You need a plan for Vietnam’s extended holiday season! If you don’t… well, look forward to boredom, frustration, delays and other debacles. Long term expats and savvy locals know exactly what I’m talking about. The next eight to twelve weeks has unexpected twists and obstacles that we often forget from last year – or simply are not aware of. So in the Christmas spirit of giving something good to everyone, here are a few tips. The list is neither exhaustive nor comprehensive – I’ll bet someone in the pub will say, “Ah…Stivi forgot to mention about…” Probably, but then again I’m more accurate than Donald Trump’s tweets. There are lots of tell-tale signs that the holidays will affect you. It starts off innocently enough when your English students or company staff begrudgingly admit that they didn’t do the homework or turn up for work on time because of a “__________ (name of holiday) party”, accompanied by some very insincere groveling and unconvincing apologies. Saying sorry while you’re grinning from ear to ear doesn’t cut it with the teacher or boss, kids. Other signs including your housekeeper, best friend or partner disappearing at all times of the day, usually to help out the family raise money for Tet (Vietnam’s Lunar New Year holiday – the 16th to the 20th of February, 2018) or cover another family member’s job while they do the holiday shopping. This slowly translates into an economic slow-down that starts cutting into your life – and your sanity… [Read full story]
Vietnam Airlines will raise the number of flights on 10 routes to domestic tourism destinations between August 30 and September 3 to meet the demand for travel during the National Day holiday.— Photo Vietnam Airlines HCM CITY (VNS)— Vietnam Airlines will raise the number of flights on 10 routes to domestic tourism destinations between August 30 and September 3 to meet the demand for travel during the National Day holiday.Vietnam Airlines said the number of seats available on these routes would reach more than 285,600, 22 per cent higher than normal.The Ha Noi-Dong Hoi/Phu Quoc and HCM City-Dong Hoi/Nha Trang…... [read more]
Vietnam saw a great number of foreign tourists in February 2010 when the country welcomed a long Tet holiday (the Lunar New Year) and is celebrating annual festivals. Figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam showed that the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam reached an estimated 446.323 in February 2010, up 3.5% from the previous month and up 30.2% compared to the same period last year. Most of the visitors came from China , the U.S, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan , Taiwan ( China ), and Australia . Specifically, China leads the number of…... [read more]
Globalgrasshopper, a popular site for international tourists, has listed the top ten must-see destinations in Vietnam.1.Son Tra PeninsulaSon Tra Peninsula, about 10km from the central city of Danang, is aspecial gift of the god to Danang. It is an ideal place for tourists totravel to the city to get away for the day and enjoy the real feeling ofa different Vietnam.Son Tra looks like a mushroom of which the cap is Son Tra Mountainand stalk is a beautiful sandy beach that affords an ideal area forbathing, swimming, playing sports and fishing.Son Tra acts as a giant screen protecting Danang from…... [read more]
Vietnam is forecast to be the fastest growing convenience store market in Asia by 2021, according to new data released by international grocery research organisation the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).It is followed by the Philippines and Indonesia, the Bangkok Post reported.Asia’s grocery market is the largest in the world, with a predicted 6.3 per cent compound annual growth rate up to 2021. Its size is forecast to reach US$4.8 trillion by 2021, equivalent to Europe and North America combined.In the convenience channel, IGD has forecast high double-digit compound annual growth over the next four years in Vietnam (37.4 per…... [read more]
A large number of airlines operating in Viet Nam have released a whole bunch of last-minute sale fares for travel this TET holiday. Vietnam Airlines is offering special deals on flights through March 31 to Seoul, the Republic of Korea starting at US$170 and US$350 from Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi, respectively. Emirates Airlines is touting highly discounted special airfare on one-way and round trip tickets from Ha Noi and HCM City to Yangon, North America, the Middle East and most locations in Europe. Economy class round trip tickets start at US$130 on the…... [read more]
