Peace Tour: Pioneer in Vietnam Travel Sector During 20-year process of operation, Peace Tour Co. has grown into a leading travel firm in Vietnam. The company under Central Vietnam Women’s Union specialises in travel, car for rent, airfare agent, restaurant and wedding party business and exit and entry services. Deserving to be the pioneer Early 1990s, the local tourism market faced many difficulties. Therefore, the company just focused on restaurant and wedding party business. One year later, it expanded to tourist transport. Despite having modest capital, the firm still decided to invest in this sector by buying cars under deferred payments. In June 1991, the company started working as an air ticket agent for both domestic and foreign airlines, becoming the first travel company in Vietnam equipped with Sita and Abacus system which is used for ticket booking on international flights. Peace Tour gained Vietnam Airlines’ award for high revenues. It is known for being the … [Read more...] about Peace Tour: Pioneer in Vietnam Travel Sector
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Vietnam Travel Firm Receives Thailand’s Tourism Award
Vietnam Travel Firm Receives Thailand's Tourism Award The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Sept 26 granted “The Friend of Thai Awards 2008” for Saigontourist, the leading Travel Service Company of Vietnam, the Nguoi Dai Bieu Nhan Dan newspaper reported. The firm was chosen by TAT for this year’s award on account of a 37 per cent increase in the number of Vietnamese tourists and overseas Vietnamese visiting Thailand on its tours in 2007 against the previous year. The company operates tours to Thailand each day with 25 tourists a tour on average. In the first eight months of this year, Saigontourist organized trips for more than 250 tourist groups to Thailand, an on-year increase of 20 per cent. Saigontourist is the first travel agency in Vietnam which organizes weekly tours to Thailand on the five-star Superstar Aquarius Ship. The Friend of Thai Awards, which was initiated in 1996, is given to international tour operators and airlines. (People’s Deputies) … [Read more...] about Vietnam Travel Firm Receives Thailand’s Tourism Award
Vietnam Travelers to U.S. Can Renew Visas by Mail
Vietnam Travelers to U.S. Can Renew Visas by Mail Vietnamese travelers to the U.S. can renew their visas by mail, according to the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam. The move aims to save time and money for tourists, the U.S. Embassy said in a press release on September 30. In many cases, applicants no longer need to come to the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi or U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City for an interview or new set of fingerprints. Students, temporary workers, business travelers and tourists can often take advantage of the new system. To qualify for this program, applicants must be physically present in Vietnam. They should be applying for the same visa type as in their previous non-immigrant visa. The number of U.S. visitors to Vietnam increased 36% to 35,400 in the first nine months of this year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) reported on its website. (Pioneer) more news … [Read more...] about Vietnam Travelers to U.S. Can Renew Visas by Mail
Vietnam Travel Firms Cancel Tours to Thailand due to Rallies
Vietnam Travel Firms Cancel Tours to Thailand due to Rallies Vietnamese travel agencies have halted organizing tours to Thailand because of massive rallies by the Red Shirts movement that backs former premier Thaksin Shinawatra now in exile. Vietravel and Fiditour canceled Thailand tours from Mar 14-20 and steered travelers to other destinations, said Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, foreign affair director of Fiditour. “We have received fewer booking tours to Thailand than usual in recent days,” Hanoitourist official said. The Tourism Authority of Thailand on Mar 15 sent a message to Vietnamese travel firms, reassuring travelers who fear for their safety when traveling to the neighbor country. In 2009, more than 362,000 Vietnamese people toured Thailand, up 7.8% over a year earlier. The TAT is looking to a 10% on-year increase in the number of Vietnamese visitors to the country this year. (Pioneer) more news … [Read more...] about Vietnam Travel Firms Cancel Tours to Thailand due to Rallies
Vietnam travel firm honored as Malaysia’s best foreign tour operator
A Vietnamese travel company has been chosen as the best foreign tour operator in Malaysia. A Vietnamese travel company has been chosen as the best foreign tour operator in Malaysia. Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transport JSC (Vietravel) is the only representative from Vietnam to be honored in the 19th edition of the Malaysia Tourism Awards, according to the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board. Vietravel won the “Best Foreign Tour Operator (Vietnam/ Laos/ Cambodia)” category, with the award presented to them by Minister of Tourism and Culture Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board said in a press release on Wednesday. The award is an acknowledgement of Vietravel’s large contributions to the increase in arrivals from Vietnam to Malaysia. The Malaysia Tourism Awards is the highest form of recognition by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Tourism Malaysia for industry players whose outstanding contributions have played a … [Read more...] about Vietnam travel firm honored as Malaysia’s best foreign tour operator