Ben Thanh Tourist has launched five new tours to the Mekong Delta to visit the well-known Nam Can mangrove forests, Ca Mau and Cai Rang floating markets, Ba Chua Xu Temple, and the Bang Lang Stork Garden. The tours will also take visitors to several ecological sites within the region.

Ha Tay tourism sector has made progress for the past five years. However, many shortcomings still remain. To boost the tourism development, Ha Tay is implementing a strategic programme for the coming years.

A week ago, the National Administration of Tourism carried out the second survey on new destinations in the Central Highlands to organise “The Central Highlands Green Road” programme, linking well-known eco-tourism sites with many recently-discovered sites. Nhan Dan Online’s reporter had an interview with Vu The Binh, Director of the Travel Department, the National Administration of Tourism.

The first Grand Mercure resort in Asia will open in Viet Nam late August 2006, the resort owner La Veranda and Accor, an international property managing group, announced at Press Conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19.