About us | Contact us | Testimonials | FAQs | Sitemap | IndoShop  info@indochinatravelservice.com  +84 43 722 5869   HOME VIETNAM LAOS CAMBODIA CROSS-INDOCHINA TAILOR-MADE TRIP HOT TRAVEL DEALS NEWSLETTER LINK   Sep 29 A common tourist visa on the horizon for Southeast Asian countries PHNOM PENH, Sept 20 — Four countries in the Southeast Asian sub-region are considering creating one common visa zone in a bid to attract a larger number of international tourists. Tourism ministers of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar discussed the possibility of creating a unified visa zone for international tourists travelling within the Mekong river sub-region at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh this weekend. The idea is to minimise the large number of visas currently required to a single permit that would allow travellers to tour the countries. The aim of the project is to attract over 25 million foreign tourists between 2013 and 2015, out of which 4 million are expected to travel within at least two of the four countries. The four countries received over 12 million international visitors in 2011, a 14.5 per cent increase over 2010. The countries calculate that around 2.1 million tourists travelled within the zone. Thailand is considering joining the programme after it settles its bilateral agreement with Cambodia. Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees 20/11/2012 08:37:42 In the process of developing tourism industry 20/11/2012 08:33:24 New appearance of ethnic wellbeing crucial 20/11/2012 08:29:27 Gaint Cham temple of Po Nagar 20/11/2012 08:26:06 Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week 20/11/2012 08:16:30 Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored 20/11/2012 08:13:00 VIB funds Vietnam Airlines for new Airbus A321 aircrafts 20/11/2012 08:10:00 + Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees + In the process of developing tourism industry + New appearance of ethnic wellbeing crucial + Gaint Cham temple of Po Nagar + Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week + Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored   Vietnam Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival   Laos Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival   Cambodia Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival 11/20/2012(7) 11/19/2012(5) 11/17/2012(4) 11/16/2012(3) 11/15/2012(6) 11/14/2012(5) 11/13/2012(5)   HOME | GREAT ADVENTURES | TOP TRAVEL CHOICES | CRUISE IN STYLE | BEST HOTEL DEALS | LOWEST AIRFARES | TRAVEL GUIDES | TRAVEL NEWS | CONTACT US indochinatravelservice.com © 2006 Dong Duong Co. All Rights reserved.