Guide to visiting Vietnam Golden Bridge (Hand Giant Bridge) at Ba Na hills

Vietnam Golden Bridge, also known as Giant Hand Bridge or Cau Vang in Vietnamese, has recently gone viral across the world since it was first unveiled to the public in June 2018. It is the latest attraction at the Sun World Ba Na Hills fantasy amusement park. Follow us to check out what are best attractions at the Golden Bridge Ba Na Hills and How & When to get there for the unrivaled photo shoot?     Where...

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Abnormal Special Economic Zone in the Golden Triangle

It is currently 9 am and it is still boisterous here. What can be seen here is some overnight die – hards are making bets at the gambling tables while the exhausted ones are taking small naps nearby. This is Kings Romans, a splendid casino with a huge golden crown on the top, is located on the side of Laos along the Mekong River. The casino owned by a Chinese in Ton Pheung district is a 10,000 square meter leisure centre called ‘Golden Triangle...

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Nha Trang welcomes ‘night beachgoers’

Although there are still safety concerns, Vietnam will zone Nha Trang beach for night swimming. As reported, the local authorities have just granted permission for a company to zone the beach to serve the locals and tourists who are in favor of swimming at night. Normally, people are not encouraged to swim at beaches in Vietnam after 6 pm since the lifeguards are not on duty at that time. The company who applied for the permissions...

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Myanmar has to face tourism issues

Myanmar is going to have to face a rise in orphanages and child sex tourism. These are the emerging issues in not only Myanmar but also the Mekong countries. According to the recent tourism’s influence appraisal conducted by the Institute for Human Rights and Business, the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, children are really susceptible to the negative influence generated from tourism. What...

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Ho Chi Minh City issued law prohibiting pets on walking street

A list of what you can and what you cannot do at Nguyen Hue Street, the street which is for pedestrians only has just been issued by Ho Chi Minh City government. What seems quite strange is that there is also a rule says no pets on the street. The government also forbids inline skating, selling coffee and having picnic on the walking treet. This 19.7 million USD walking street is a brand new tourist site in Ho Chi Minh City. The street...

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Angkor failed to attract European tourists

APSARA (which stands for Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap) has just reported that over one million foreign visitors had come to Angkor Watt. This represents a rise of 2% compared to the same period in the previous year.                     The total revenue gained from selling Angkor tickers reached...

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Cambodia failed to meet tourism targets

Because of the bad global economic outlook, Cambodian tourism will fail to reach its goal of 5 million visits this year. Mr. Thong Khon, the Minister of Cambodian Tourism, concerns that the nation’s tourism might be badly influenced by the negative global economic situation and other factors such as the crisis in Russia’s economy, terrorism and the outbreak of MERS. He also noted that the nation might not be able to reach its goals this year. A...

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Myanmar’s Bank for tourism is waiting for approval

A new Tourism Development Bank in Myanmar has been kept waiting for the permission from the Central Bank. The new bank is established with an aim to finance tourism SMEs and travel projects. Mr. Than Tin, the managing director of Myanmar Tourism Bank, stated that he had hoped that they would get the license in May but the Central Bank had not approved the permission yet. He also added that if permitted, there would be not only one bank in Nay Pyi...

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B&Bs in Myanmar

There are going to be bed and breakfast establishments opened in the remote regions of Myanmar once the tourism law was passed. The first B&B might appear in Thandaung Gyi, a small beautiful town in the North of Kayin State. Mr. U Win Kyaw, the Minister of Tourism Department in Hpa-an, Kayin State, told the local media that there had already been some operators ready to offer B&Bs. 7 operators in Thandaung Gyi are ready to offer guests B&Bs....

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The need to extend the normal 15 – day visa exemption to Vietnam

Tourism Department in Ho Chi Minh City is about to extend the normal 15 – day visa exemption to the 30 – day one for the five European countries. According to an unnamed source, Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Department is on its way to apply for admission from the the country’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to extend the length of European tourists’ visa – free stay. The countries that are going to be considered for visa extension are Germany,...

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