GENERAL NEWS
BA RIA - VUNG TAU
From November
13th-15th, 2015, Ha Giang
Buckwheat Flower Festival
will take place in Ha Giang
Province. The festival will
be held for the first time
to promote the buckwheat
flower as a tourist
brand of the Ha Giang
Province. The opening
ceremony is themed "The
karst plateau - thousand
blooming flowers". Many
cultural activities will also
be organized in the frame
work of the festival, such
as the night of buckwheat
wine and photo exhibition
of the buckwheat flower.
This occasion, visitors will
have the opportunity to
visit other attractions such
as Nho Que River, Ma Pi
Leng mountains and Vuong
family's Villa.
My Son Tourist and
Monuments Management
Board has announced
an offer to guests, there
are helicopter services
to enjoy the panoramic
beauty of this World
heritage. The helicopter
will take visitors through
Hoi An before landing
at Khe The (My Son).
The rate is USD 3,250
per hour for 6 guests.
Moreover, My Son invests
more in electric vehicles,
shortening the travel time
from the entrance to
resorts to 5 minutes.
Da Nang's tourism
stimulus program will
run from December
2015 until March 2016,
and during high tourism
season (in December
2015. Currently, around
96 hotels, tour operators,
tourist service points, spa
and restau rants across
the city have signed up for
the program. Under the
program, visitors can enjoy
from 10% to 65% discounts
on rooms and services.
The ticket prices to tourist
sites such as the Museum
of Cham Sculpture, Ngu
Hanh Son Scenic Site and
VINPEARL SAFARI
Hoa Phu Thanh tourist
area will be reduced from
10% to 50%. Visitors are
also offered 10%-50%
exemption on leisure
sports and services such
as snorkeling, parachuting
and jet skiing on Son Tra
and My Khe Beach. Other
privileges include skin-care
services, mineral mud
baths, spa and massages.
As the host of the
Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games in
2020, Tokyo aims to
welcome 15 million
visitors by promoting
its tourist policy. At a
press conference held
in HCM City, the city's
representatives also
provided more useful
information for visitors
who are going from
Vietnam to Japan in the
coming years. Tokyo is
always a tourist pioneer
with new styles combining
traditional and modern
features. For more
information, please visit
www.gotokyo.org.
Singapore Ministry
of Health has removed
the ban on HIV infected
people, which has existed
for 20 years. These
HIV infected people are
allowed to stay up to 3
months. Guests who enter
Singapore for a short time
must have a passport that
is valid within 2-4 weeks,
then they may extend it
to three months. Passport
holders are not allowed
to work in the city. Other
countries like Australia
and New Zealand have
instituted the same policy
for HIV infected guests
staying long-term.
Public wifi will be
available in Ba Ria-Vung
Tau Province, serving
more than 1,000 people
a day. Initially, S-WiFi
transceivers will be
installed at Bai Truoc
EXBEERIENCE FEST VIETNAM
Beach and Hydrofoil
Pier and outdoor leisure
centers, cafes and
restaurants. The average
radius is over 100m.
The Civil Aviation
Authority of Vietnam
(CAA) has issued
a document on the
adjustment of the ceiling
bracket passenger
transport services. The
domestic aviation service
price will be cut by an
average of 4%. The price
is reduced due to recent
falls in fuel prices. The
adjustment is valid from
October 1st, 2015.
From November 1st,
2015, passengers will
be allowed to purchase
duty-free goods onboard
their international flights
bound for Vietnam. In
order to buy the tax-free
goods during their flights
to Vietnam, passengers
are required to present
their passport and
boarding pass, whereas
the flight attendants will
take full record of their
information such as their
names and the numbers
of their passport, flight,
and seat. Such information
will later be made availble
for buyers, retailers
and customs.This new
regulation will brings more
advantages to businesses
and customers.
Property giant
Vingroup has announced
the animal conservation
program, Vinpearl Safari.
The group said Vinpearl
Safari would help carry
out research, educational
activities and fundraising
for wildlife conservation,
enhance public awareness
and develop nature
tourism in Viet Nam.
Vingroup also plan to build
a Vinpearl safari park in Bai
Dai (Long Beach), Gianh
Dau Commune, Phu Quoc,
Kien Giang. The park will
EVEREST DISCOVERY
feature a zoo and night safari with
nine theme areas based on different
regions in the world.
exBEERience Fest Vietnam
will take place from November
11th to 15th at Vivo City, Dist. 1,
HCMC. Taking part in the festival
are representatives of famous beer
brands, namely Stout, Wheat, Larger,
Ale, Cider and more. Also, visitors
joining the festival can enjoy unique
flavors of wasabi and astronaut beer.
Quang Tri Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism is evaluating the
special national relics of Vinh Linh
tunnel village and Vinh Moc tunnels
and to ask UNESCO to recognize
them as world cultural heritages. This
tunnel complex is valuable in terms
of military, architecture and art when
opening an underground life in the
village with water wells, halls and
kitchens.
The Nepalese authorities plan to
introduce restrictions on amateur
climbers, as well as people with
disabilities, the very young and the
elderly. The tourist department
wants to ensure minimal amounts of
accidents for visitors as well as reduce
the increasing number of people
climbing to the highest mountain of
the world. Nepal says it will only grant
Everest permits to those climbers
aged 18 to 75 who can prove they've
already scaled mountains that are
higher than 6,500 meters. However,
authorities have also been met with
criticism over this plan.
The Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism of Danang has
announced to open three river tours
to attract tourists. Accordingly, the
Han Rivers - Co Co River tour will
bring travelers to the cultural village
K20, Avalokitesvara Temple, Ngu
Hanh Son, and stone carving village.
The route of Cu De River - Truong
Dinh will lead visitors to Nam O
cultural cluster including Gieng co
(ancient well), Tien hien tomb, Bo Bo
temple, and Nam O fish sauce village.
With the tour of Han River - Tuy
Loan, travelers can visit Cam Ne mat
village and Tuy Loan village temple.
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