Visitors experience a city sightseeing tour in HCMC. At the conference, ten enterprises in the fields of tourism, accommodation, hotel and restaurant were come into agreement with ten commercial banks in HCMC to sign lending contracts with a total amount of VND634.6 billion (US$27 million) with preferential interest rate and apply supported interest rate package of two percent in accordance with the Decree No.31/2022 of the Government and Circular No.03/2022 of the State Bank. According to Deputy Director of the Municipal Department of Tourism Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, after nearly five months of resuming tourism activities, the country’s tourism sector has initially gained important achievements. However, tourism enterprises are still facing difficulties in accessing loan packages to restart their business activities. Especially, the travel businesses are in need of revolving capital sources but they mostly did not have mortgaged properties. The municipal Department of Tourism also … [Read more...] about 10 tourism enterprises receive preferential loan of nearly US$27mln
Hotels in hangzhou near west lake
Sa Pa: Where earth meets heaven
Sa Pa in ripe rice season Sa Pa is a highland town in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, bordering China, nearly 40 kilometers from Lao Cai City. It offers harmony with nature, a temperate climate and unique indigenous culture. The Sa Pa Stone Church Fascinating destinations in and around the town include the Fansipan Mountain, at 3,100 meters the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula earning its nickname as the “roof of Indochina”; Sa Pa Heaven Gate, a mountain pass about 18km north of the town ideal for “hunting” clouds and seeing the panoramic view of the entire vast valley; and the catholic church with a stone belltower built by French colonizers in the 20th century located in the center of town. Local villages dotting the mountains and valleys around the town, inhabited by ethnic minority groups and featuring many preserved traditional cultural features are also a major draw. In the Cat Cat Village in San Sa Ho Commune, for example, about two … [Read more...] about Sa Pa: Where earth meets heaven
More than 30 Indian tourism businesses surveyed in Nha Trang
From August 18 to 21, Indian businesses will survey and experience a number of accommodation establishments, such as the Ariyana Smart Condotel Nha Trang Hotel, Muong Thanh Luxury, Champa Island Resort, and WinWonders Resort, all the while exploring famous landmarks such as Long Son Pagoda, Ponagar Tower, and Hon Chong-Hon Do. In particular, 32 Indian businesses will participate in the Namaste Vietnam 2022 festival in Khanh Hoa, including activities such as performing arts programmes, visits to cultural heritages and tourist attractions, and conferences aimed at promoting Indian tourism in the south-central provinces. This is an opportunity for Indian businesses to learn and understand more about the culture and people of Khanh Hoa and Vietnam, along with learning about the unique tourism products of the area to introduce to Indian tourists and attract more Indians to Nha Trang in the near future. The Indian tourism market is very attractive to many countries, … [Read more...] about More than 30 Indian tourism businesses surveyed in Nha Trang
Ho Chi Minh City’s foreign enclaves settle into ‘new normal’
Since Vietnam officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic under control earlier this year, foreign enclaves in Ho Chi Minh City have, once again, begun to bustle, with old stores resuming their operations and new shops opening every day in commercial spaces that sat unoccupied for months on end. Once Vietnam dropped its on-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for foreign travelers and reopened its international air routes in mid-May, the number of foreigners entering the country began to increase, paving the way for foreign enclaves in Ho Chi Minh City to return to their pre-pandemic life. In Tan Phong Ward, District 7, home to a significant portion of the South Korean community in Ho Chi Minh City, many stores that shut down between late 2020 and early 2022 are once again open for business, and new shops are moving into commercial spaces that have sat empty for months. Kim Yong Min, a South Korean national living in District 7, shared that his eyeglasses stores, which mainly … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City’s foreign enclaves settle into ‘new normal’