In Lanta Tour’s case, Vietnam win’s international travelers’ hearts | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 06 2012 |
| The close cooperation among the local authorities and travel firms, and the representatives of the Russian side in settling the trouble caused by the bankruptcy of the Russian Lanta Tour, has helped Binh Thuan and Vietnam’s tourism win the hearts.... |
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Ancient stone instruments greet visitors to Yang Bay tourist park | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 05 2012 |
| While standing in the midst of mountains and forest, I grow speechless as sounds of an ancient lithophone fill the air. Behind me, three glassy waterfalls splash down on rocks.... |
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Cheating foreign tourists is not particular, says tourism official | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 04 2012 |
| The vice chief of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said that the media has reported many forms of swindling against tourists, so Matt Kepnes’article entitled “Why I'll never return to Vietnam” on the Huffington Post (USA).... |
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Russian travel firm re-opens in Phan Thiet | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 04 2012 |
| Lanta Viet Travel Company, the branch of Lanta Tour Voyage – one of the leading Russian tour operators, re-opened yesterday, Feb 3, in central Binh Thuan Province's Phan Thiet City..... |
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Many things need to be done to develop tourism | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 03 2012 |
| Directors of travel firms have pointed out the biggest problems of Vietnam’s tourism and discussed what Vietnam should do to improve the situation.... |
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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 3/2 | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 03 2012 |
| Italian cruise ship brings thousands; Ha Long Bay offers free admission; Passes enough for Chinese visitors; More locals travel abroad; Tour operators profit during Tet.... |
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Russian tourists sad to leave Vietnam early | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 02 2012 |
| At noon on February 1, when performing exit formalities at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Russian student Shumilov Ivan expressed his sadness because he had to leave Vietnam early, owing to Lanta Tur Voyage’s bankruptcy..... |
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Jetstar Pacific offers lowest airfares in the world | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 02 2012 |
| Jetstar Pacific, the first low cost air service provider in Vietnam, offers the cheapest ticket fares in the world, according to a survey of Spanish e-commerce travel company eDreams on Jan 31.... |
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Stronger development expected for sea tourism | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 02 2012 |
| The local sea tourism having suffered bad performance in many previous years has gradually revived in recent times and this year it even has strong expectation of achieving better growth, local agents said..... |
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Beach gems tucked away in Lan Ha Bay | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 02 2012 |
| Lan Ha Bay is part of the Halong Bay community but unlike its more famous neighbor it boasts some amazing sandy beaches. .... |
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Russian director of Lanta Viet banned from leaving Vietnam | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 01 2012 |
| Reasoning that Konstantin, General Director of Lanta Viet, abandoned Russian tourists in Binh Thuan; the Binh Thuan Tourism Association has asked police to ban this man from leaving Vietnam.... |
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Developing sea tours with salt and rubbish, why not? | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 01 2012 |
| Developing tourism products from sand, salt and rubbish, thus diversifying the current poor sea tourism products in Vietnam is the latest idea initiated by the scientists of the Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development STDe..... |
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International arrivals rise during Tet | TNK Travel News Updated: Feb 01 2012 |
| The number of international tourists in Ha Noi during Tet soared by 16 per cent against the same period last year to some 183,000, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism reported yesterday, Jan 31.... |
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Tourism push in coastal region | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 31 2012 |
| The central province of Thua Thien-Hue yesterday, Jan 30, launched a year-long series of activities within the National Tourism Year in the North Central Coast Area for 2012..... |
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Travel firms reap success in Tet holiday | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 31 2012 |
| The nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, turned out to be a golden opportunity for local travel agencies and operators of entertainment and tourism parks to make money in the new season.... |
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HCM City in world top ten cities for street food | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 31 2012 |
| HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities for street food according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine.... |
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Int’l celebrities and opportunity for advertising Vietnam’s tourism | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 31 2012 |
| Last year Vietnam’s famous tourist destinations like Sapa, Ha Long Bay, Con Dao Island welcomed world stars. The chance to lure international VIPs to Vietnam is open.... |
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Vietnam to offer tax refunds for tourists | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 30 2012 |
| The government has decided to pilot a value-added-tax refund scheme for foreign visitors in July in an attempt to boost sales of local products..... |
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Tourism industry devises new development strategy until 2020 | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 30 2012 |
| Vietnam’s tourism industry set a record by attracting 6 million foreign visitors in 2011. The sector will officially launch a new strategy this year with a new logo and the slogan “Vietnam-timeless charm”..... |
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Russian tour operator suspended, tourists stranded in Vietnam | TNK Travel News Updated: Jan 30 2012 |
| Hundreds of Russian tourists are stuck Vietnam after Lanta-Tur Voyach, one of the biggest tour operators in Russia, halted its operations last Friday.... |
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