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Vietnam ranked among

top growth tourist destinations

Schedule for the 1000th anniversary

of Thang Long – Hanoi

India is gearing up for

PTM 2011 in New Delhi

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Vietnamranked among

topgrowth tourist destinations

Schedulefor the1000th anniversary

of ThangLong– Hanoi

Indiaisgearingupfor

PTM2011inNewDelhi

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09. German beer festival to come to Hanoi

04. Phan Thiet sets for Charming KateFestival

VIETNAM NEWS

06. Movenpick Hotel Saigon debuts fol-

owing full-scale renovation

05. Vietnam inbound tourism poised to

zoom during 2010-2013

10. Bangkok – Hanoi cultural tourism

programme

Schedule for the 1000th an-

niversary of Thang Long –

Hanoi

17Thang Long - Hanoi has 1000-year history and is the

concentration of country’s quintessence. The 1000th

anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi is the opportunity

to express gratefulness to ancestor’s effort and honour

country’s traditional values. The 1000th anniversary of

Thang Long – Hanoi will take place in 10 days (from 1-10

October) with many attractive activities of culture, art

and sport.

Vietnam ranked among topgrowth tourist destinations

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“The PATA Travel Mart 2011 in New Delhi, India is one

of the most exciting events and activities planned to roll

out next year. We have a very special relationship with

India, which is a rapidly emerging market, and we are

delighted they are hosts for the PTM2011,” Said Hiran

Cooray, PATA Chairman.

India is gearing up

for PTM 2011 in NewDelhi

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12. Vietnam looks to five million interna-

ional arrivals this year

14. UNESCO General Director to attend

Hanoi’s anniversary

17 - 20. Schedule for the 1000th anniver-

sary of Thang Long - Hanoi

1,000 YEARS OF

THANG LONG - HANOI

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

22. Bring on the ATF 2011: Cambodia

23. Marina Bay Sands launches airport

check-in services

26. Kick-Off Times for Rugby World Cup

2011

28. Shanghai continues to lead Asian hotel

pipeline

28 - 29. Private Spa Wellness Centre

opens in Bali

32 - 37. My Hanoi

DESTINATIONS

“Vietnam has an overwhelming beauty and is rich in nat-

ural sceneries and beauties such as deltas like the Red

River Delta and Mekong Delta, as well as other beauties

including green rice-paddy fields, divine beaches and

many more.” Especially, according to the World Tourism

Organisation (UNWTO) affirmed that Vietnam ranked

among top growth tourists destination.


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VIETNAM NEWS

Vietnam’s first International Choir

Festival and Competition will

take place in Hoi An, the central

province of Quang Nam, from 16-20

March 2011. According to the Min-

istry of Culture, Sport and Tourism,

the festival gives a chance for the

Vietnamese singers to exchange

and gain more experience from for-

eign colleagues as well as promote Vietnamese music to the world.

VND452 billion for Binh Son sea

tourism urban area project was

started construction on 13 Septem-

ber. The 24.39-hectare will include

entertainment area, resort and

public areas for local people. The

project help improve marine eco-

logical environment and create new

appearance for Phan Giang spread

Ninh Thuan Sea’s beauty as well as

attract tourist and investors. Thanh

Dong Property Investment JSC isthe work’s investor.

Vietnam’s first Interna-

tional Choir Festival to

held in Hoi An

Work on Binh Son sea

tourism area starts

Bhaya Cruises opens

new Vietnam offices

Thailand and Vietnam will co-host

a cultural programme from 27

September to 2 October to mark

the Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary.

The programme, arranged by the

Thailand-Vietnam Association of

Tourism, will feature a group of Thai

scholars, artists, business leaders

and media, who will travel from

Bangkok to the Vietnam capital, viaSavannakhet, Laos. The group will

present a sculpture of HCMC to the

Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

Bhaya Cruises has officially opened

its new office in HCMC. The

Halong Bay cruise operator’s new

premises is located on Nguyen Thi

Minh Khai Str, in HCMC’s District 3.

Meanwhile Bhaya’s sister company,

Hai Long Junks, has opened its new

Hanoi Sales office. The new office

is located on Ma May Str in the

heart of the city’s Old Quarter.

Thailand-Vietnam plan

cultural programme

The East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF)

themed, “For sustainable development in East Asia” wrapped up in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on 16 September, affirming its commitment to

sustainable development in the region.

The three-day EATOF 2010 reaffirmed the significance

and role of the regional organisation in the new context,and stressed provinces’ commitments to fulfill their re-sponsibility and rights as EATOF members.

Within the framework of the forum, a travel fair was held with the participation of over 30 booths from member

provinces promoting their images and tourist products. Also, a series of workshops and bilateral meetings amongEATOF took place, offering opportunities for cooperation,

investment and tourism development in each locality.

At the closing ceremony, Quang Ninh province’s leaderstransferred EATOF’s flag to Cebu province of the Philip-pines, the host of the next forum.

The Cham people will organise their biggest and mostimportant festival, Kate, next month with processions, rituals,and cultural activities at the Po Sah Inu Tower in Phan Thiet.

The highlights will include colorful traditional rituals like apalanquin procession carrying the costumes of GoddessPo Sah Inu and the Tong On ceremony to keep away “poi-

sonous” winds. The Cham believe these winds can causediseases and bring bad luck to families.

