Novotel Danang Premier Han River Opens

Novotel Danang Premier Han River
Situated on the west bank of the Han River in Da Nang's city centre, this 37-storey hotel features modern rooms just 1 km from Da Nang Railway station and 2 km to Da Nang International Airport.

Free Wi-Fi is provided.

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Anantara Hoi An Resort Vietnam is now open

Featuring French colonial architecture is Anantara Hoi An Resort, located along Thu Bon River. Just 5 km from Cua Dai Beach, it offers a variety of activities like traditional Chinese painting.

Senses Restaurant offers exotic fine dining fusion dishes in an open-air setting. Riverside Cafe serves warm beverages and a wide selection of delicious pastries, while Heritage Bar offers an extensive wine menu.

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Dragonair to fly from Hong Kong to Da Nang

Dragonair is to become the first airline to connect Hong Kong with the Vietnamese city of Da Nang, when it launches a new three times a week service from the end of March.

The new service will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft and will depart from Hong Kong every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Boost for Golf in central Vietnam

With construction almost complete at Laguna Lăng Cô Golf Club in central Vietnam, work on the Faldo Design golf course is now moving into the final phases of landscape planting and fine detail work.

The Golf Hotel for this new golf course

Banyan Tree Lang Co

On the south-central coast of Vietnam, the luxurious Banyan Tree Lang Co is a vast complex of Vietnamese royal architecture. Open courtyards, pottery and traditional Vietnamese fabrics feature throughout the resort. All the spacious villas come with a private pool and free Wi-Fi.

Surrounded by white sand beaches and magnificent mountains, the air-conditioned villas are decorated with elegant paintings and eco-friendly materials like bamboo. Villas come with a flat-screen TV, minibar and seating area. En suite bathrooms have a bathtub.

Banyan Tree Lang Co is a 1-hour, 30-minute drive from the Imperial Capital of Hue. Hoi An World Heritage Town and My Son Sanctuary are both a 2-hour drive away.

At the spa, guests can relax with a full-body massage. The resort also has a well-equipped gym, free bicycle rentals and a business centre. Afternoons can also be spent at the golf course, less than 2 miles away.

International and Vietnamese cuisines are served at the on-site restaurants. Italian meals and drinks can be enjoyed at the beach-front Beach Club.

Emirates upgrades aircraft on Ho Chi Minh City service

Emirates now flies to Ho Chi Minh City with its Boeing 777-300ER less than six months after launching the route out of Dubai. The airline follows the huge demand towards the Southern Vietnam metropolis.

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Koniko Backpackers Hostel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Koniko Backpackers Hostel is located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, a 5-minute walk from Ben Thanh Market. It offers modern dormitories and rooms with free Wi-Fi. Private lockers are available for storage of valuables.

Koniko Backpackers Hostel is a 5-minute walk from the bus interchange which connects to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Notre Dame Cathedral and Reunification Palace are a 15-minute walk away. The hostel is surrounded by numerous tour booking offices.

Dormitories offer shared bathroom facilities with each bed offering a bedside lamp. Select rooms come with a flat-screen cable TV, minibar and hairdryer.

Guests can rent a bicycle to explore the surroundings. Currency exchange services are available for convenience. Laundry and ironing services are offered.

A variety of bars, coffee shops and restaurants are within a 5-minute walk from the hostel. This includes Western and Asian options.

Hanoi Street Food Walking Tour

Take a walk through Hanoi’s Old Quarter street markets with a local guide who’s passionate about food, and discover the exotic flavors of Vietnam with fellow food-lovers. Sample fruit, hawker street food and local specialties like pork crepes, and visit Hanoi’s largest covered market, Dong Xuan. With a maximum of 12 participants, you’ll have a personalized experience on this walking tour of Hanoi’s best street food areas.

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Ho Chi Minh Cyclo and Walking Small Group Adventure Tour

Explore the vibrant streets of Ho Chi Minh City on foot and cyclo on this small group adventure tour. Travel like a local as you discover Ho Chi Minh City's many sights. Get a taste of colonial days at the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral, see the beautiful central post office and get an insight into the horror of modern war at the War Remnants museum.

Hop into a traditional cyclo, a three-wheeled bicycle with a carriage at the front for you to sit in, while the driver pedals you through Ho Chi Minh City. Take in the sights, sounds and smells of Ho Chi Minh City without the barrier of a car window or the sound of an engine. Travel through Tao Dan Park to the War Remnants museum, originally opened in September 1975, the museum displays old military equipment and other related items from the Vietnam War including some larger exhibits including a F5A fighter and a UH1-Huey helicopter...

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Air Short News - Airports, Airlines, Aircrafts

Bangkok Airways has added its new Premier Class service on flights between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur (via Samui), and will soon add it to the Phnom Penh sector.

The popular Winter Market at Munich Airport Center opened on 17th December.
Since the inaugural event in 1999, the winter wonderland at the heart of Munich Airport has been a bigger hit every year, drawing large crowds of international visitors.


VietJetAir - Vietnam’s low cost carrier - is adding new routes to its network and will launch its first international flight to Bangkok this coming December.

A new codeshare agreement between Japan Airlines and Bangkok Airways will enable customers of both airlines to travel from Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports, and Osaka (Kansai) with a smoother transit through Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and onward to Mumbai, Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai, and vice versa.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) celebrate on Friday 2nd November 2012 the launch of its fourth daily service from London Heathrow to Singapore.

The German airline Condor Air launched its first direct flight from Frankfurt to Cambodia's Siem Reap province famous for its world heritage site on 3rd November 2012.

Launching carrier of the Airbus A380 back to 2007, Singapore Airlines celebrates another milestone today (1.11.2012) as it marks the fifth anniversary of Airbus A380 services.

Berjaya Air will begin thrice weekly flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Kuala Lumpur to Hua Hin, Thailand on Nov 18 on its ATR 72-500. more

Qatar Airways will fly from Doha to Yangon expanding further into South East Asia.