The fast growing Vietnamese tourism sector is expected to obtain total revenue of VND500 trillion (US$22 billion) this year, VND100 trillion higher than last year and VND40 trillion above the full-year estimate.
International and domestic tourist numbers have continued to expand strongly this year. The country had in the year to September reported more than 9.4 million international and 57.9 million domestic visitors, and total tourism revenue of VND376 trillion (US$16.5 billion), a 26.5% year-on-year rise. Tiếp tục đọc “Tourism revenue forecast to amount to $22 billion this year”→
VietNamNet Bridge – Some domestic and Chinese partners have refused to cooperate with licensed Quang Ninh tour operators and shops not using Chinese workers.
Chinese travelers in Vietnam
Thirteen shops serving Chinese tourists have opened in Ha Long City. There are also many sales points in Mong Cai.
The owner of a shop said he could not attract Chinese travelers since the opening.
An employee of a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City has been probed for stealing Visa card information of a Japanese customer and appropriating nearly VND600 million (US$26,460).
Thailand’s famous Patong Beach, Phuket. (Photo: Panu Wongcha-um)
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Thailand plans to impose a smoking ban on 20 of its popular tourist beaches across the country, including those in Phuket and Krabi, the Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday (Oct 10).
Ban Gioc Waterfall is considered a priceless gift that the nature has given to the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. It is an overwhelming waterfall with breathtaking beauty in Southeast Asia
Ban Gioc Waterfall, located on the Vietnam-China borderline, is in Dam Thuy commune of Trung Khanh district
The waterfall is 89km to the north of Cao Bang township and 26km from Trung Khanh town
VietNamNet Bridge – One of the unique features of the Hang Kenh communal house in the northern port city of Hai Phong is nearly 400 dragons carved on wood plates, each with a different appearance.
Community-based tourism has brought many changes to the lives of residents in Da Bac district, one of the most disadvantaged localities in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
Hoa Binh, about 70km northwest of Hanoi, is home to several ethnic groups, including Muong, Thai, Dao and Tay. Of the total population, 60 percent belong to the Muong group.
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