Then there will be a ceremony to bathe the lingam-yoni altarand make an offering of wine. The lingam is a phallic symbolof the Hindu god Shiva and the yoni represents the female.

The festival will also feature the paranung drum dance, otherethnic music and dance, and folk games.

For the benefit of tourists and other visitors, Champa artisans will demonstrate traditional brocade and ceramic production.

There will be a contest to make cakes like banh tet (cylindri-cal glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and fattypork) and banh gung (ginger cake).

The Kate festival falls on the first day of the seventh month inthe Cham calendar (September-October in the solar calen-

dar). It is celebrated in honor of Po Sah Inu, who according tolegend helped the Cham grow wet rice.

It also marks harvest and is an occasion for childless couplesto entreat Po Sah Inu to bless them with children.

EATOF focuses on

sustainable development

Phan Thiet sets for

Charming Kate Festival

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VIETNAM NEWS

Vietnam, with its beautiful landscape, fast

developing services and a safe and stable

political environment, occupied fifth place

among the ASEAN countries in terms of at-

tracting foreign visitors during 2008.

According to our research report “Viet-

nam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012”,

international tourist arrivals in Vietnam are

projected to grow at a CAGR of around 15%

during 2010-2013 on the back of aggressive

marketing campaigns, increasing govern-

ment expenditure and high FDI flow in the

tourism sector. Besides, its attractiveness

as a new tourist destination is positioning

the country as a global tourism hub.

Experts have found that Hanoi, Ho Chi

Minh City and Da Nang are three major

cities in Vietnam as far as the tourism

industry is considered. Hanoi, the Capital

of Vietnam, has been registering continu-

ous increase in tourist arrivals for the past

few years.

China was the largest tourist market for

Vietnam in 2009, accounting for around14% of the total tourist arrivals. Due to the

recovery of global economy and business

activities between Vietnam and rest of the

world increasing, the confidence of tourists

is boosting up, resulting in ballooning of

inbound tourism.

The report has also found that Vietnam is

emerging as one of the popular destina-

tions for cruise tourism and holds immense

potential to develop its cruise tourism in-

dustry. This is because the country, located

between North and South Asia, is in close

proximity with the region’s two cruise hubs

– Hong Kong and Singapore. The industry

has demonstrated a gradual growth for

the past few years. In 2009, the number of

cruise passengers reached 100,000 pas-

sengers.

“Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to

2012” provides valuable information

regarding Vietnam inbound and outbound

tourism industry with forecast till 2013. The

report has analyzed recent industry trends

and growth drivers.

Our report also includes a brief description

of key players in the tourism industry. The

report has analyzed every aspect of tour-ism industry in order to provide the best

consultancy to clients.

Vietnam inbound tourism

poised to zoom during 2010-2013

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VIETNAM NEWS

Swiss hotelier Mövenpick celebrated thegrand opening of its Mövenpick Hotel

Saigon on September 16, following a $15

million renovation that included each andevery room, public space, restaurant and

retail outlet positioned behind the property’s

shimmering new modernist facade.

Located in the bustling Phu Nhuan District,

ust 5 minutes from Ho Chi Minh City’s

nternational airport, the Mövenpick Hotel

Saigon has been redesigned in high style- the bright, new lobby design takes shape

around four incandescent, central pillars -

but with the business traveller firmly in mind.

Twenty-seven new rooms have been added,

bringing the property’s total to 278, while

a pair of new chefs have invigorated eachexciting dining option.

Kiefer presided over the celebrated 2008

renovation of Mövenpick’s sister property,the Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi, and he has

brought to Vietnam’s largest city and busi-

ness capital a similar blend of the practicaland inventive, of the modern and traditional,

of East and West.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts are known

throughout Europe and the Middle East

for their Swiss precision, hospitality and

elegance. Kiefer and his local designers

have again infused this sound formula with a youthful exuberance and organic, sophisti-

cated Vietnamese style.

It starts with the rooms, where earth tones

have been accented with touches of orange

and naturally lit by ceiling-to-floor windows.The bathrooms are separated from the living

quarters by more glass - full-length windows

with blinds - that provides privacy with the

feeling of more open space.

Iki is a new concept, a Japanese bistro

where top-quality, super-fresh sushi, tempu-ra and other East Asian favorites are served

in a decidedly non-traditional setting. Japa-

nese restaurants often reflect Japanese calmand reserve. There is nothing staid about the

Iki menu, however, thanks to the flair of Chef

Kittisukd Sujaritvetee, who arrives in Saigon

from Bangkok. Likewise, there is nothing

formal about Iki’s décor, with its vibrantcolours, youthful staff and modernist décor.

Lotus Court will continue to serve what

many believe to be the city’s finest Chinese

cuisine, including dim sum that maintains a

large and devoted following among Saigon’sresident Chinese population. However, a

new chef, Brendan Ng, has arrived from the

Mandarin Oriental in Jakarta, bringing with

Movenpick Hotel Saigon

debuts following full-scale

renovation

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VIETNAM NEWS

him a new menu that emphasises tradition-al favourites, some fusion elements, some

surprises (like salmon), and an obsession

with freshness.

“Our restaurants, bars and lounges will

all draw from one of the largest wine listsn Vietnam - more than 300 labels - and

we will sell them at the lowest prices of

any 5-star hotel in the country,” Kiefer said.

