Accordingly, flights will depart from Can Tho Airport on June 6,10,14,18,22,26,30 and July 4, using 180-seat AIRBUS 320 aircraft. Flight duration is 1 hour and 25 minutes. A return ticket will be cost from VND4.6 million (US$200) (including tax and fees). On this occasion, the tour operator, Vietravel offers to travelers tour packages for five days and four night worth VND 7,190,000 – VND7,490,000. The direct route helps save about 6 hours transiting in Ho Chi Minh City as normal. The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho received more than 7.3 million visitors and reached a total turnover of VND2,897 billion in 2017. Can Tho expects to welcome 8 million tourists in 2018, including 350,000 international travelers and 2.45 million long-stay holiday makers; and earn a total revenue of VND3,500 billion, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism, Le Minh Son at the conference reviewing the city’s tourism industry in 2017 which was held in January. … [Read more...] about New direct air route brings more tourists to Mekong Delta
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Renewing Mekong Delta tours to attract tourists
(VEN) - Tourists rarely frequented the Mekong Delta before 2010, with only a few million recorded in a year. However, more than 22.4 million tourists visited the Mekong Delta last year, an 8.3 percent increase over the previous year, including more than 1.83 million international tourists, a 10.2 percent increase. Related tourism revenue also increased 23.7 percent, reaching VND6.36 trillion. The Mekong Delta expects to welcome about 2.7 million international tourists this year The Mekong Delta has become increasingly attractive to tourists thanks to specific and perse local culture and customs. “The Lunar New Year tours often attract a lot of foreign visitors, overseas Vietnamese and northern Vietnamese. These tours only last for one day or a half-day such as tours to flower villages in the west,” said Saigontourist Marketing Manager Doan Thi Thanh Tra. In an effort to boost regional tourism, provinces and cities in Mekong Delta have conducted joint researches … [Read more...] about Renewing Mekong Delta tours to attract tourists
Mekong Delta farmers attract tourists with ecotourism
While many tourism hotspots around Vietnam are ripping off foreign tourists and turning them away, a handful of farmers in the Mekong Delta are winning the backpackers' trust with their gardens designed as an original and interesting ecotourism area. >> Tourist ripped off in Ha Long >> Foreign tourists still ripped off in Vietnam >> Foreign tourists robbed everywhere >> Assn mulls setting up center to protect touristsOnly a few of the hundreds of tourists, both foreign and domestic ones, visiting the Ba Duc ancient house at Dong Hoa Hiep Commune, Cai Be District of Tien Giang Province every day know that 12 years ago the house could not hold a visitor's interest for more than fifteen minutes. Prior to 2000, Phan Van Duc and his six family members entered into an agreement with the Cai Be travel agency to receive VND2,000 for every tourist the tour organizer brought to his ancient house for an excursion. The ancient-house tour was so boring that few … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta farmers attract tourists with ecotourism
Tour operators, airline join hands for tourism promotion
Vietnam Airlines launched on Monday a promotion offering travel agencies discounted air tickets so that they can sell more package tours to domestic travellers. The incentive programme will continue until December 31 this year and the 10-month programme will be divided into several periods. Nguyen Thi Minh Yen, director of Vietnam Airlines' Southern Regional Office, said the promotion was launched after the success of the Impressive Viet Nam programme last year. Mui Ne to host international boat racing festival An international boat racing festival is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in Binh Thuan Province's Phan Thiet Town from October 1- 4, gathering 20 groups of competitors from 20 countries and territories. In addition to boat arts, the festival will feature other activities including demonstrations of techniques of assembling boats, an exhibition on boats and international seminars on managing, producing, marketing and trading boats in Southeast Asian markets. The festival also … [Read more...] about Tour operators, airline join hands for tourism promotion
Mekong – Japan Tourism Culture Days: Opportunities to Glorify Mekong Delta Image
Japan Tourism Culture Days is held in Can Tho City for the first time from December 2 to 5, 2009 under the initiative of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to introduce cultures and tourism potential of Mekong sub-region countries and Japan. Reporter Quang Dai of the Vietnam Business Forum has a talk with Mr. Dinh Viet Khanh, Director of Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on this event. Since early 2009, Can Tho City has made a careful preparation for this event. The receptionist subcommittee of the city has coordinated with the ministry's agencies to plan and estimate the finance for welcoming guests. We have recruited and trained 60 volunteers who can speak Japanese and English to guide tourists and create a friendlier atmosphere where there is no language barrier. Delegates from participating countries are high-ranking government officials. Could you briefly introduce major events during the Mekong - Japan Tourism Culture Days? The Mekong - Japan … [Read more...] about Mekong – Japan Tourism Culture Days: Opportunities to Glorify Mekong Delta Image