Danang tourist attraction

Under the master plan, approximately 760 hectares will be allocated to functional areas for tourism development, which will offer visitors with diverse types of tourism, including cultural tourism, sports tourism, and agritourism. By 2025, the site targets to welcome three million vacationers, earn VND1.2 trillion in tourism revenue, and generate jobs for roughly 3,500 workers. The figures are expected to reach 5 million arrivals, VND3.5 trillion, and 3,700 workers by 2030. Together with Tuyen Lam Lake National Tourism Site and other tourist attractions in Lam Dong, the site is expected to become a highlight for visitors’ journey to the Central Highlands, contributing to the local socio-economic development. … [Read more...] about Dankia Lake – Golden Stream set to become tourist spot in Central Highlands

The country ranked sixth among the regional countries most visited by cruise ships in 2017, following Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. “Vietnam has become an increasingly popular destination for our guests from the US, Australia and Europe, as well as from Asian countries, and cruising is one of the best ways to explore this magnificent part of the world”, said Farriek Tawfik, Director of the Southeast Asia at Princess Cruises, a cruise line owned by the US Carnival Corporation & PLC. The Southeast Asian country poses huge potential for cruise travel. The nation has become an apple of foreign cruisers thanks to the growing population of the middle and affluent class which is expected to double in size between now and 2020, to 33 million, or one third of the country’s population. Farriek Tawfik said that cruise demand in the country surged 126% during 2012-2016, the strongest growth recorded in the Asian region. Quoting statistics from … [Read more...] about Vietnam emerges as attractive destination for luxurious foreign cruisers

Vũ Văn Viện, director of Hanoi’s Department of Transport, told online newspaper vietnamplus.vn that “the city tour was aimed at tourists, especially foreign guests”. “The bus company should develop programmes and work with travel companies to expand the service,” said Viện This would take from six months to one year, he added. Last year, the city received 23.83 million visitors, of which international tourists were estimated at 4.95 million. However, the long intervals between tours was an another reason that passengers were not getting on board, he said. At present, there are three double-deckers buses running every 30 minutes. Despite being a key unit in charge of the city’s public transport, Transerco had no experience in tourism so it had co-operated with Ảnh Việt Travel Company to promote and advertise the service, leading to high fees. Although the existing buses had failed to attract passengers, Hanoi … [Read more...] about Open-top buses fail to attract tourists

A stilt house in Thai Hai Reserve Area of Ecological House-on-Stilts Village. Source: VNA Visitors have a chance to live a genuinely rustic life. They will experience the authentic life and work of the local Tay and Nung ethnic minorities as they home-stay with them. At night, the home-stay complex is illuminated by light bulbs. However, the most beautiful moment in the area is at dawn of a new day. Through windows of stilt houses, tourists are able to enjoy the verdant greenery of the landscape and listen to familiar sounds of cocks crowing.  … [Read more...] about Attractive village of stilt houses in Thai Nguyen

Regarding variety of payment methods, only 27 per cent of all transactions are made via non-cash methods such as credit cards or mobile wallets. However, an increasing percentage of customers are showing a preference for these methods. Those who prefer to pay with a credit card is 51 per cent, up from 42 per cent in 2018, those who prefer a mobile app is 19 per cent, up from 11 per cent in 2018, and those who use membership points is 16 per cent, up from 10 per cent in 2018. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 11