Speaking on the fringe of the National Assembly’s ongoing ninthsitting, he said it will take time to upgrade infrastructure likeairports, roads, hotels, and cultural structures to completely satisfyvisitors. The Government will also work to attract more foreign visitorsby exempting visas and calling for private funding for overseaspromotion campaigns. In the shorter term, Vietnamis able to improve other aspects that do not require as much funding,he suggested, naming several things that deter foreigners such as beingovercharged, which makes them feel that they are being cheated. Many foreigners also feel unsafe when travelling on roads in Vietnam, he noted, adding that local traffic has not improved much despitenumerous enacted measures. Meanwhile, beggars havealso deteriorated the country’s image. The Deputy PM explained that whenon holiday, tourists want to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere and explorenew things, yet the common scene of beggars, including some … [Read more...]
Vietnam’s Northwest seeks tourism aid from HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – As an economic and tourism hub in the country, HCM City plays a vital role in the development of tourism in the northwestern region, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. The city administration needs to offer more incentives to encourage tourism enterprises and investors to cooperate with localities in the northwest region, Phuc, who is also head of the Northwest Steering Committee, told a conference held in HCM City on November 23 to promote investment in tourism in the northwest. It attracted officials from HCM City and 14 provinces in the northwestern region as well as inbound and outbound travel agents and tourism investors in HCM City. Phuc urged the city to foster cooperation with the northwest to develop tourism linkages, promote images of the region and its potential to possible investors, and provide training in tourism. "The northwest has huge potential for tourism, but it has yet to be effectively exploited in a sustainable manner." The … [Read more...]
Dong Ha City: Effectively Reforming Administrative Procedures
Dong Ha City: Effectively Reforming Administrative Procedures To become an economic centre of the province as now, the leaders and people of Dong Ha City have done a lot to improve the business climate to attract investors, particularly reforming administrative procedures. At present, the city has 40 investment projects in industrial zones and 32 projects engaged in supermarkets, hotels and services located along National Road 9D, with a total registered capital of VND1,800 billion. Mr Nguyen Xuan Anh, Chairman of Dong Ha People’s Committee, said: "Since 1999, Dong Ha has been a pioneer in Quang Tri province to pilot administrative procedure reform funded by the Government of Sweden and has obtained very positive results. We have also drawn valuable experience from this project." Currently, the Dong Ha City People's Committee has effectively implemented administrative procedure reform and promulgated regulations on documentation, procedures, time and order in accordance … [Read more...]
Dien Bien Trade Union Hotel: Wise Choice for Visitors to Historical Dien Bien
Dien Bien Trade Union Hotel: Wise Choice for Visitors to Historical Dien Bien Located in the heart of Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Trade Union Hotel, affiliated to Dien Bien Trade Union Tourism Co., Ltd, is an ideal destination for visitors on long-day business trips or on vacation in the historic land of Dien Bien, thanks to its wide-open space and convenient traffic. With a very convenient location, Dien Bien Trade Union Hotel is situated in the central junction of Dien Bien Phu City. It is near the airport and the bus station and is convenient to visit historical relics. The spacious and elegant hotel is famous for polite, enthusiastic, thoughtful receptionists and room staff. With nearly 80 two-star rooms, the hotel has attracted more guests recently, especially after the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Dien Bien Phu liberation. Sightseeing at the Dien Bien - Ban Muong Phang Valley is popular among domestic and international visitors. Tourist attractions in Dien Bien like Dien … [Read more...]
Central City Targets 2 Mln Tourist Arrivals by 2010
Central City Targets 2 Mln Tourist Arrivals by 2010 The target is pursuant to the city’s program on tourism development for the 2007-2010 period approved by the municipal People’s Committee. Accordingly, the city also aims to increase hospitality revenues by 29 per cent annually over the same period. The city will upgrade existing tourism facilities and foster the implementation of large new tourism projects, including a plan to provide holiday-makers with up to 7,000 hotel rooms in the next four years. In addition to diversifying tourist attractions, Danang will also reward domestic and international tourist agencies who help attract a large number of visitors. The local authorities will continue to focus on tourism promotion and marketing, as well as on boosting employment in the tourism sector to meet the increased demand for workers indicated by the goals for 2010. Danang, some 758 km south of Hanoi and 970 km north of Ho Chi Minh City is endowed with … [Read more...]
