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Vietnam Open Tour News & EventsTHURSDAY 04 JUNE, 2009 |
 Ten days to travel in four Asian countries
Tourists visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, a popular destination in Bangkok, Thailand. Departing by plane from HCMC, the tour will visit attractions in late president Ho Chi Minh’s homeland, relax overnight at Cua Lo beach in Nghe An province, and then travel overland to Laos. A day will be spent visiting attractions in the capital city before leaving Laos for Thailand via the first Friendship Bridge that linked the two countries, cross the Mekong River. In Thailand, tourists will visit Bangkok and Pattaya while in Cambodia, tourists will explore the attractions in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh such as Angkor Wat, Baray lake, Kompongkdey bridge, and Watphom Pagoda. From Phnom Penh, tourists will return to HCMC by bus via the Moc Bai border gate in the Southern province of Tay Ninh. The tour costs US$690 per guest for groups of 10 to 12 visitors. For larger groups of 36-45 passengers the rate drops to US$490 per guest. “We can promote the tour with a lower rate thanks to discounts from airlines, hotels, and visa exemptions between Vietnam and Cambodia,” Cao Ngoc Minh, Public Relation executive of the company said. Minh said Ben Thanh Tourist is now able to arrange more tours since Ben Thanh Tourist buses now have permission to take tourists along the routes between these countries. “We used to have to change buses in each country before because of regulations but these have changed and now travel is faster and easier” Minh said. To date two groups of around 70 tourists have traveled on the route, and the company has received new bookings for the tours, most of which are group booking. VietNamNet/SGT City loses tourists but gains revenue
Foreign travellers visit the War Remnants Museum in HCM City. The southern hub saw a declining number of foreign visitors in the first five months. However, the city earned a total revenue of VND13.47 trillion (US$757.6 million) from tourism between the first month of the year through May, a 12 per cent increase from the same period last year, said Huynh Cong Minh Truong, deputy head of the department. Looking at these figures, city authorities expressed belief in the city’s great tourism potential, said Nguyen Thi Hong, deputy chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Committee. Hong said the city’s current stimulus solutions for the tourism sector would bring optimistic business results to the city’s tourism sector in the near future. The municipal CSTD had focused on implementing tourism development projects in the city and also on human resources training for the tourism sector, said Truong. Many tour agencies of the city have enhanced their promotions for domestic travels and tours to foreign countries. To offset the lag in foreign visitors from traditional markets, Vietravel expanded its business to other countries to maintain its revenue stream, the company said. The company developed a promotion programme for visitors to travel throughout the country with a variety of cheap tours and other offers. Saigontourist perked up its offerings with 200 tours to domestic and foreign locations this summer, including many tours with preferential costs for elderly people, families and tourists travelling with delegations. Vietnam Airlines offered some domestic fares at a 50-per cent discount to domestic tour agencies that joined the Government’s stimulus programme for the tourism sector. VietNamNet/Viet Nam News News for Tuesday 02 June, 2009 View all news for Tuesday 02 June, 2009 on one page Recent News
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