TRAVELLIVE 02-2017

GENERAL NEWS
HANOI
Recently, the Dong Lac Communal
house relics at 38 Hang
Dao in Hanoi's Old Quarter
have been recognized as a
tourist destination. The communal
house also showcases
premium handicrafts such as
lacquer, Lanh My A, do paper,
and embroidery products.
The Dong Lac Communal
House promises to be a great
destination for heritage lovers
providing an authentic Hanoia
Cultural Space. From January
on, the Hanoia Culture Space
will host monthly workshops
and seminars about culture
and lifestyle stories with the
participation of prestigious
academics, researchers, and
artists.
QUANG NINH
From April 1st on, the
entrance fees to Ha Long Bay
and Bai Tu Long Bay will be
changed to VND200,000 -
VND250,000 accordingly while
those in route and staying
overnight on the bays (one or
two nights) are priced from
VND500,00 to VND750,000
each person (double the
previous rates). From now
until March 31 st , the fees will
remain unchanged, apart from
entrance fee at VND120,000/
person and fees to destinations
fluctuating from VND30,000 to
VND50,000/person.
VISA BELARUS
Belarus will allow visa-free
entry for citizens from 80
countries, including Vietnam,
for visits of up to five days,
granting access through both
border gates and the airport in
Minsk. Citizens from Vietnam,
Haiti, Gambia, Honduras, India,
China, Lebanon, Namibia, and
Samoa should also have a valid
multi-visa to the EU states or
the Schengen Area with a mark
confirming their entry to their
territory, and plane tickets
with a confirmation of the departure
details from the Minsk
National Airport, of course,
within five days after the date
of the entry.
VIETJET AIR
Vietjet Air has announced
that it will start direct flights
between Hanoi and Singapore
on April 27, with one way tickets
priced from VND500,000
(USD20). The new route will
meet the travel demands of
tourists and business people
between the two well-known
cities. Vietjet's Hanoi-Singapore
flight will operate daily and last
two hours and 55 minutes. The
flight from Hanoi will take off
at 10am (local time) and arrive
in Singapore at 1:55pm (local
time). The return flight departs
from Singapore at 2:55pm and
lands in Hanoi at 4:50pm. After
HCM City, Hanoi is Vietnam's
second destination to be
connected with Singapore by
Vietjet flights. The airline also
plans routes from Da Lat and
Da Nang to Singapore in 2017.
CRUISE
Original Group will operate
the largest nude cruise in the
world with the first voyage
scheduled on the Adriatic Sea
from Italy in September 2017.
The fee is up to USD11,000
per guest. All passengers travelling
from Barcelona to Rome
are required to be naked. They
will be served with the most
luxurious services on cruise.
The second itinerary will start
in April 2018, from Barcelone
(Spain) to Rome (Italy). The
trip will visit places such as
Sete, Marseilles (France), Monte
Carlo (Monaco), Portofino,
and Florence (Italy).
HUE
The People's Committee of
Thua Thien-Hue province has
approved the development
of the Hue Amusement and
Beach Park at Vinh Thanh and
Vinh An communes, Phu Vang
district. The Hue Amusement
& Beach Park project
by PSH Group (Spain) will be
comprised of hotels, villas,
water parks, bird gardens,
malls, handicrafts exhibitions
and many other amenities. The
project consists of 1,000 fourstar
and five-star hotel rooms,
93 villas and various other
facilities spanning on the area
of 49.5ha. The total investment
capital is 1060 billion VND (47
million USD).
JETSTAR PACIFIC
Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific
has officially launched an air
route between Hanoi and
Pleiku. This is the second route
provided by Jetstar Pacific to
Pleiku after the first route
starting from HCMC. The
additional weekly flight will
support the increasing demands
for cheap air tickets. In this
phase, Jetstar Pacific will operate
3 round-trips per week on
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
The Hanoi-Pleiku BL201
takes off from Hanoi's Noi Bai
International Airport at 6:10.
The return flight BL202 takes
off at 8:25. The flight time is 1
hour and 40 minutes.
L'ALYANA NINH VAN BAY
From January 1 st , An Lam Villas Ninh Van Bay
will officially change its name to L'Alyana Ninh
Van Bay. Located in Hon Heo peninsula, the
resort is 20km from the heart of Nha Trang
and takes visitors only 15 minute to reach by
express ship. With a total area of 39.5ha, the
resort consists of 33 groups of villas built on
the area of 9ha. Each villa comes complete
with a caring private butler serving guests
24/24 and is equipped with premium facilities
such as a mini bar and rain shower. The
change of L'Alyana Ninh Van Bay is a part of
their 2 stage strategy in 2018 to develop the
brand, expand the resort, and complete the
facilities. With the investment of more than 1
million USD for the first stage, L'Alyana Ninh
Van Bay promises to offer more sophisticated
and classy experiences for visitors from
Vietnam, UK, US, Russia, Korea, Japan and
China. Tel: 058 3624 777. Website: www.
lalyana.com
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BA RIA - VUNG TAU
Tourists travelling to Con Dao will have a chance to visit the new 3D military virtual museum. The museum is
home to thousands of military-related documents, photos, books, and songs, whose physical versions are on
display at the Vietnam Military History Museum, Naval Museum, Southeast Region Armed Forces Museum, and
Museum of Military Zone 9. This also includes 12 military monuments erected at national historic sites in the
struggle for national liberation. All the images and data provided at the electronic museum have been integrated
and arranged to best introduce visitors to the entire history of Vietnam's Military.
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