VietJet Air offers Big Prizes to Passengers

Thousands of gifts, including a grand prize, which is 2-billion-VND premium Dragon City apartment, will be up for grabs for customers flying with low-cost carrier VietJet Air from December 1, 2015 – January 5, 2016.

The low-cost carrier VietJet Air

The offer is part of the carrier’s biggest promotional programme in the year, which was freshly launched on November 30.

The “Fly into an amazing fairy tale with Vietjet” promotional programme plans gifts ranging from smart phones and vouchers for international return tickets to holidays in opulent five-star resorts in central cities of Nha Trang and Da Nang .

Meeting and taking photos with fairy tale characters are also scheduled during the programme. Other gifts will be also presented at domestic and foreign airports.

Special tickets are available from 12:00 to 14:00 every day on website www.vietjetair.com (or compatible with smart phones at www.m.vietjetair.com) and via www.facebook.com/vietjetvietnam.

Payment can be made with Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and ATM cards that have been registered with Internet Banking service.

Vietjet Air operates about 190 flights a day on 35 domestic and international routes, including those to Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand and Myanmar.

The carrier is increasing its presence in both domestic and foreign markets to serve the demands of the customers.

Venezuelan Handicrafts Showcased in Northern Province

Nearly 100 outstanding handicraft items of Venezuela are being on show at an exhibition held by the country’s Embassy in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang .

The event, opened on November 25, features such products as bags, hats, vases, baskets, wallets, footwear, cradles and jewelry made from various materials by Venezuelan cooperatives and artisans.

It is part of a working visit to Tuyen Quang by the Venezuelan Ambassador to Viet Nam and intended to help local residents learn more about the Latin American country’s culture. It also aims to open up opportunities for cooperation between Tuyen Quang and the embassy as well as Venezuelan localities, thus contributing to the countries’ relations.

Ambassador Rondon Uzcategui said in his opening speech that he is delighted at the countries’ encouraging cooperation outcomes, particularly the signing and implementation of agreements and projects in energy, oil and gas, agriculture, aquaculture, industry, science-technology, education-training and telecommunications.

The display will be open for the public until November 28.

Tu Lan Caves to Welcome Tourists in November 10

The Tu Lan caves system. which lies 70 km away from Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. is comprised of more than 10 caves which were originally discovered and explored in 1992.

Tu Lan Caves system

In order to explore Tu Lan caves system. explorers have to trek through remote jungles, buffalo fields and cross rivers to enjoy the quiet and serene atmosphere of beautiful blue lakes, green trees, and small waterfalls. Tours exploring Tu Lan caves began 2014. This caving adventure takes you into remote areas of this unique caving region, home to the most spectacular jungle and caves of Vietnam! You will also learn some caving techniques, and see how to set up jungle camps. Cave photography is an option and the guides will be able to assist you producing top quality images in the caves.

The price of the tour ranges from 2 million VND (about 89 USD) to 7.2 million (about 320 USD).

Apart from Tu Lan caves, En (Swallow) cave will also restart welcoming visitors on December 24 while Va and Son Doong caves will reopen on February 1, 2016.

Macau-HCM City Flights Hard to Sustain

The Macau-HCM City flights were launched nearly two months ago as a result of a joint effort of Macau’s Sun Star Travel Agency. Viking Travel Company in HCMC and Indochina Travel Service (ITS). The frequency is two flights per week in the initial time.

After one month and a half in operation, the number of tourists from Macau to HCMC has grown steadily but the seating occupancy of the flights from Vietnam has been very low with fewer than 20 passengers on each flight.

Strict and time-consuming visa requirements are the main reason why such flights have attracted a small number of Vietnamese tourists as it takes up to three weeks for Vietnamese passport holders to obtain visas for their visits to Macau. A lot of Vietnamese applicants, especially women and children, have been denied visas for entering Macau.

“We are seeking solutions to the problem. For a long-term operation, the seating capacity of flights from Macau to HCMC and vice versa should be at least 70-30 or 80-20,” said Tran Xuan Hung, director of Viking Travel Company.

Kiteboard Tour Asia to be held in Ninh Thuan

The central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is making preparations for the Kiteboard Tour Asia 2016 which will be organised at Ninh Chu Bay from February 24-28 next year.

According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism, the event will see the participation of about 100 kite surfers from 40 countries and territories worldwide.

Kiteboard

The competition in Ninh Thuan will be the first in a series of contests in the tournament, with the second one to be held in Pranburi in Thailand in the second half of March 2016 and the last slated for China’s Hainan in April 2016.

The competition is expected to be a good chance for Viet Nam to increase international exchanges in sea sports, and promote the development of marine sports and tourism in Ninh Thuan.

Mark Gwyther, general director of Ninh Chu Bay Resort where the competition is to take place, said that the event is an important step of a plan to make Ninh Thuan a capital of wind sports in Viet Nam.