http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:18:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The success of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2009) helped raise Vietnam’s tourism status in the region and offered opportunities for the country to promote its tourism potential abroad. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), made the statement at a conference in Hanoi ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/882 Hanoi Craft Week 2010 will take place from August 4-9 at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi with the participation of 500 craft villages. Themed “A thousand years of quintessence” the fair is part of activities to celebrate the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary and the National Tourism Year in Hanoi, Luu ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/881 The 6th HCMC Tourism Festival will be held at 23/9 Cultural Park from April 8-11. During the festival, there will be a fair with a total of 150 stands, introducing tourist destinations, services and summer tour programmes of local travel agencies. Other highlights will include a food festival, a contest to discover ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/880 The second International Kite Festival will be held at the Bien Dong Tourist Area in Vung Tau City from March 25-29, which is expected to attract participants from 30 countries around the world. On March 26, there will be a kite demonstration by 6 kite clubs from Ho Chi Minh City, ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/879 Almost 3,000 people flocked to the northern province of Ninh Binh on March 4 for a cultural programme entitled “Vietnamese business people with Hoa Lu-Thang Long-Hanoi: 1,000 years of construction and sustainable development” for Vietnamese business people to celebrate the millennial anniversary of their country’s capital. The programme of activities ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/878 The Danang City expects to attract about 60,000 people, of which 20,000 from outside the city for International Fireworks Competition 2010 which will be organized on March 27 and 28 in the city. With the theme Huyen thoai song Han(Legend of Han River), this year’s International Fireworks Competition is one of seven ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/877 Vietnam’s first-ever international fair of fine art and handicraft items, furniture and gifts will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 22 to 26. The fair, “LifeStyle Vietnam”, is being jointly held by the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft) and the Department of Trade Promotion under the Ministry of ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/876 Exhibitions displaying photos of Vietnam taken by German photographer Jochen Voigt will open in Hoi An ancient town and several other locations in April. The coming exhibitions are part of activities to mark the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-German diplomatic ties. Earlier, in late 2009, the German photographer displayed his photos of ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/875 Hanoi is ranked third among 12 most attractive destinations in the world in 2010, announced a US prestigious tourist publisher. Frommer with the most best-selling guidebooks in the US advised travellers to choose Hanoi for their destinations as the city will celebrate its 1,000th birthday and the National Tourism Year 2010. “Hanoi ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/874 A giant Banh Day (a traditional Vietnamese cake) will be transported from Phu Minh Town in Hanoi to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh Province on March 3. The cake was made in honour of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and the traditional cake-making craft of Quan Ganh ... http://www.indochinatravelservice.com/news/index.php/873