A four-meter-long whale shark seen swimming near the Ky Co tourist area in the central beach town of Quy Nhon on Thursday fascinated tourists. Nhat Phong, 30, a tour guide, said he saw the shark while he and some tourists were going by boat from Ky Co to watch coral …
Read More »Fraudsters sell fake European visa appointments
VFS Global, a visa application outsourcing and technology services firm, said fraudsters have been selling fake Schengen Area visa appointments in the United Arab Emirates amid growing travel demand. The Schengen Area is a region of 27 European countries that have waived passport requirements and other forms of travel control …
Read More »Hanoi weekend: where to go and what to do
Hanoi offers a variety of events this weekend for art, music, and wine lovers. Exhibition “Layers of Hanoi” Supported by the ASEAN Social Impact Program by Fulbright University Vietnam with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), “Layers of Hanoi” is an exhibition that captures Hanoi’s diverse …
Read More »HCMC struggles with labor shortage in hotel and restaurant sector
Despite a gradual recovery in the tourist sector after the Covid-19 pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City is grappling with a serious shortage of personnel in various sectors, particularly in hotels and restaurants. According to a report from the Department of Tourism of HCMC, the tourism industry has shown positive signs …
Read More »55 visa-free destinations for Vietnam passport holders
Global citizenship and residence advisory company Henley & Partners has ranked Vietnamese passport 82nd most powerful as its citizens can go to these 55 places without applying for a visa. Destinations Continents Barbados North America Bolivia South America Brunei Asia Burundi Africa Cambodia Asia Cape Verde Islands Africa Chile South …
Read More »Build nighttime services to lure foreign spending: insiders
Tourism experts have proposed the government build entertainment centers in major cities and allow nightlife experiences until 2 a.m. so that foreign tourists are ready to splash their cash in Vietnam. Phan Dinh Hue, a consultant on tourism development in the Mekong Delta, said from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. …
Read More »Illegal tour guide investigated after telling tourist not to sleep on bus
A tour guide in China has received public backlash from Chinese netizens for asking one of her tourists not to sleep on a bus while she was introducing various tourist attractions. The female tourist, who joined a tour group to visit the city of Lijiang in southwestern China, was sleeping …
Read More »The world’s cheapest Domino’s pizza is in inflation-hit India. It costs $0.60
Q: How does the world’s biggest pizza brand respond to high inflation in the world’s most populous nation? A: With the world’s cheapest Domino’s pizza. The 49-rupee ($0.60) pizza in India, Domino’s No.1 market outside America, is the tip of the spear in its fight against rampant inflation that’s squeezing …
Read More »Vietnam passport jumps 6 places in global ranking
The Vietnamese passport has moved up six places to 82nd in the latest global travel freedom index as Vietnamese citizens now enjoy visa-free access to 55 destinations. The Vietnamese passport shared its ranking with Cambodia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali, according to the Henley Passport Index released by London-based global citizenship and …
Read More »Hanoi hotel has one of world’s best restaurants: CNN
CNN has listed Michelin-starred Hibana by Koki at the Capella Hotel in Hanoi among the world’s 20 finest restaurants. Hibana by Koki, where a meal costs up to VND8.5 million (US$358.48) per person, was one of four restaurants to get a one-star rating from Michelin Guide last month, the first …
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