“Our approach is to offer superb variety

and selection that is affordable, so peoplecan enjoy premium wines without feeling

hat they are paying a premium.”

Café Saigon, the property’s all-day din-

ng restaurant, returns with its signature

elements in tact: the most interactive andvibrant buffet-style dining experience in

he city. New to the Mix is the Cay Da Café,

a brand new bakery that serves up home-

made ice creams pastries, cakes and thebest European style bread in Ho Chi Minh

City. This casual venue also features an

outdoor, street-side terrace.

Kiefer added that the Mövenpick Hotel

Saigon is newly equipped with all thetechnical amenities guests - business and

otherwise - have come to expect at 5-star

accommodations in Asia. But again, the

goal is to present each one with a practical

twist:

• Instead of a full-blown spa, the hotel of -

fers a Wellness Studio that values privacy

and individual treatments over sheer

expanse, ubiquitous mirrors and mounted

televisions.

• The work environments in each room

are exceedingly comfortable thanks to

ergonomically correct chairs and generousdesk spaces. The latter are made possible,

in part, by inconspicuous-but-compre-

hensive communication ports that sit justbeside the tabletop, leaving workspace

uncluttered.

• There is little danger the Mövenpick

Hotel Saigon will relinquish its reputation

as the most convenient, best-equipped

business hotel in HCMC. No hotel is closer

to the airport and MICE coordinators willappreciate the two large meeting rooms,

a ballroom for up to 400 guests, and three

boardrooms. All meeting rooms have built-

in LCD projectors, motorised screens and

fabric panelled walls that absorb sound.

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VIETNAM NEWS

The Oktoberfest 2010, a German beer festival willbe held on 24-25 September in Hanoi.

The organising board said that during the festival,together with best-selling fresh beers of Germany,and those imported from other countries, partici-

pants will have chance to enjoy German traditional

food.

This year’s festival will have the participation of theGerman band “the Happy Bavaria” from Munich where the Oktoberfest originated.

This is the second time the Oktoberfest comes toHanoi. Last year, the festival attracted 2,000 partici-

pants.

Speaking at a press briefing on 15th September, Mr. Andreas Otto, Second Secretary of the German Em-

bassy in Vietnam said that the Oktoberfest 2010 willhave a larger scale than last year’s festival and is a

cultural event to celebrate the 1,000th anniversaryof Thang Long - Hanoi and the 35th anniversary of Vietnam - German diplomatic ties.

The Oktoberfest 2010 is expected to attract the par-ticipation of thousands of local people and foreign

tourists.

The Oktoberfest festival an-nually takes place in Septem-

ber in Munich. The festival was held in 1810 to

celebrate a royal wedding with horse

races and variousculinary delights.

German beer

festival to cometo Hanoi

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VIETNAM NEWS

The program, co-organised by the Thailand – Vietnam Associa-ion of Tourism, will take place from 27th September - 2nd October

o celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.

In a press brief in Bangkok, Deputy Chairman of the Thailand –

Vietnam Tourism Association, Vu Nguyen Anh Tuyet said that the

program aims to discover the culture and customs of Vietnam-ese people as well as to enhance the relationship between the

wo countries.

The program will include an auto-procession attended by a

group of famous scholars and artists, businesses, and reporters

of Thailand. The group will depart at Bangkok on 27th September

on the Road 8 through Savannakhet and Khammuon Provinces tovisit the House of Uncle Ho in Vietnam’s Nghe An and the Hoa

Lu Ancient Capital in Ninh Binh. The group is scheduled to be in

Hanoi in the morning of 30th September.After enjoying diverse activities to celebrate the giant celebra-

ion of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, they will

eave the capital on 2nd October.Also on this occasion, the group will present a sculpture picture

of President Ho Chi Minh with 24 gilded carats to the Ho Chi

Minh Museum in Hanoi.

Also at the press brief, Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni-

potentiary of Vietnam to Thailand, Ngo Duc Thang highlightedhe meaning of the decision of the King Ly Thai To of choosing

Thang Long as the capital city. Thang Long in the past and the

present has always been politic, economic and cultural center of

Vietnam; with the affirmed position in the region and the world.

Mr. Thang also introduced foreign press week which will be co-

organised by the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Vietnam’sMinistry of Foreign Affairs from September 9th to 15th in Thailand.

At the event, activities of the great celebration of the 1,000th an-

niversary of Thang Long - Hanoi will be launched.

Bangkok - Hanoi cultural

tourism programme

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VIETNAM NEWS

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)assessed that in the first six months of 2010,

Asia and the Middle East had the highest

ourism growth.

The UNWTO said that the number of foreign

ourists around the globe has been 421 mil-ion, a 7% increase compared to the same pe-

riod last year. With this, the world’s tourism

sector will likely reach a growth of 4% for the

whole year of 2010.

Tourism growth was seen in emerging mar-kets such as the Middle East with 20% and

Asia Pacific with 14%. Some destinations in

Asia had impressive growth, including Sri

Lanka with 49%, Japan with 36%, Vietnam and

Myanmar with 35%, Hong Kong and Macao(China) with 23%, Singapore with 23%, re-

ported the UNWTO.

The UNWTO said that the tourism industry

will continue to grow during the rest of the

year but will still face difficulties from the

global recession of 2009. For the period, re-gional and local tourism will play important

roles in the world’s tourism growth.