Work on Vietnam’s Biggest Five-star Hotel to Begin in 2007
Work on Vietnam's Biggest Five-star Hotel to Begin in 2007 The Hoang Gia company will launch a project to build the largest five-star hotel in Vietnam at a total cost of US$51.4 million near the World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay- the Bay of the Descending Dragon, in northern Quang Ninh province next year to help the city cope with its shortage of luxurious hotel rooms. Hoang Gia hotel will also be the first five-star hotel in Ha Long city. The hotel, comprising of 707 rooms, also aims to help the company foster its ambitious plan to become a leading hotel group in Vietnam. The construction is scheduled to be finished by late 2008. Ha Long Bay’s striking topography – with small islands with limestone formations jutting out of the sea – was created by the lash of a dragon’s tail as it thundered down from the mountains to the sea. The city, 165 km northeast of Hanoi was twice recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, once for its magnificent natural … [Read more...]
Lam Dong Fosters Tourism Investment
Lam Dong Fosters Tourism Investment In order to strengthen tourism, Lam Dong province has created very favourable conditions for investors. To learn more about this, reporter Ha Linh interviewed Ms Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc – Deputy Director of Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Could you talk about the achievements of Lam Dong tourism in 2010? Located in the South of the Central Highlands, with favourable natural conditions, Da Lat – Lam Dong has vast landscapes with a unique forestry ecosystem, amazing and romantic natural scenery, a various distinct local cultural features and architectural remains, including European style structures. The history of Da Lat tourism began when the French decided to build up Da Lat city as a destination for leisure and entertainment. For years, Lam Dong has considered eco-tourism and mountain resorts its potential and strength. In recent years, the province has paid attention to developing tourism events – … [Read more...]
City’s tourism day to promote Viet Nam’s World Heritage sites
My Son World Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam. — Photo doanhnhansaigon.vn HCM CITY -- The 11th annual HCM City Tourism Day Festival to be held this month will seek to promote World Heritage sites in Viet Nam beginning March 26. The event, to be held at the September 23 Park in District 1, will be hosted by the Department of Tourism and the HCM City Tourism Association. "This four-day event will be an occasion to honor city tourism brands, and tourism enterprises that have made great contributions to city tourism," said a representative of the department. "The event will be a bridge between travel companies and customers, a place for enterprises to introduce new products and co-operate with others," he added. Titled "Impression of World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam", the festival will feature mock-ups of the country's eight sites and performances in nine art forms that are considered a "tangible and intangible world heritage" by UNESCO. It will feature a travel … [Read more...]
Ha Noi launches programme to become start-up city
VN online hotel booking start-up gets $3m funding Stock exchange for start-ups in Viet Nam not feasible: experts Startup fair sponsored in central city Government to foster startups 1337 Ventures: Vietnamese ecosystem is growing in strength … [Read more...]
Promotions focus on city’s SMEs
HA NOI (Biz Hub) —The capital city plans to launch major promotional activities to stimulate consumer demand for products from small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). A conference here yesterday was told that the Government would spend VND3 billion (US$140,000), including about VND1.2 billion from its budget, on the promotions. The small businesses operate in the fields of food, beverage, essential goods, fashion, garments and textiles, footwear, household devices, interior decoration, arts and handicrafts, automobile, motorbike, hotel and restaurant services. The conference was told that SMEs faced cumbersome administrative procedures, difficulties in accessing loans, production space shortages and high inventories. Trung Thanh Co general director Phi Ngoc Chung said that most commercial banks were devoted to large enterprises, making it hard for small businesses to access loans. He said that to take advantage of low interest rates, it was still hard for SMEs to meet all … [Read more...]