GENERAL NEWS
VIETJET AIR
Vietjet Air is going to open a
new flight route from HCMC
to Taiwan and Malaysia.
Accordingly, the Ho Chi
Minh City - Tainan City route
will operate every Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday from June 22nd, with
about three hours and 15
minutes per leg. The airline wil l
also increase flight frequency
between Ho Chi Minh City
and Taipei from one round
trip per day to twice from June
18th, 2016 with flight time of
3 hours 25 minutes per leg.
The Ho Chi Minh City - Kuala
Lumpur route will run from
June 1st. Flying time is about
one hour and 55 minutes.
SINGAPORE
Starting from 20 April
2016, ICA is progressively
introducing the BioScreen
system at the passenger
halls of the sea and land
checkpoints. With BioScreen,
travelers six and above using
the manned counters at
immigration checkpoints will
be required to scan both their
thumbprints upon arrival and
departure. Implementing the
BioScreen system will allow
the authorities to verify the
identity of each traveler and
spot potential security risks as
early as possible.
TOUR DE VIETNAM
"Tour de Vietnam" will be
broadcast at 7 :50pm on
SCTV12 channel and at 12:00
on NetViet (VTV10) from
Monday to Saturday. "Tour de
Vietnam" is a tourist television
series introducing Vietnam's
tourist attractions, tangible and
intangible cultural heritages,
superb cuisine, as well as
the country's long-standing
traditions. "Tour de Vietnam"
is expected to provide
information on Vietnam's
tourism for more than 50
million TV subscribers around
the world, contributing to
promote Vietnamese tourism.
THAILAND
The Thai Government is
attempting to prevent "zero
price" tours and groups coming
to this country for a low price.
Very cheap tours supposedly
ruin the images of Thailand
as visitors consider Thailand
a cheap place while the
government wishes to attract
more high-class travelers.
The Thai Government will
introduce more tours at
reasonable prices for visitors
from China, Korea, Russia, and
other countries. Cheaper tours
will be prohibited.
JAPAN
Japan will test a system that
enables visitors to have their
identities verified and buy things
from shops by stamping their
finger when their card details
have been processed. This
system will encourage visitors
from abroad in the lead up to
the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and
Paralympic Games. As well as
making the tourism process
more streamlined, the data
received will be used to help
Japanese ministers understand
spending habits and locations
when visitors arrive. Tokyobased Aeon Bank are set to
finalise thier system whereby
people will be able to withdraw
cash with a fingerprint.
2:55 to 23:11 daily with one
cargo coach, and 2 airconditioned soft-seat coaches
for suburban passengers
and 5 air-conditioned softseat coaches for transiting
passengers. Passengers are
picked up at Sai Gon, Go Vap,
Binh Trieu, Song Than and Di
An stations within 1 minute.
EMIRATES
Emirates has unveiled its
plans to boost capacity to
London with the addition
of a tenth daily flight to the
British capital starting 1st
October 2016. EK 023 flight
will depart from Dubai at
9:50, arriving in London at
14:30. The return flight, EK
024, will leave London at
16:50, arriving in Dubai at
02:40 the next day. The early
morning arrival will enable
seamless connectivity to key
destinations in the Middle East,
West Asia and the Far East.
The Dubai-London Gatwick
service will be operated by a
state-of-the-art Boeing 777300ER aircraft in a three-class
configuration, with eight
Private Suites in First Class,
42 lie flat seats in Business
Class and 310 spacious seats
in Economy Class. Passengers
travelling in premium cabins
from Gatwick Airport will
enjoy a brand new, exclusive
drop-off zone for Emirates'
Chauffeur-drive service
where porters will assist with
their luggage. Emirates also
operates a dedicated lounge
for First and Business Class
passengers which was recently
refurbished.
HO CHI MINH CITY
Sai Gon Railway Transport
Joint Stock Company has
operated trains Saigon - Di An
to meet the people's demand
of travelling from HCMC to
Dong Nai, Binh Duong, and
vice versa. Trains run from
AIR NEW ZEALAND
As planned, Air New Zealand is opening
the first direct route connecting Auckland,
New Zealand, and HCMC on June 2016.
Accordingly, from June 4th to October 29th,
there are three flights each week between
Auckland and Tan San Nhat Airports by
Boeing 767 - 300. Air New Zealand will
continue opening the flight season in the
upcoming years. Ho Chi Minh City is the
30th international destination of Air New
Zealand, as a part of its plan to expand and
promote its brand in the Asia - Pacific.
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RUSSIA
The Russian Federal Agency for Tourism has based its Asia national tourism office in Hanoi. The Hanoi-based
Visit Russia office is the country's eighth representative office around the world. It is in charge of promoting
Russian tourism in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea.
Sergey Kornev, deputy head of the federal agency, in addition to the office's establishment, Russia will offer
Vietnamese tour guides in Russia so that Vietnamese visitors are best served.
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