Saigon Travel News

Fast Festival 2010 to take place in HCMC

More than 100 vegetarian dishes will be introduced at the Fast Festival 2010, which will be held from August 26th to 29th at the 23-9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of Vu Lan holiday.

Ramana launches leisure package

Effective on Wednesday until September 30, guests are to enjoy a choice of benefits from Free& Easy Package at a very special price from around VND1.2 million++ (US$65++) per room per night at the 4-star Ramana Hotel Saigon.

Vegetarian food festival in HCM City

The festival will take place at HCM City’s 23/9 Park from August 26-28 on the occasion of Vu Lan holiday.

HCM City hosts vegetarian festival

A vegetarian festival themed “For Health and the Environment” will be held in HCM City from August 26-29.

HCM City: With few docks, it’s difficult to develop waterways for tourism

HCM City has an interconnecting system of rivers and canals that go through the city and connect HCM City with provinces in the southern region. However, water tourism in the city has not yet developed.

Ho Chi Minh City – Nagoya direct flight resumed after a two-year suspension

The direct flight route between Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, Vietnam and Nagoya, Japan was resumed on August 13th, with two flights a week on Mondays and Fridays by Airbus A321.

HCM City-Nagoya air route resumes

Vietnam Airlines will resume two direct flights between HCM city and Nagoya, Japan every Monday and Friday starting August 13.

Hanoi buffet at Saigon Hotel

In the lead up to Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary, the Saigon Hotel’s restaurant on Wednesday introduces a buffet program themed “Hanoi in the heart of Saigon”.

Rex Hotel launches food promotion

A new food promotion at the Rooftop Garden of the Rex Hotel Saigon is on till September 30.

HCM City yacht society in the offering

The HCMC Tourism Association plans to establish a yacht society some time this year for yacht owners and business executives in the industry to meet to discuss ways to develop local river cruise tourism.

Mövenpick Hotel Saigon reopens after $15 mln renovation

The five-star Mövenpick Hotel Saigon reappeared in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1 after a complete transformation over the past five months.

HCM City targets 3.15 bln USD in tourism revenues by 2015

Ho Chi Minh City sets a target of hosting four million of foreign arrivals, helping the country’s largest economic and commercial hub rake in 60,000 billion VND (3.15 billion USD) from the tourism by 2015, said a city official.

Only one old quarter remains in Ho Chi Minh City

Only one "old quarter" remains in Ho Chi Minh City, a 300-year old urban area that has seen some of its most historic neighborhoods vanish amid the onslaught of development and commercialization, experts have said.

HCM City makes list of heritage sites

The HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has completed an inventory of historical-cultural relics in the city that it plans to recommend for recognition as national and city-level relics.

HCM City to develop riverside tours

HCM City plans to offer a new tour to a painting village along the Saigon River in District 2 in September and will also inaugurate the Saigon-Cu Chi-Binh Duong route as part of its plan to develop riverside tourism over the next ten years.