With being ranked among top destinations

with the highest growth, Vietnam’s tourism is

striving to rise to the world level with manyattractive destinations and high-quality prop-

erties honored and recognized by many of the world’s media websites.

Specifically, Hanoi and Hoi An have been se-

lected among 10 Asian destinations by one of

Southeast Asia’s most widely read travel-trademedia outlets, Smart Travel Asia. Some hotels

and resorts in Vietnam were also named in

the “Top 25 Leisure Hotels and Resorts” by

Smart Travel Asia, including the Nam Hai,

Hoi An at 2nd place, Sofitel Legend Metro-

pole, Hanoi at 3rd place, Sofitel Dalat Palace,Dalat at 21st place and Princess d’Annam

Resort&Spa, Binh Thuan at 25th place.

In addition, Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh prov-

ince, a UNESCO recognised world heritagesite, has jumped to second place among 28finalists of the online voting for the world’s

new seven wonders, by New Open World

(NOW).

The Hong Kong Royal Yacht Club has announced it will organise an international yacht

race from Hong Kong to Vietnam’s central coast next month.The club said the 656-nautical-mile, category-one VinaCapital Hong Kong to VietnamRace 2010 would start on October 20 and finish in the resort city of Nha Trang.

The organiser is taking registrations from teams.The biennial competition has been in place since 2006, with the HCMC-based Saigon-tourist Holding Company being the local partner. The 2008 edition was attended by 13

yachts. A source from Saigontourist told the Daily that the company was waiting for approval

from the Government to bring international boats to Vietnam to promote the local tourismimage.In a related development, the central coast province of Binh Thuan will organise an inter-

national sailing festival in December, with yacht performances and other activities suchas music and dance performances.The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), a professional sailing series that features nine

World Championship events worldwide, will come to Nha Trang next year.

Hong Kong-Vietnam Vinacapital

yacht race set for next month

Vietnam ranked among

top growth tourist destinations

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Vietnam’s tourism authority is pinninghopes on a strong recovery of the inbound

sector and aiming for a record high of fivemillion foreign visitor arrivals in the coun-

ry this year.

Vu The Binh, head of the Travel Department

under the Vietnam National Administrationof Tourism, told that the high expectationwas based on the sector’s encouraging

growth rate of over 30% in the year to date.Positive feedback from overseas partners

for the high inbound tourism season by theyear-end is another factor for optimism,Binh added.

The country welcome over 3.8 million inter-

national visitors last year, down 11% fromhe previous year, but international arrivalsn the first eight months of this year reached

3.35 million, up 35.2% year-on-year.

In an original plan, the tourism authorityexpected 4.5 to 4.6 million international

visitors to come to the country this year.

The tourism sector has been active in pro-moting the country’s image abroad, withpromotions carried out in Germany, France

and Belgium from late August to early thismonth. The country also plans to bring atourism promotion program to some Chi-

nese provinces next month.

In the promotion program for Europe, Binhsaid, the tourism sector found a good chan-nel able to help Vietnam promote and sell

tourism products to hundreds of thousandsof overseas Vietnamese there.

Along with the promotions, the tourismauthority is asking for policy incentives tospur foreign arrivals in the country, he said.

“We’ve received approval from the Minis-try of Public Security and the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs to extend visa-fee exemp-tions to international travellers.”

But the incentive for package tour takers will need a final decision by the Govern-

ment, and might take effect next month, hesaid.

The United Nations World Tourism Orga-nization (UNWTO) has put Vietnam in the

list of Asian countries with strong tourismperformance in the first half of this year.

The organisation said Asia had once againshown a strong capacity for recovery with

14% growth in the period. Vietnam andMyanmar had the same growth of 35%, justbehind Sri Lanka and Japan.

Vietnam looks to five million

international arrivals this year

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UNESCO General Director to attend Hanois’ anniversary

The General Director

of the UNESCO willarrive in Hanoi on

October 1 to attend

celebrations of the 1,000th birth-

day of the capital city and hand

over certification of UNESCO

recognition of Thang Long Roy-al Citadel as a world cultural

heritage.

Head of the UNESCO Office inHanoi Katherine Muller Marin

announced the visit at a songand dance festival in Hanoi on

September 18.

The 35 th session of the UNES-

CO General Assembly in 2009passed a resolution on UNES-

CO’s participation in the grand

ceremony of the 1,000th anniver-

sary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Almost one year later, the UNES-

CO’s World Heritage Com-mittee recognised Vietnam’s

Thang Long Royal Citadel as a

world cultural heritage at its 34th

session in Brazil on July 31.

The site won the recognition

thanks to its three outstanding

characteristics: the length of its

cultural history, the continuity of

the citadel as a power centre,and the variety of relics it con-

tains.

The citadel will open to visitorsin time for Hanoi’s 1,000th anni-

versary.

The cleanup at relic site of the

Thang Long citadel is also ex-

pected to finish by September

20. On September 16, Perma-nent Deputy Prime Minister

Nguyen Sinh Hung paid a visit

to the site to check the arrange-

ment of artifacts found at the 18

Hoang Dieu Street, the archae-

ological excavation area for the

planned exhibition.





