GENERAL NEWS
TAN SON NHAT AIRPORT
The legendary steps
from "Roman Holiday"
stop welcoming tourists
while they are upgraded.
The project is conducted
by Bvlgary Jewelry from
now to 2016. Named
Piazza di spagna, this
place is one of the most
attractive destinations in
Rome and is also the place
where Audrey Hepburn
and Gregory Peck ate icecream in the film Roman
Holiday film. Research in
2014 by Google showed
that this is the most
photographed place
in Italy.
According to a Circular
issued by the Ministry of
Finance on November 23rd,
the visa fees for foreigners
and Vietnamese people
residing abroad will have
a dramatic decrease. In
particular, the fee for a
single entry visa will fall
from USD45 to USD25.
Similarly, the price of
multiple-entry visas for
periods of three months
or less will decrease from
USD95 to USD50. Also,
longer term visas upwards
of 3 months will have its
range of stamping fees
decreased from USD95 to
USD155 (with a validity up
to five years).
CAR CARE DAY 2015
prestigious accolades for
the airport industry, has
honored Tan Son Nhat
Airport as one of the 10
most innovative airports
in the world. The airport
ranked No. 7. The award
is based on assessing
the operation quality of
airports according to the
World Airport Survey. In
particular, the ranking is
also based on the changes
of airports in products and
associated services.
Car Care Day 2015
will officially kick off at
My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi
on November 14th and
15th, and at Military Zone
7 Stadium, HCM City on
December 19th and 20th.
This is the first time, the
seven top brands in the
automobile and spare
parts industry including
Bridgestone, BMW,
Shell, GS, and Bosch, in
addition to 3M Liberty
and Benh Vien O To, have
co-operated to provide
thorough car care services
to customers. Car Care
Day 2015 also highlights
the UN message "Do not
text and drive" and call for
action in the community.
VIETJET AIR
domestic route Cam Ranh Hai Phong from November
15. As planned, there are
four round flights per week
on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday. It is
expected to be a daily
route in 2016. The aircraft
used is the Airbus 321
with 184 seats, including
16 business class seats.
The flight will depart from
Cam Ranh International
Airport at 8:20 and arrive
Cat Bi Airport (Hai Phong)
at 10:05. In the opposite
direction, the plane will
leave Cat Bi Airport at
10:50 and land Cam Ranh
International Airport at
12:35.
Danang officially
changes the spin time of
the Han River Bridge to
serve tourists one hour
ealier, from 11pm to
12pm every Saturday and
Sunday. At the same time,
all vehicles must stop 15
minutes before the bridge
starts turning until it
stops. Han River Bridge
has been used since 2000
and become the symbol of
Danang City.
According to Vietnam
National Administration
of Tourism, a video clip
advertising Vietnam will be
aired on the UK's Travel
Channel 300 times of
which 20% is broadcast
during prime time. The
UK is one of Vietnam's
key tourism markets and
UK citizens currently
enjoy a 15 day visa waiver.
Therefore, broadcasting
the clip 5 times a day for 3
months will help Vietnam
promote its tourism and
attract more visitors from
the UK.
Vietjet Air opened
a HCMC - Yangon
(Myanmar) route. This
route will operate five
round-trip flights a week
on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays. Each flight takes
about 2 hours and 15
minutes. The flights will
depart from Ho Chi Minh
City at 10.25 am and land
in Yangon at 12.10 am
(local time). The ret urn
flights will take off at 1pm
(local time) and arrive
two hours and 13 minutes
later. Tickets are sold on
www.vietjetair.com and by
Vietjet Air's domestic and
international agents.
Saigon Railway
Company has cooperated
with local travel
associations to provide
tourists with a lowcost train tour from Ho
Chi Minh City to Binh
Thuan, Nha Trang, Phu
Yen and Binh Dinh. The
company will offer open
tickets which allow guests
travelling from HCMC to
the four destinations to
choose their departure
day or arrival day. The
prices for the train package
will be competitive as
the railway company will
reduce its prices and the
travel association will
call for help from tour
operators to promote local
tourism.
The World Airport
Awards, the most
Vietnam Airlines has
officially launched a new
Lonely Planet, one of
the world's best travel
VIETNAM TOURISM
publications, has released a list of
the Best Destinations in 2016. This
is one of the most hotly anticipated
travel guides of the year. Vietnam's
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City ranks
the second position on the list and
Ho Chi Minh City is considered an
interesting place with lots of
surprise.
Visitors coming to Nha Trang will
have a chance to sightsee the city
from the most modern specialized
helicopters. Central Vietnam
Helicopter Company and Vietnam
Travelmart Toursim Company are
planning to provide this service.
There are three tour types including
daily 15-minute tour for sightseeing
Nha Trang and beaches, Nha
Trang - Danang tour and flight on
guest's demand. The aircraft used
is EC130T2 produced by Airbus,
France. These services are expected
to operate in 2016.
Tu Lan caves system will be
reopened to tourists from November
after being closed for two months
for ecological recovery. There are
three choices for visitors: one day
tour, 2-day/1 night tour and 3-day/2night tour. Their prices are VND 2
million, VND 5million and VND 7,2
million respectively. Apart from Tu
Lan caves, En (Swallow) cave will
also restart welcoming visitors on
December 24th while Va and Son
Doong caves will reopen on February
1st, 2016.
Times Square officially
introduces the 39-storey property
including its luxury hotel and serviced
apartments; The Reverie Saigon and
The Reverie Residence. The Reverie
Saigon features frontages on Saigon's
two most storied avenues, Dong Khoi
Street and Nguyen Hue Boulevard.
Featuring glass windows, each suit,
apartment and office of the building
has a floor to ceiling beautiful view of
Saigon. The Reverie Saigon is home
to five exemplary restaurants serving
a variety dishes from Cantonese to
Italian cuisines and has the longest
bar in Saigon.
The Reverie Saigon -Times Square
Building - 22 - 36 Nguyen Hue/ 57
- 69F Dong Khoi, Dist. 1, HCMC Web: www.thereveriesaigon.com
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