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Hanoi plans 29 firework sites for Lunar New Year’s Eve
Hanoi plans spectacular firework displays in 29 locations on lunar New Year’s Eve on February 3 according to the People’s Committee of the capital.
The fireworks will be set off on Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, Ho Van Quan Street in Ha Dong District, Dong Da Lake and near Thang Loi Hotel in Tay Ho District, and others.
Ho Chi Minh City too will have firework displays at seven locations around the City. The area around CARIC Company, a French Shipyard & Ship repairing Company in District 2, the construction area of the political and administrative center of District 7, Go Vap District’s Cultural Park, Nga Ba Giong Memorial area of Heroic Martyrs in Hoc Mon District, Ben Duoc Temple of Heroic Martyrs in Cu Chi District, Ethnic Culture historical park in District 9, Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11 and Can Gio District have been marked as locations for spectacular firework shows.
Airlines provide more services during Tet holiday
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines announced it will add 99 flights on local routes to provide more services during the lunar New Year (Tet holiday) 2011.
From January 27 to February 1 and from February 4 to 14, the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City – Hue route will have 41 more flights by A320 and ATR72 aircraft, raising the number of flights to seven a day.
There will be 20 more flights for the HCM City – Phu Quoc route by ATR 72 aircraft, 19 more flights for the HCM City – Quy Nhon route, 13 more flights for the HCM City – Pleiku route, and six more flights for the HCM City – Vinh route.
Vietnam highlights high-end tourists
In a next 10-year plan, tourism sector will target US$ 8.9 billion in turnover in 2015 generating 5.2% of GDP;US$15.9 billion in revenue (6% of GDP) in 2020.
Deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism's Tourism Marketing Department Nguyen Thanh Huong said the number of tourists targeted would be the same, but the percentage of high spenders would boost income from quality tourism services and products.
Vietnam is one of famous destinations having most beautiful beaches, islands, bays of the world. Therefore, more than 70 per cent of tourist sites in Vietnam lay in coastal provinces – and 70 per cent of tourists choose beach tours. However, coastal tourism has yet to tap its great potential – 3,200km of coastline.
Viet Nam - the favorite destination for Australian visitors
The latest statistics on the increasing number of international visitors to Viet Nam in 2010 have reflected that Viet Nam is becoming a tourist destination with the fast growth rate in the Southeast Asia. Of which, the number of Australian visitors has showed that Australia is the 6th potential market and one of main contributors to Viet Nam tourism.
Australia is separated from the rest of countries in the world map. Maybe this causes Australians love to travel, communicate and make friends. Australians used to travel to Indonesia (particularly Bali), Fiji and Thailand in the Asia-Pacific region. However, the trend is changing when more and more Australian visitors have been choosing Viet Nam to spend their vacation.
Halong Bay in world’s top ten sailing cruise
The US National Geographic online magazine listed Vietnam’s Halong Bay as 6th in world’s top ten sailing cruise.
In its introduction, the National Geographic says Halong Bay, or the Bay of the Descending Dragon, in northeastern Vietnam, is scattered with some 3,000 precipitous, strangely sculpted limestone islands and outcrops, and dotted with small floating villages and deserted sandy beaches.
In spring and early summer the water is particularly calm and clear. This UNESCO World Heritage site is best explored by a cruise on a junk.
Halong Bay has been previously listed in the world’s top ten sailing cruise by the Lonely Planet Magazine.