1,000 photos about Hanoi to be display

1,000photos about

Hanoi will be displayed and auc-tioned at an exhibition, entitled:“1,000 outlooks about Hanoi”,

held from 2-5 October at the Ha-noi Library, 47 Ba Trieu Street.These photos were selected

from the competition: “HanoiNostalgia”, organised by the

Vietnam Photographers’ Asso-ciation and VNPhoto network.The auction of the 1,000 photos

is to raise funds for outstandingstudents of the Hanoi CultureUniversity.

The exhibition will be arrangedinto areas: hanging 200 photos inthemes, displaying the model of

Khue Van Cac made from Nes-cafe tea caddies, and putting

1,000 photos together to create“Tortoise Tower” (Thap Rua). At the exhibition, amateur and

professional photographersat home and abroad will havechance to exchange skills

through a photo competition in-side the exhibition.

The event is among a series of activities, in celebration of the1,000th anniversary of Thang

Long - Hanoi.





Hanoi decorates for its giant celebration

Lighting projects to welcome the 1000th anniversary of

Thang Long-Hanoi were inspected by Hanoi Party Chief Pham Quang Nghi on 18 September.

He was satisfied with the coloured lights around Sword Lake thatmake it more beautiful. He suggested highlighting the nearby

scenery, including The Huc Bridge, Ba Kieu Temple, Turtle Toweras well as trees near the lake.

Streets including Hang Khay, Trang Tien, Trang Thi and Dien

Bien Phu have been decorated with different lights presenting

the nation’s history, peace and international integration.

The areas around Sword Lake, the National Conference Centre,My Dinh stadium, West Lake and Thien Quang Lake will be lit upat night from 25 September to 15 October.

More than VND25 billion will also be invested in lights for somebridges over the Red River.





Schedule for the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi

Thang Long – Hanoi has 1000-

year history and is the concentra-

ion of country’s quintessence.The 1000th anniversary of Thang

Long – Hanoi (1010 – 2010) is

he opportunity to express grate-

fulness to ancestor’s effort and

honour country’s traditional val-ues. This is also the occasion to

ntroduce and enhance image of

Hanoi Capital in particular and

Viet Nam in general. The 1000th

anniversary of Thang Long –

Hanoi will take place in 10 days(from October 1 to 10) with many

attractive activities of culture, art

and sport.

Time Event Place

October 1

8h The opening of the 1000th

anniversary of Thang Long –

Hanoi

The park of King Ly Thai To

statue (Dinh Tien Hoang

Road)

9h30 Art performances 5 stages around Hoan Kiem

Lake

14h The opening of the exhibition named “Art and literature

works through different periods” Viet Nam Exhibition Center

for Culture and Arts (2 Hoa Lu

Street)

15h The opening of the exhibition of Hanoi’s art images Showrooms at 45 Trang Tien

Street

19h30 The opening of the exhibition named “Social and

economic achievements of Vietnam and Thang Long –

Hanoi”

Vietnam Exhibition and Fair

Center (138 Giang Vo Street)

19h30 The opening of historical and revolutionary film week National Cinema Center (87

Lang Ha Street)

20h The special art program named “The whole country with

Hanoi” (live) The park of Ba Kieu Temple

(Dinh Tien Hoang Road)

20h Concert named “International integration – faith in the

future” Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang

Tien Street)

October 2

8h Display of typical documents, items, antiques of Thang

Long - Hanoi Imperial Citadel of Thang

Long (9 Hoang Dieu and 19

Nguyen Tri Phuong streets)

9h Introduction of the bookshelf named “1000-year culture

of Thang Long” National Library (31 Trang

Thi Street)

14h Checking and announcing result of science research work

at state level named “Researching and promoting natural,

economic, social conditions and historical, cultural

values of Thang Long – Hanoi for comprehensive

development”

Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang

Tien Street)

20h Performance of selected songs composed in honour of

Thang Long – Hanoi

The park of Ba Kieu Temple

(Dinh Tien Hoang Road)

20h The opening of Thang Long international tourism festival Bao Son Paradise (An Khanh

Commune, Hoai Duc District)

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October 3

7h Marathon for the peace Around Hoan Kiem Lake

20h The art program named “Thang Long – Hanoi in Ho Chi

Minh age” Hang Day Stadium (10 Trinh

Hoai Duc Street)

October 4

8h30 The closing and prize awarding ceremony for the contest

named “1000-year culture of heroic Thang Long –

Hanoi”


Tien Street)

15h The opening of the exhibition named “Vietnamese heroes

and cultural celebrities” Revolution Museum (25 Tong

Dan Street)

15h30 The opening of the exhibition named ”Famous battles

and campaigns in Vietnam’s history”

Viet Nam Military History

Museum (28A Dien Bien Phu

Street)

17h The opening of Thang Long – Hanoi calligraphy

exhibition and festival

Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam

(58 Quoc Tu Giam Street)

20h Announcing and awarding the nationwide press prize

about Thang Long - Hanoi Au Co Art Center (8 Huynh

Thuc Khang Street)

20h Performance of ancient dances The park of King Ly Thai To

statue (Dinh Tien Hoang

Road)

October 5

9h Introduction of art work named “Pottery Road” Yen Phu Road

14h The opening of the exhibition named “Bat Trang Pottery

– tradition and modern”

Bat Trang Pottery Village (Bat

Trang Commune, Gia Lam

District)

14h The opening of the exhibition named "Hearts with Thang

Long – Hanoi”

