lure super-rich travelers
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South Korea tightens policy on five-year multi-entry visas for Vietnamese citizens
South Korea has decided to stop granting five-year visas to Vietnamese who are not permanent residents of Hanoi, Danang and HCM City. People wait to apply for a visa to South Korea outside the South Korean Consulate General in Hanoi. Photo by Lao Dong In December 2018, the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam announced it would grant C-3 visas to residents of Hanoi, Danang and HCM City. The visa holders can stay in South Korea for up to 30 days, with no restrictions on the number of visits for five years. Since the new visa policy took effect, there have been an increasing number of Vietnamese people applying for visas to South Korea. The embassy today announced on its Facebook page that they would stop granting this kind of visa to those who are only temporary but not permanent residents of the three cities from June 10. According to the post, there have been an increasing number of people bringing fake temporary residence books to ask for visas, leading to a rise in the number of … [Read more...] about South Korea tightens policy on five-year multi-entry visas for Vietnamese citizens
Vietnam assumes Chairmanship of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN
Head of the Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN Tran Duc Binh (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnam assumed the role of the Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) during its 16th meeting in Jakarta on December 13. Speaking at the event, ASEAN Secretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi lauded the CPR and its working groups for drafting documents for ASEAN summits and meetings between ASEAN and partners. He congratulated Vietnam on undertaking the role and affirmed that the ASEAN Secretariat will continue working closely with Vietnam and the CPR to successfully realise priority programmes themed “Cohesive and Responsive” during Vietnam’s ASEAN Chair Year 2020. Ambassador and head of the Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN Tran Duc Binh, for his part, hailed Thailand for directing and holding activities celebrating the 10th founding anniversary of the CPR. He said in its capacity as ASEAN Chair … [Read more...] about Vietnam assumes Chairmanship of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN
Cambodian PM to preside over launch of Vietnam – Cambodia border market
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Photo: freshnewsasia) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that he will preside over the inauguration of Cambodia-Vietnam border market in Tbong Khmum province, which was his former battlefield in 1971. Today, it is no longer a place to fight, it is a market. Borders of Cambodia-Thailand and Cambodia-Vietnam are now enriched with skyscrapers, industrial zones, and special economic zones, he added. During a meeting with Vietnam’s permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh last week, Hun Sen called on the two countries to promote bilateral cooperation and facilitate border trade, contributing to a two-way trade to 5 billion USD next year./. VNA … [Read more...] about Cambodian PM to preside over launch of Vietnam – Cambodia border market
Chef named Vietnam Airlines’ food ambassador
Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen will join hands with Vietnam Airlines to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world under an agreement inked between the two sides in Canberra, Australia. Under the three-year document, Luke Nguyen will be in charge of improving quality for meals on Vietnam Airlines’ flights and creating eight new regional specialties for the business class. He will also give consultations to the airline’s current 50 business-class menus right in 2018. The food magician will popularise Vietnamese food to international friends via cultural and trade exchange programmes in various countries. "Cooperation with Nguyen aims to elevate the art of Vietnamese cuisine. It is of significant when Vietnam and Australia celebrate the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year," said Executive Vice President of Vietnam Airlines Le Hong Ha. "It is hoped that Vietnam Airlines and the chef will contribute to bolstering cultural cooperation and … [Read more...] about Chef named Vietnam Airlines’ food ambassador