Another Vietnamese Bay Becomes Tourist Attraction

Sanest Tourist, a travel agency based in Nha Trang, began offering sea tours to the country’s latest “national level landscape”. Xuan Dai Bay in Tuy Hoa last Sunday.

The Bay is around 50 kilometers long, Oversees Various Capes and Islands.
It received the recognition from the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism in January, which will help promote and exploit its tourism potential.

Mon Beach and Cape Dien in Phu Yen Province – in which Tuy Hoa City is situated – were recognized in 2009.

Sanest’s two-day tour starts in Nha Trang and has sightseeing in Tuy Hoa City.
It has a stop at Bai Om Beach for swimming, coral diving, and lunch of fresh seafood obtained from fishing vessels.

The Agency will use three vessels, each with a capacity of 50 passengers.

Source: en.baomoi.com

Vietnam Airlines to Begin Direct Flights to UK

Vietnam Airlines on June 20 announced that it would officially open a direct flight route from Vietnam to the United Kingdom (UK) on December 8.

Vietnam Airlines planned to use Boeing B777-200ER aircraft to fly between Vietnam and Gatwick airport in the UK .

According to Vietnam Airlines General Director, Pham Ngoc Minh, the new route aimed to actively promote tourism and business travel between Vietnam and the UK .

The Airline hopes that the route will also help Vietnam become a major entry-exit gateway from Indochina .

Strategic partnership was established in September last year and economic and trade relations between Vietnam and the UK were boosted, with two-way trade between the two countries reaching over 2 billion USD.

The UK was also the third-largest European Union Investor in Vietnam , with its total investment of 3 billion USD./.

Source: en.baomoi.com

Vasco to Launch HCMC - Mui Ne Helicopter Services

The Vietnam Air Service Company (Vasco) finished its trial flight by Helicopter from Ho Chi Minh City to the Coastal Resort town of Mui Ne in Binh Thuan Province last weekend.

Vasco said it will soon operate flights from HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport to the landing pad of Sea Links City Resort in Mui Ne, using a brand-new AS350-B2 Helicopter.

Each six-seat Helicopter can carry 1,100 kilograms. Travel time will be shortened to roughly 40 minutes compared to up to six hours by Bus or four hours by Train.

Source: en.baomoi.com

Vietnam Luxury Hotel Nikko Saigon Will Open in 2011

JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. has announced it will open Hotel Nikko Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in October, 2011.

The company jointly signed a hotel management agreement with Fei Yueh Vietnam Co., Ltd., The owner of the hotel.

Source: kientrucvietnam.org.vn

Nghe An's World Biosphere Reserve Recognized

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently granted the Nghe An Province People's Committee a certificate recognizing Vietnam's sixth world-class biosphere reserve in the West of Nghe An Province, increasing the total UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserves in Vietnam to eight.

Source: kientrucvietnam.org.vn

Hanoi to have one more Luxury Shopping Mall

Grand Plaza – an international standard shopping centre – will open in the third quarter of this year on Tran Duy Hung street in Hanoi's Cau Giay district, according to Pham Cuong, the property director of IDJ Asset Management Joint Stock Co.

Source: kientrucvietnam.org.vn

Lai Chau Airport to be put into Operation in 2012

An airport will be built in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to serve both civil and military purposes.

The Airport will include a terminal, which will be capable of handling 40,000 passengers and 100 tons of freight a year. That figures are expected to reach 110,000 passengers and 300 tons of cargo after the airport is upgraded in 2030.

Source: kientrucvietnam.org.vn