Friendship Culture Palace (91

Tran Hung Dao Street)

20h Performance of Vietnamese famous artists Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang

Tien Street)

20h The art performance named of "Thang Long’s strongimpetus and the country’s song”

Hang Day Stadium (10 TrinhHoai Duc Street)

October 6

8h The opening of Hanoi kite art festival Square of My Dinh Stadium

(Le Duc Tho Road)





8h Vietnamese martial art performance named “Thang Long

Spirit” Quan Ngua Sport Palace (55

Doc Ngu Street)

8h30 The opening of Hanoi Museum Hanoi Museum (Pham Hung

Road)

14h The opening of statues of Ho Chi Minh and Ton DucThang

Thong Nhat Park (354 LeDuan Street)

14h The opening of Hoa Binh Park Hoa Binh Park (Co Nhue

Commune, Tu Liem District)

14h The opening of exhibition on ancient Thang Long –

Hanoi

Hanoi Museum (Pham Hung

Road)

14h30 The opening of Kim Dong Theater Kim Dong Theater (19 Hang

Bai Street)

20h The opening of Hanoi Worker Theater Hanoi Worker Theater (42Trang Tien Street)

20h The opening of Dai Nam Theater Dai Nam Theater (89 Pho Hue

Street)

20h The opening of Hanoi gastronomy festival Ho Tay Water Park (614 Lac

Long Quan Road)

October 7

8h The opening of international conference named

“Sustainable development of heroic and cultural capital,

the city for peace”

International Convention

Center (11 Le Hong Phong

Street)

9h The closing and prize awarding ceremony for the

international contest named “Hanoi – Your Rendezvous”


Tien Street)

20h Traditional music performance Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang

Tien Street)

October 8

7h Art and culture programs of Hanoi’s youth Outdoor stages in the whole

city

20h Exchange program named “Thang Long – spirit of the

country” National Convention Center

(Pham Hung Street, Me Tri

Commune, Tu Liem District)

20h Street festival State Bank Square (49 Ly Thai

To Street)





8h The opening of Thanh Tri and Vinh Tuy bridges The southern h ead of b ridges

of Thanh Tri and Vinh Tuy

9h30 The opening of Thang Long Boulevard Intersection of Pham Hung and

Tran Duy Hung roads

20h Performances of international art troupes Outdoor stages i n the whole

city

October 10

8h The 1000th

anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi Ba Dinh Square

20h The art and culture program to c elebrate t he 1000th

birthday of Thang Long - Hanoi

My D inh Stadium (Le Duc

Tho Road)

October 9





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Retailers in Delhi will take part in

a shopping festival to coincide the

Commonwealth Games. From 25

September, markets in various parts

of the Indian capital, such as Karol

Bagh, Connaught Place, Chandni

Chowk, Greater Kailash, Kamla Na-

gar and Preet Vihar will offer major

discounts for visitors. A group of 40

volunteers has come together undera scheme called ‘Personal Shop-

pers India’ to help tourists find their

ways to markets.

One hundred haute couture pieces

from the renowned Italian designer

Maison Valentino will appear in

an exhibition at Singapore’s first

integrated resort, Resorts World

Sentosa 15 December-31 Janu-

ary. “Retrospective: Past/Present/

Future” will feature haute couture

looks from founder Valentino Gara-

vani’s early designs to present-day

creations. The exhibition arrives

from Paris via Brisbane.

The Kingdom of Cambodia was chosen to host the 30th Asso-ciation of Southwest Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum

(ATF) in 2011.

The annual event will be held between 15-21 January at the

Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre in PhnomPenh with the multicultural theme ‘Wonders and Diversity’,Express Travel World reported.

ATF 2011 Host Committee Chairman Pan Chantra said theevent opens up a channel for buyers and sellers to exchange

information and learn about the ten ASEAN member coun-tries.

“ATF 2011 will offer a golden opportunity for all participantsto discuss the development regional and individual tourism

products of ASEAN member countries,” Mr Chantra said.“It is also a cooperative regional effort to promote ASEAN, a world of wonders and diversity, as a single tourism destina-

tion.”

Mr Chantra noted that while the ATF is a great forum forinformation exchange its main purpose is to attract tourists

particularly from countries like India with growing interest totravel in the ASEAN region.

“There is a huge interest among the Indian tourists about theUNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Vat in Cambodia,”Mr Chantra said.

The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) will

launch a public awareness campaign to educate Thais about

the potential benefits, which could result from hosting the World

Expo 2020.

“We’ll conduct a feasibility study of three potential locations,Chon Buri, Chiang Mai and Ayutthaya provinces and educate

Thais about the World Expo,” Thailand Convention and Exhibi-

tion Bureau president, Akapol Sorasuchart told the Bangkok

Post.

“They should understand how the country could benefit from

organising this important event.”Mr. Akapol said it would cost 20 billion baht to organise the

World Expo and the event has the potential to generate eighttimes that amount in revenue.

He also said that all industries would benefit if Thailand’s World

Expo bid is successful, especially tourism.

Sea World officially launches its

new Castaway Bay. The AU$6

million (US$5.7 million), 800m²

family attraction caters for kids

with themed rides, including ‘Battle

Boats’, featuring pirate boats armed

with eight water cannons. Another

attraction, the Sky Fortress, is a

huge fort-like attraction featuring

five levels of rope bridges, tunnels,

slides, games and puzzles.

