Race on Vietnamese island

PHU QUOC, 17 April 2012: Vietnam’s popular Phu Quoc Half Marathon is now open for registrations online.

The sports event will take place on Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang province, Vietnam, 17 June, organised by Sporting Republic Company.

The company, a major player in sports tourism in the region, has introduced online registration at www.pqmarathon.com .

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Sapa sets ambitious target

Hanoi, 11 April 2012: Sapa, a mountain resort village in the far north of Vietnam, aims to welcome as many as 4 million visitors by 2030 with an average growth rate of 7.2% a year.

According to the Voice of Vietnam, the target is part of the urban planning project for Sapa tourism, announced by the Lao Cai provincial People’s Committee.

It says Sapa will not only be a national tourism and resort centre, but also an economic and cultural centre for cultural exchange among ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous region that borders China.

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Danang beaches fix rates

DANANG, 10 April 2012: The Management Board of the Son Tra Peninsula and Danang Tourism  will force tourism vendors on popular beaches to display rental fees to ensure fair pricing during two festivals at the end of April and May.

The city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it would help to reduce overcharging during  two big events.

“The province hopes to welcome both domestic and international tourists particularly for the annual Danang International Fireworks Display, 29 to 30 April and the International Paramotor Competition, 30 May to 3 June.”

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HCMC strengthens events

HO CHI MINH CITY, 6 April 2012: The city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is working with the HCMC Tourism Association to establish a promotions centre for the events industry.

Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism deputy director, La Quoc Khanh, said the centre would be under the management of the tourism association and carry out activities to promote events.

It will support hotels, travel firms, transport firms and shopping centres that are expected to support marketing activities financially.

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China lifts travel to Vietnam

HANOI, 2 April 2012: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism estimates the country welcomed 561,877 international travellers in March representing an increase of 18.11% from 475,733 visits  during the same month last year.

China shines as the top supplier in March with 101,482 visits. It represented an improvement of 5.20% from 96,467 visits in the same month last year followed by South Korea, Japan, the United States, Taiwan and Cambodia.

Thailand’s outbound trips to Vietnam continued to slip far from the top 10 list. It was ranked in the top markets in December when the market supplied 17,940. The market has been in decline to Vietnam since 2010. VNAT specifically identifies just the top 10 markets in its monthly assessments.

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Hue hosts arts festival

THUA THIEN-HUE, 20 March 2012: The biennial event, Hue Festival 2012 opens April as part of  a series of promotions under the National Tourism Year 2012 banner.

Scheduled 7 to 15 April, the Hue Festival 2012 should attract participation from 30 countries that have promised to send 40 artists.

Following a theme of “Cultural Heritage Combined with Economic Development and International Integration,” the festival is the main highlight of the National Tourism Year 2012 celebrations for the north and the central coastal regions.

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Dien Bien Phu gets a ‘night life’

DIEN BIEN, 15 March 2012: The Dien Bien Phu City People’s Committee introduced  the city’s first night market, last Monday, to encourage travellers to stay overnight in the town.

The city deputy chairman, Nguyen Duc Duyen, said the new Muong Thanh night market will tap the province’s potential for tourism and encourage communities to sell their produce to a wider audience.

“The night market brings job opportunities for local people and adds an attraction for the town.”

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Vietnam plans tourism office in Japan

HANOI, 14 March 2012: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will open a representative office in Tokyo, Japan, by early next year to support tourism marketing activities and step up cooperation between travel firms in the two nations.

VNAT deputy head, Hoang Thi Diep, said this would be the first overseas representative office financed by the Vietnam’s tourism authority.

“The plan is to ratchet up Japanese tourist arrivals to Vietnam from nearly half a million last year to 1 million visits by 2015.”

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Vietnamese investor recruits BWI

BA RIA-VUNG TAU, 13 March 2012: Best Western International will manage a property due to open in 2013 in Vietnam’s Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

BWI confirmed it has signed a management contract with Cong Ty Co Phan Du Lich Hoa Anh Dao to develop a resort complex called Oceanami Tourism and Resort Complex in Phuoc Hai Town in Dat Do district.

The hotel will located on 21 hectares near the Minh Dam Mountain, Nuoc Ngot Mountain Pass, Ky Van cape and Dinh Co Temple.

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Trade wants to drop Dong

HO CHI MINH CITY, 12 March 2012: Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism officials want the government to allow hotels and tour operators to quote in various currencies rather than just Vietnamese Dong.

The HCMC Tourism Association is seeking approval from the city government to allow tour operators to price in both Dong and any major foreign currency, such as US dollars, the Euro or Yen, instead of only the local currency as required by law.

The association said the value of the Dong was not apparent to visitors so they needed a benchmark such as US$ dollar quotes to evaluate the price correctly.

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