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New printable Vietnam e-visa to be available by January 2017

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Vietnam visa type B4

New, printer-friendly e-visa service is currently being developed and will be implemented on January 1st 2017. In a tourism development conference on August 9th in Hoi An, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the press that he had allocated US$8.8 million to expedite the new e-visa project on January 1st 2017. Once launched, travelers […]

Vietnam to issue 1 year visas for US passport holders in May 2016

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Vietnam visa 1 year for US

The National Assembly of Vietnam has just approved a plan on issuing 12 months multiple entries visa for US passport holders who travel for short-term tourism or business purpose. According to media release by U.S. Embassy in Hanoi on 11th April, the new reciprocity arrangement is expected to enter into force in late May or […]

40 percent off stamping fees for Vietnam visa since November 23, 2015

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Vietnam-visa-stamping-fees

According to Circular No 157/2015 / TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance providing the regime on collection, management and use of fees for issuing passports, visas and papers on entry, exit, transit and residence in Vietnam, the visa fees for foreigners and Vietnamese people residing abroad will have a dramatic decrease. In particular, the rates […]

Binh Thuan province hosted Puppetry and Folk Games Festival

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Binh Thuan puppetry festival

From June 30 to July 2nd, the Puppetry and Folk Games Festival was opened in Phan Thiet city, central province of Binh Thuan. The festival gathered over 400 artists from 19 children’s houses in the region. During the festival, the puppeteers from 19 teams showed amazing and unique performances in various kinds of puppetry including […]

Three museums of Vietnam listed among top 25 Asia attractive by TripAdvisor

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Vietnam museum of ethnology

TripAdvisor is a prestige worldwide tourism website, helping people with travel information and destination, hotels, flight, etc around the world. They also have a large tourism forum where travels can discuss anything about travelling topics. The websites is viewed by more than 60 millions tourists and receives more than 70 million comments and feedback responds […]

Vietnam’s 4 tourist sites named Top Destination in Asia

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Vietnam’s 4 tourist sites named Top Destination in Asia

According to the world largest travel site Tripadvisor.com, 4 famous tourist spots including Vietnam’s Hanoi capital, Ho Chi Minh city, Hoi An ancient town, and Ha Long bay were named in the top 25 Asia destinations for 2013 and received Tripadvisor traveler’s choice: Asia Destination Awards . Tripadvisor Vice President Robin Ingle said that Vietnam […]

Vietnam visa maintains to be exempt for seven key markets

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Vietnam visa maintains to be exempt for seven key markets

Recently, the information regarding Vietnam visa policy adjustment applied to citizens of seven key markets has brought about worries to foreigners, travel agencies and visa suppliers. Fortunately, according to the proclamation from Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan, Head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the proposal of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on […]

Free trip to Love Valley in Dalat by electric train

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Free trip to Love Valley in Dalat by electric train

A free service to visit Love Valley – a very popular scenic spot in Da Lat city of Lam Dong Province by electric train has been offered from now until the end of January 2013. By such service, tourists do not need to walk on foot or hire a horse to travel around Love Valley […]

Vietnam visa fee hike dramatically since 1 January in 2013

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Vietnam visa fee hike dramatically since 1 January in 2013

The new circular No 190/2012/TT-BCT has just been launched in modification and amendment to the circular 66/2009/TT-BTC to adjust fees on passport, papers on entry, exit, transit, residence and visa granting. According to the new circular by Ministry of Finance, the stamping fee on Vietnam visa single entry  for foreigners will increase 80% compared to […]

Hue airport will be under repair in 2013

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The Airport Corporation of Vietnam has announced a plan to close Phu Bai International Airport (Thua Thien Hue Province) in March next year for runway maintenance. The reparation time may take up to 8 months; therefore, tourists who wish to travel to Hue city by air might have to use Da Nang International Airport instead, […]