The Chinese government com-

pleted the first phase at Beijing’s

Forbidden City. Aimed at alleviating

congestion, the expansion saw the

restoration and opening of previ-

ously closed sections of the former

imperial palace. The central axis of

the Forbidden City has long been

open, but its thousands of court-

yards on the sides have largelyremained closed. The renovations

have concentrated on opening

these previously closed courtyards.

Delhi to launch Games

shopping festival

Fashion exhibition at

Sentosa Singapore

Bring on the ATF 2011:

Cambodia

Castaway Bay opens at

Gold Coast’s Sea World

Forbidden City com-

pletes first phase of

expansion

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Marina Bay Sands and SATS have

ointly introduced a new citycheck-in and baggage acceptanceservice – the first of its kind in

Singapore – for hotel guests andvisitors heading to Changi Airport.

With the launch of the Baggage Ex-press service, Marina Bay Sands’

guests and customers departingon Singapore Airlines (SIA) and

SilkAir flights can enjoy the conve-nience of checking-in at least threehours before their flights depart.They can receive their boarding

passes and baggage claim tagsat Marina Bay Sands. Checked-in

guests can also proceed directlyo clear immigration at Singapore

Changi Airport and be at the

boarding gate before it closes.

Checking in at a downtown loca-

ion offers users greater flexibility

o maximise their time before leav-ng Singapore. This service will beextended to cover more participat-ng airlines in the coming months.

“Marina Bay Sands is proud to

partner SATS in launching thisfirst-ever city check-in service inSingapore. It speaks volumes of

our ability to provide innovativeand first-to-market services to ourguests. All our hotel guests and

visitors to our property are able toenjoy this one-stop check-in ser-

vice. This is another value-addedoffering that Marina Bay Sands is

providing for the convenience of our guests, and we will continue tointroduce more innovative servicesin the coming months,” said Ma-

rina Bay Sands President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Thomas

Arasi.

Said Mr. Denis Marie, Senior Vice

President, Passenger Services of SATS: “This new initiative under-scores our drive in leveraging our

core competencies in gateway

services to offer innovative prod-ucts and services to our customersand their guests. We are pleased topartner Marina Bay Sands in pro-

viding a delightful and hassle-free

travel experience for its guests. We remain strongly committed todeveloping and delivering su-

perior value propositions to ourcustomer.”

Located at Marina Bay Sands’Coach Terminal, the check-in

counters will initially operate fromThursday to Monday from 10 am to

6 pm.

The Baggage Express service isfree for guests without any check-

in luggage. A handling charge of S$25 for every two bags applies.

The check-in service is also opento hotel guests staying in otherparts of Singapore.

The accepted baggage will betransported to Changi Airport with

regular transport runs and will

undergo security screening at theairport. The counters at Marina BaySands are manned primarily bySATS’ personnel.

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airport check-in services

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“Marina Bay

Sands is

proud to

partner SATS

in launching

this first-ever

city check-in

service in Sin-

gapore,” said

Mr. Thomas

Arasi.



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The final day of the three-day PATA Travel Mart 2010 (PTM 2010), Sep-

tember 14-17, saw international buyers, sellers and media delegatesgather at the dinner reception hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Gov-ernment of India. Rajen Habib Khwaja, Secretary of Tourism, Ministry

of Tourism, Government of India, welcomed delegates to PATA TravelMart 2011, New Delhi, India.

Said Hiran Cooray, PATA Chairman: “The PATA Travel Mart 2011 in New Delhi, Indiais one of the most exciting events and activities planned to roll out next year. We havea very special relationship with India, which is a rapidly emerging market, and we

are delighted they are hosts for the PTM2011.”

Said Arjun Sharma, managing director, Le Passage to India: “The travel fraternity inIndia is excited that PATA has chosen New Delhi as the venue for PTM2011. With

the explosive outbound numbers emanating from our country it is not uncommon forincreased and newer destinations to woo the Indian traveller. The Mart returning to

India after a gap of only three years is appropriately positioned and bears testimonyto the growth of Indian tourism. The capital city is presently gearing up to host theCommonwealth Games next month. With the increased capacities and greatly mod-

ernised tourism infrastructure, we wish to assure you that New Delhi will be a bigger,better and more satisfying venue for the best trade show of the year. We look forwardto welcoming all delegates to ‘Incredible India.’”

Said Ashok Kapur, CEO, Khiri DMC: “India is a fantastic choice as it is a rapidlyemerging destination and market. With its incredible diversity and population, India

deserves much more business, both as an inbound and outbound entity. As a travelspecialist focussing on Thailand and Indochina, Khiri Travel will continue to investstrongly in the Indian outbound market. We see huge potential there for sectors such

as leisure, MICE, honeymoon and top-end incentive trips. India’s rapidly increasingurban middle class as also more direct flights from the primary and secondary cities

to Southeast Asia are both very encouraging trends.”

Said Nicoline Dolman, director of sales and marketing, Bali Dynasty Resort: “We willdefinitely participate in PTM in India. The Indian family market has a huge potential

for the travel-and-tourism of Bali. Balinese cultures and religion are the main attrac-tions for the Indian market.”

