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Long holiday increases demand for foreign tours, say agents
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 Travel agencies in HCM City have been kept busy booking foreign tours as residents seek to take advantage of a nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
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Heavy rush for domestic, foreign tours during Tet
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This year the Vietnamese government had announced the Tet holiday schedule much earlier, prompting people to rush to book tours, with travel agencies having less time to prepare for a variety of interesting tours.
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Viet Kieu can see great opportunities to invest in tourism sector in Vietnam
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 More and more Viet Kieu have invested in the projects in the homeland in recent years. Especially, they have been most interested in the tourism sector.
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Tourists seek cheaper travel options
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The costs of domestic tourism rose dramatically last year, causing more Vietnamese to book tours in neighbouring countries and having an impact on inbound arrivals, according to the HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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Vietnam welcomes first foreign visitors of 2012
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 On the first day of 2012, many foreign visitors arrived in Vietnam by air and sea.
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Tourism sector bemoans sharp price hikes
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 A price spike in almost all services from hotels to transport and restaurants and a higher exchange rate at hotels than the official level have sent the cost of inbound tourism surging.
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Travel firms misestimate domestic demand
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 Travel firms hoped that with the long 3-day New Year 2012 and 9-day Tet holidays would help them attract more travelers. However, they could not anticipate so many difficulties.
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