Da Lat city offers wifi service

The Central Highlands city of Da Lat launched free wifi service on December 25 with the installation of 24 wireless base broadcasting stations in its downtown areas.

The move aims to help meet Internet access needs of local residents and tourists, especially during the 2013 Da Lat Culture and Tourism Week from December 27-31.

The service coverage will be expanded in the time to come, said Director of the Lam Dong provincial Department of Information and Communication Nguyen Viet Van.

Besides the flower city, Vietnam’s major tourism hubs, namely Hoi An, Da Nang, Ha Long and Hue have also offered wifi service coverage.

Tourism week kicked off in Hue

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center in coordination with the tourism and hotel associations in Thua Thien-Hue Province on Tuesday launched the third Golden Week of Tourism at Hue Heritage site.

During the week lasting until December 30, there will be many promotion programs, discounted entrance tickets and services, and art performances at relic sites while groups of university and college students nationwide are admitted at no charge.

On the same day, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center held a ceremony to welcome a Japan national named Yoshimi Muto, who is the two millionth visitor to Hue. The center also gave gifts to Nguyen Thi Thu Thanh, the 1,999,900th tourist, and Colin Tapp from the UK, the 2,000,100th tourist.

In addition, the week includes the photo exhibition on Hue, a meeting with travel firms, and music and fashion performances.

The center will continue to carry out a travel stimulus program at Hue Heritage site next year, consisting of a golden week celebrating the Festival Hue 2014 (March 26-April 1), a golden month celebrating the National Day (September 2-30) and another golden week for the New Year holiday (December 24-30).