Said Ashwani Gupta, managing director, Dove Travels, India, and a first-time at-tendant at PTM: “I am very excited about my attendance. PATA Travel Mart is world

famous for its travel trade networking opportunities and also for its high level of organisation. It is a truly international event, very well organised, with meetings with your existing business partners spread into perfect time slots, and meetings with new

exhibitors made accessible so as to improve our way of working and business.”

India is gearing up for

PTM2011 in New Delhi

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The kick-off times for the Rugby World Cup 2011 in

New Zealand have been unveiled.

Eden Park, the scene of the venue for the inauguralRWC Final in 1987, will herald a nationwide six week

celebration of world-class Rugby and REAL NewZealand Festival events when it hosts the Opening

Ceremony on Friday, 9 September 2011 starting atapproximately 19:30 (08:30 GMT). The opening matchbetween New Zealand and Tonga will kick-off at 20:30

(09:30 GMT).

“We have achieved a good balance,” said Martin

Snedden, CEO for Tournament Organisers Rugby NewZealand 2011. “If New Zealand is to make the most of the platform RWC 2011 gives us to showcase our coun-

try to the world, then we need to ensure we maximisethe global television audience for key matches.

“What has now been agreed with event-owner Rugby World Cup Ltd will help all hosting regions to promotethemselves to the world and help fans, both domestic

and international, to get on with planning their RWC2011 experience with the start of the Tournament nowless than a year away.”

Ten of the 48 matches will be played in the afternoonincluding the New Zealand v Canada pool match at

15:30 (03:30 GMT). A further 12 matches will begin by18:00 and another seven at 19:30.

England’s first game against Argentina on 10 Septem-

ber 2011 will take place at 20:30 (09:30 GMT). Australiaplays the following day against Italy at 15:30 (04:30

GMT). South Africa get their tournament underwayagainst Wales on 11 September 2011 at 20:30 (09:30GMT).

The tournament will culminate in Auckland at the

redeveloped Eden Park with the semi-finals and final.The kick-off time for these matches was confirmed at21:00 (09:00 GMT) when the Match Schedule was an-nounced in March 2009.

Kick-Off Times

for Rugby

World Cup 2011

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The Asia/Pacific hotel development pipeline com-prises 1,037 hotels totalling 255,208 rooms, according

to the August 2010 STR Global Construction PipelineReport released this week.

China reported the most rooms in the total activepipeline among the region’s countries with 134,832, fol-

lowed by India with 47,477 rooms. China also reportedthe most rooms in the In Construction phase with92,559 rooms.

Among the key markets in the region, Shanghai, China,ended the month with the most rooms in the total ac-

tive pipeline with 13,227 rooms. Two other marketsreported more than 5,000 rooms in the total active

pipeline: Bangkok, Thailand (9,138 rooms) and NewDelhi, India (7,215 rooms).

Four of the seven Chain Scale segments each ac-counted for more than 15 percent of rooms in the totalactive pipeline: the Upscale segment (24.6 percent

and 62,671 rooms); the Upper Upscale segment (24.4percent and 62,153 rooms); the Unaffiliated segment(18.6 percent and 47,574 rooms); and the Luxury seg-

ment (17.7 percent and 45,246 rooms).

Asia/Pacific pipeline by Chain Scale segment for Au-gust 2010 (number of rooms):Chain Scale Existing Supply In Construction Total

Active Pipeline*Luxury 136,959 32,850 45,426Upper Upscale 193,540 43,463 62,153

Upscale 247,068 41,009 62,671Midscale w/ F&B 175,293 12,882 21,225

Midscale w/o F&B 27,382 1,943 5,673Economy 104,629 4,961 10,666Unaffiliated 1,531,451 30,896 47,574

Total 2,416,322 168,004 255,208* Includes those projects in the In Construction, FinalPlanning and Planning phases.

Shanghai continues

to lead Asian hotel

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

A panel of leading tourism and biodiversity experts will

meet in China on World Tourism Day (WTD) to ex-

plore the synergies between tourism, biodiversity and

sustainable development in an event marking the officialcelebrations of WTD 2010 (27 September).

WTD, is held this year under the theme ‘Tourism andBiodiversity’, in support of the United Nations Interna-

tional Year of Biodiversity. China, one of the world’s most

biologically diverse countries and a major tourism desti-

nation, will lead the 2010 official WTD celebrations.

The High Level Dialogue on Tourism, Biodiversity and

Sustainable Development, meeting in the southernChinese city of Guangzhou, the host of the WTD celebra-

tions, will debate issues ranging from the economic

value of biodiversity for tourism, to how to integrate bio-

diversity protection into planning for sustainable tourism.

Participants include representatives from the Conven-

tion on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the InternationalUnion for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); the President

and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council

(WTTC) and the CEO of Six Senses Resorts; as well as

the Ministers of Tourism of China, Kenya and Malaysia.

The conclusions of the High Level Dialogue will be pre-

sented to the tenth Conference of the Parties to the CBDas part of UNWTO’s contribution to the post-2010 targets

of the CBD (Nagoya, Japan, 18-29 October).

The official WTD celebrations, organized by UNWTO,

the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and

Guangdong Province, are held in conjunction with the

Guangdong International Tourism and Culture Festival

and also include a road parade for WTD Celebrationsand the Asian Games and a photo exhibition along the

streets of Guangzhou, featuring photos from this year’s

WTD photo competition.

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