After docking at Navi Oil port in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15, they visited some tourist sites in the city, Cu Chi tunnels, My Tho and Tien Giang. On the same day, the ship left Ho Chi Minh City for Da Nang to continue a tour of Da Nang, Hoi An, My Son sanctuary and Hue.

Earlier on June 14, Saigontourist welcomed a Costa Classica Cruise Ship with 1, 500 international passengers on board who visited Ha Long, Da Nang, and Hoi An in two days.

Since the beginning of this year, Saigontourist has received more than 40, 000 international visitors traveling on luxury ships, such as Costa Classia, Costa Allegra, SuperStar Virogo, Amadea, Columbus and Europa.

* Cam Ranh-Thap Cham expressway to be built

The Ministry of Transport has given the nod to the central province of Ninh Thuan to build an expressway linking Phan Rang-Thap Cham city and the Cam Ranh International Airport in neighbouring Khanh Hoa province.

Vice Chairman of the Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee Tran Xuan Hoa said on June 14 that the 50-km expressway will be built at a cost of over US$105 million sourced from the State budget.

Work on the expressway will start next year and is expected to be completed in 2012 or 2013. Once it becomes operational, travelling time from Cam Ranh to Phan Rang-Thap Cham will shorten by half.