Two tourists have died and another left injured when a boat overturned in Nha Trang Bay. The scene of the accident Vice head of the Nha Trang Bay Management Board, Dinh Vinh Tien confirmed on Wednesday evening that the accident occurred at 4 pm near Tri Nguyen Island. "A group of 23 Chinese tourists were touring the bay by a boat when it suddenly overturned," Tien said. "Some tourist boats operating near the site rushed in to help rescue the passengers and local rescue forces also arrived soon but two drowned." According to reports from local authorities, the victims were identified as a 30-year-old female Chinese tourist, Liu Yuling and a 25-year-old female Vietnamese tourist guide, Ngo Thi Huong. Another Chinese tourist, Liu Zhirui, 4, was injured and being treated at Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital. Director of Khanh Hoa Province's Department of Transport, Nguyen Van Dan, said that the boat has capacity of 25 passengers and was operated by Phi Long Company. … [Read more...] about Two tourists die, one injured in Nha Trang boat accident
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Australians select Da Nang, Nha Trang as favorite destinations for…
A corner of Da Nang cityThe news website has compared search statistics from 2017 and 2018 to narrow down the list of top emerging destinations next year. It found the Ukrainian capital of Kiev was the place with the biggest surge in interest, with a year-on-year rise of 129%, pushing it up 62 spots on the global ranking. The Australian government called upon travelers to be cautious traveling to Ukraine “due to the unpredictable security situation across the country” and the threat of escalating tensions, especially during political protests in Kiev. However, “Kiev’s spectacular buildings, vibrant night-life and its proximity to the radioactive tourism site Chernobyl have made it a major draw card for adventurous holiday-makers,” the news said. Here are the Top 10 emerging destinations Australian holiday-makers will visit in 2019. 1. Kiev, Ukraine (year-on-year rise of 129%) 2. Thessaloniki, Greece (69%) 3. St Petersburg, Russia (49%) 4. Lisbon, Portugal … [Read more...] about Australians select Da Nang, Nha Trang as favorite destinations for…
Foreign visitors clean Nha Trang beach
Dozens of foreign visitors gathered to collect rubbish at a beach near Pham Van Dong Street in Nha Trang City on December 18. According to a French woman, they were tourists coming from different countries including the US, the UK, Russia and France and joined a group on Facebook to clean the beaches in Nha Trang. "Earlier we came to clean a beach near Tran Phu Street before coming here," she said. "The beaches have been covered in many kinds of rubbish following the recent floods." Another member named Scott from the UK said that Nha Trang is a beautiful city with many wonderful beaches but some of them have been polluted by rubbish, especially plastic bags and bottles. "These kinds of rubbish will harm the marine environment so we come to collect them," he said. Nearly ten large bags containing rubbish were gathered and taken away in an hour. This is not the first time foreign tourists were seen cleaning the beaches in Nha Trang. … [Read more...] about Foreign visitors clean Nha Trang beach
Swisstouches La Luna Resort Nha Trang condotel investment offers overseas study opportunities
By investing in the Condotel Nha Trang project - Swisstouches La Luna Resort, investors will acquire an opportunity for overseas study in Switzerland or Singapore. MoU signing ceremony between Marina Hotel JSC and HTMi According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the country will welcome the 15th million foreign visitor this month. The non-smoke industry has achieved anannual growth rate of more than 30 per cent with the total of nearly 600,000 rooms that created three million jobs. Despite of this great potential the hospitability industry always tops the list of sectors lacking of high quality human resources, particularly the luxury hotel segment. The Swiss partner will support the Vietnamese developer in training quality human resources in hotel services to later work at Marina Hotel JSC projects. With respect to real estate complex, many developers have found it hard to sort out qualified and professional human resources. As this is a fresh … [Read more...] about Swisstouches La Luna Resort Nha Trang condotel investment offers overseas study opportunities
Nha Trang gears up for national tourism year
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) recently revealed the programme for the 2019 National Tourism Year themed “Nha Trang, colour of the sea.” The tourism year is seen as a golden opportunity for the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa to promote its cultural heritage, natural resources and tourism products, thus attracting more domestic and foreign tourists to the locality. The MCST urged Khanh Hoa to improve state management in tourism, create favourable conditions for businesses to participate in the activities, ensure political security and social order and safety and protect the environment. There will be three major events, including the opening ceremony scheduled for late 2018, the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa sea festival in May 2019 and the closing ceremony in late 2019. Highlights of the programme will be beauty pageants like Miss Universe Vietnam and Miss Tourism ASEAN, along with the … [Read more...] about Nha Trang gears up for national tourism year