Vietnam Airlines to launch non-stop flights from Da Nang to Osaka late October

The first non-stop flights from Da Nang to Japan will begin on 28 October, the national-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has confirmed. The airline will use a Airbus A321 with services meeting 4-star standards to cover the 2,114 miles (3,403 kilometers) from Da Nang to Japan’s Osaka City, with flights taking around four and a half-hours. […]

Vietnam sees fastest growth in tourist arrivals

NDO – Vietnam was named among the destinations with the biggest year-over-year increase in international tourist arrivals, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)’s report. Vietnam ranks third in the top 10 countries with the biggest increase in international tourist arrivals in 2017 compared to 2016. In particular, Egypt increased 55.1%, Togo (46.7%), […]

Qatar Airways to Launch Direct Flights to Da Nang, Vietnam from 19 December 2018

Four-times weekly flights to Da Nang will be operated by a B787 Dreamliner aircraft. The beautiful city of Da Nang is the third Vietnamese destination on Qatar Airways’ rapidly-expanding global network DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways is pleased to announce the launch of direct flights to Da Nang, Vietnam, starting 19 December 2018. The beautiful coastal city […]

Da Nang gears towards being smart and innovative city

Da Nang is one of Viet Nam’s pioneering localities in developing specific strategies for building ‘smart’ cities. Over recent years, the city has seen numerous positive results from the application of modern technologies in transportation and healthcare services, along with construction, education, environmental protection and other local aspects. In the current context of the burgeoning […]

Tourist arrivals to Da Nang expected to surge during National Day holiday

Tourist arrivals to the central city of Da Nang are estimated to hit 158,000 people during the upcoming National Day holiday, which falls on the weekend of September 1-3. The figure represented a year-on-year increase of 10.4 percent, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. Of the number, there will be around 109,000 domestic and […]

Vietnam’s Golden Bridge among Time’s top 100 destinations this year

Just months after it opened to public, Vietnam’s amazing Golden Bridge continues to grab the world’s attention. The Time magazine has listed it in its list of top 100 World’s Greatest Places for 2018. Remarking on its architectural creativity, the magazine’s Julia Zorthian notes: “The two massive stony hands emerging from the mountains of central […]