Vietnamese Women’s Museum: Top tourist destination
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Vietnamese Women’s Museum: Top tourist destination
TripAdvisor has announced the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi, for the third consecutive year in a row, is rated one of the top three most attractive tourism destinations in the capital city.
The results are based on the ratings of tourists via TripAdvisor.
According to TripAdvisor, the museum is home to historical, cultural and artistic values related to Vietnamese women. With a total area of nearly 2000 sq. metres, the Vietnamese Women’s Museum possesses over 25 thousand documents and artefacts reflecting Vietnamese Women’s contribution in history and modern life.
Established in 1987, the museum is not only a place of researches, storages of Vietnamese women’s heritages, but also of holding activities of cultural exchange between Vietnamese and international women.
By virtue of the rating, Vietnamese museums are increasingly defining their role in promulgating Vietnamese Culture to the whole world with their unique and long-standing features.
Source: VOV
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Three Viet Nam hotels make prestigious Travel + Leisure list
The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, the Nam Hai in Hoi An and the Park Hyatt Saigon have been ranked among the top hotels and resorts in Asia by readers of USA’s Travel + Leisure magazine.
The Nam Hai Resort
Viet Nam has the only three hotels listed on Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards list, an annual survey by the world’s highest circulating magazine of the “hotels, destinations and companies that define the very best in travel.”
The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi placed 66th on the list of “Top 100 Hotels Overall.” In addition, the property finished seventh in the “Top City Hotels in Asia” category.
In the “Top Resorts in Asia” category, the Nam Hai rose to No. 10, up two spots from last year.
Park Hyatt Saigon ranked 24th among the “Top City Hotels in Asia.”
The World’s Best Awards rankings are based on readers’ ratings for rooms and facilities, location, service, restaurants and food and value.
Source: CPV
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Direct line from Incheon to Phu Quoc next year
South Korean airline Korean Air has recently made a survey on Phu Quoc Island, a tourism hotspot in southern Vietnam, in preparation for the launch of its direct air service between Incheon and the island by the end of next year.
The news has been confirmed by Huynh Quang Hung, deputy chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc District off Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta.
Korea Air is planning to start its maiden direct flight between the two venues in late 2015 when the hotel complex Vinpearl Phu Quoc goes into operation on the island.
The first international flight to Phu Quoc was from Russia, made early this year on a once a week basis.
Phu Quoc currently receives 600,000 tourists a year. Its new airport, which was inaugurated in 2012, is capable of handling 2.6 million visitors per annum.
Since March 10 this year, international travelers have enjoyed a 30-day stay with no visa on Phu Quoc.
Now, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is operating direct flights between Incheon and Da Nang City in central Vietnam, with three return flights a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday by the Airbus A321 aircraft.
Besides, Vietnam and South Korea have several direct flights linking Seoul and Busan with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang City.
Source Tuoitrenews
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Viet Nam cited a top 20 world’s most beautiful country
Rough Guides, a global leading publisher of travel guides, has chosen Viet Nam one of the top 20 world’s most beautiful countries.
According to Rough Guides website, it’s no surprise that Viet Nam made the top twenty. From the impressive rock formations of Ha Long Bay to the terraced fields of mountainous Sa Pa, Viet Nam has a huge wealth of easily accessible natural beauty.
Ha Long Bay has been prominently featured by many renowned tourism websites throughout the world as one of the most romantic destinations for lovers, and a top 100 trip you must take in your lifetime. It also currently ranks sixth among the world’s top ten destinations for sailing cruises.
Touropia Magazine in turn has selected the marvelous terraced fields of Sa Pa as one of the top 11 in the world, while the US-based Travel and Leisure selected it as one of the 7 most spectacular. Sa Pa ethnic minority groups also create a special cultural identity, appealing to tourists.
Viet Nam is also famous for its stunning beaches, such as Cua Dai in Hoi An and Non Nuoc in Danang, the magazine reported.
Top of the world’s most beautiful country is Scotland, followed by Canada, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Indonesia, the UK, Iceland, and the US.
Other countries in the list are Slovenia, Mexico, India, Finland, Switzerland, Peru, Norway, Ireland, Croatia and Viet Nam.
Source: VOV
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Specialties of food vendors in Hoi An
Coming to the ancient town of Hoi An, one of the most attractive cities in Asia, tourists can enjoy specialties right on the street.
Hoi An used to be one of the busiest cities in Cochin, which conversed the East and West cultures, therefore, the food here is very diverse and abundant.
Today, many traditional cuisines and specialties are offered by street vendors. At about 2pm, one can hear vendors advertising their food on the street. Whenever they find a customer, they stop, place down their bamboo frame under the shade of the tree to prepare food. The customers can enjoy the food right on the pavement or take it away. If they want to taste the cuisines on the spot, the vendors will lay the table, which is a small chair, to arrange food.
Ms. Huong, who has been selling “banh beo” (rice cake with shrimp powder) for more than 20 years, said that both Vietnamese and foreign tourists love to enjoy her food on the street. “The food is not very strange to many people but they like the way it is served and its special flavor. They can also witness the life of local people while eating.”
Visitors can find all kinds of food on the street, from Hue’s cuisines as banh beo, banh bot loc, rice with mussel to Chinese cuisines like tofu, xi ma phu, cao lau and Vietnamese and Chinese noodles, which are changed a little in the flavor. The food is served by mobile vendors but it is always hot.
Another reason that makes street food in Hoi An popular is the reasonable price, only from VND5,000-VND30,000/unit.
In Hoi An, vendors are not banned like in other cities because they have helped create the characteristics of this tourism town. However, they have to meet criteria on food hygiene, prices and are not allowed to disturb tourists.
“I charge the same prices for both locals and tourists,” said Ms. Hoa, who sells sweet soup on Bach Dang Street.
Walking through the ancient streets of Hoi An as Tran Phu, Le Loi, Nguyen Thai Hoc or along the Hoai River, you will see women walking with a bamboo frame on their shoulder, inviting tourists to buy their food. If the tourists refuse, they will still receive a wish and a smile from the vendor.
Source: VietNamNet Bridge
