Air Mekong Launches New Route Vinh - Pleiku

The private airline - Air Mekong has launched its new domestic route Vinh (Nghe An Province) - Pleiku (Gia Lai Province) as of 1st December 2011.

Accordingly, the airline will carry out three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday which is departing:

• From Vinh City at 6.45 pm (P8 - 557)
• From Pleiku Town at 5.00 pm (P8 - 556)

For more information about Air Mekong, click here or contact via phone in Hanoi: +84 4 37 188 199 / Ho Chi Minh City: +84 8 38 463 666.

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A New five-star Hotel Opens in Hanoi

The five-star boutique hotel, De l’Opera Hanoi part of the MGallery collection from Accor Group has officially opened to guests.

The hotel is located in 29 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, opposite to L’Espace, on the connecting street from Hoan Kiem Lake to the Opera House, is comprised of 107 rooms with 4 Food &Beverage outlets including banquet facilities.

Currently, Accor is managing 13 hotels in Vietnam with the trademarks of Sofitel, MGallery, Novotel and Mercure. Hotel De l’Opera Hanoi is the second one with the MGallery trademark after La Veranda Phu Quoc Resort.

Patrick Basset, Vice President of Accor for Vietnam, Philippines and the Republic of Korea market said that the group plans to raise the total of hotels managed by Accor in Vietnam to 25 after 2013 with more than ten new hotels with the trademarks of Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis and MGallery to be introduced from 2011 to 2013.

For more information about accommodation in Hanoi, click here.

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My Khe Beach Listed in the World’s Six Most Attractive Beaches

The American leading economic magazine, Forbes, has recently honoured My Khe Beach in Danang City as one of the six most attractive beaches in the world.

According to the magazine, the beach has met all requirements, including easy traffic and access, free admission for tourists, long and flat sand shore, sunlight and waves for sea sports, a variety of high-class resorts and international standard villas.

The Australian magazine, Sunday Herald Sun, also ranked the 900m - long of My Khe Beach in the world’s top 10 Asian best beaches.

Many beautiful and well-known beaches, such as Nam O, My Khe, Tien Sa and Non Nuoc, are located in Da Nang City.

The beach became famous for smooth sand, peaceful waves, year-round warm sea water and romantic coconut-palm rows. Tourists can both swim and enjoy beautiful scenery of the Ngu Hanh Son Mountain and Cu Lao Cham Island.

More details about accommodation in Danang City, click here.

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Hyatt Regency Danang Resort And Spa Opens In Vietnam

Hyatt Hotels announced Monday the opening of the Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa on Vietnam’s central coast. The contemporary designed property features 200 guestrooms with oversized balconies and floor to ceiling windows. Additionally, there are 182 luxurious residences and 27 private Ocean Villas each with a private pool.

There are four Food & Beverage options at the hotel, led by the Beach House which offers Vietnamese seafood and Western grills on the beachfront. The Green House is an all-day dining restaurant with an open kitchen concept offering Vietnamese comfort dishes and Mediterranean cuisine, while the lobby lounge and Pool House offer drinks and snacks.

Other resort facilities include the VIE Spa, with ten private treatment rooms including eight singles and two doubles, a fitness centre, swimming pools, tennis courts, badminton courts, and Camp Hyatt which offers a wide range of activities for children and younger guests.

For business travellers and event's organisers, event and meeting facilities include the Regency Ballroom accommodating up to 400 people for meetings, and seven function rooms that cater between 40 and 80 guests. All meeting rooms are equipped with the most up-to-date technologies, high-speed internet access and audiovisual systems.

Source: traveldailyasia.com

For more information about Hyatt Regency Danang Resort & Spa please visit: http://www.danang.regency.hyatt.com or contact via danang.regency@hyatt.com / phone: +84 511 398 1234.

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More details about accommodation in Danang, click here.

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Direct Air Route Links Taiwan to Hanoi

A new direct air route from Taizhong, Taiwan (China) to Hanoi, Vietnam has been launched by Mandarin Airlines.

A non-stop flight coded AE1855 from Ching Chuang Kang airlines landed at Noi Bai International Airport on November 7.

Using Aircraft Embraer E190 with 104 seats, Mandarin Airlines is the first agency to launch a direct air route from Taizhong to Hanoi and vice versa. It will conduct three flights a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Established in 1991, the airline has been operating as a branch of China Airlines - the biggest aviation agency in Taiwan. Since early 2006 it has run flights from Taizhong to Ho Chi Minh City.

The opening of the new air route aims to meet the growing demand of Chinese tourists and businesses who wish to visit Vietnam.

Source: news.chaobuoisang.net

For more information about accommodation in Hanoi, click here.

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Malaysian Tourism Minister Proposes Helicopter Tourism For Ha Long Bay

Malaysian Tourism Minister Dato Sri DR. Ng Yen Yen suggested launching helicopter tourism services in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province.

She made the proposal at a meeting with Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and provincial officials on November 7.

She added that Malaysian budget airlines AirAsia will offer flight from Kuala Lumpur to Danang next month and Ha Long may be its next destination, so helicopter services will help to boost the provincial tourism sector.

According to the minister, Quang Ninh should also open specialised parks and sea museums to serve travellers.

Source: en.baomoi.com

About accommodation in Ha Long, click here.
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• 25 Days Vietnam Expedition
  

Additional 19 Relic Sites Recognised As National Heritages In Vietnam

19 relic sites were recognised as national heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Seven artistic and architectural sites in Thai Binh Province were recognised as national heritages, including Chinh Temple, Son Temple, Vinh Phuc Temple, Can Tu Pagoda, Dinh Trinh Historical Temple, Luong Quy Chinh Grave.

Four relic sites in Hanoi recognised are Doai Khue Restaurant, Thac Qua Temple, Xuyen Duong Temple, Hanoi Opera House and August Revolution Square.

Four other architectural sites in Thanh Hoa Province, Bac Kan Province, Quang Tri Province and Tien Giang Province recognised include Cach Pagoda, a memorial site where Uncle Ho stopped on his way from Pac Bo to Tan Trao in May 1945, a historical site to start building Line 559 and My Luong Temple.

Also, four landscapes are recognised as national heritages, including Trang An Cave Complex in Ninh Binh Province, PUSAMCAP in Lai Chau Province, Hoang Su Phi terraces in Ha Giang Province, caves in Tien Pagoda in Hoa Binh Province.

Source: en.baomoi.com

For more details about accommodation in Hanoi, click here.
Related programs to Hanoi:
3 Days Taste of Ho Chi Minh Trail
5 Days Motorcycling West to East Northern
11 Days Motorcycling the Ho Chi Minh Trail - Half Challenge

For more information about accommodation in Ha Giang, click here.
Related programs to Ha Giang Province:
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Direct Flight From Russia To Vietnam

The Russian Airline, OrenAir has launched the first direct flight between Krasnoyarsk, Russia and Khanh Hoa, Vietnam - Cam Ranh International Airport on 30 October 2011.

Russian tourists on the first charter flight came to flee the cold weather in their own country and take shelter in the two cities of Nha Trang and Phan Thiet in Central Vietnam, where there are beautiful beaches with sunshine all day long.

According to local officials, there will be a charter flight a day during the first 10 days, starting from October 30th and then there will be one flight per day in each direction between Russia and Vietnam.

OrenAir said that the carrier was planning to establish other direct air routes between other Russian cities in the far-east like Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo to Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam.

Meanwhile, several other regional airlines have plans to increase direct flights between cities in the region and Nha Trang City.

Source: en.baomoi.com