Vietnam Airlines will have 583 more flights to meet rising travel demand of Vietnamese people who want to get back to their families across the country for celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, in early February, 2011.
The Duxton Hotel Saigon, 63 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC, offers its Festive Packages to take the stress out of organizing your parties, including Christmas gatherings, Countdown into the New Year or Tet year-end party.
The Continental Saigon Hotel will start the Christmas celebrations at 10:30pm on December 24. Guests will be welcomed in the lobby with Xmas carols played on piano and violin and a selection of cocktails and champagne before enjoying the main party with many traditional Christmas dishes and fresh seafood.
The tourism authorities of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces plan to launch a tour combining islands and inland destinations to further build on their reputation as the land of heritage sites.
Many foreign and domestic airlines are managing to cash in on the strong recovery of Vietnam’s aviation market after the 2008-2009 global financial crisis by increasing their frequencies and opening air routes to the country.
National flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines announced it will officially open an air route from HCM City to Beijing, China from December 16. The new route was planned to operate three flights per week on Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
Vietnam’s leading tour operator Saigontourist Travel Service Co. has launched a big promotion for travelers buying tours to China and other domestic and outbound tours from now to February, 2011.
The Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa and the Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa are now offering winter promotions to customers.
The Caravelle Hotel will hold a dinner introducing eight wines from Château Beychevelle in France’s Bordeaux region with commentaries by the French vineyard’s manager on December 11.
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, and Hong Kong’s Vietlink International Travel Company on November 26 officially launched a direct air route linking Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang and Hong Kong (China).
Rice dishes from the length and breadth of Vietnam and food from around the world will feature at two big food and culture festivals coming to HCMC in December.
Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in North America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings in life.