To get to Ben Tre Province from HCMC travel to My Tho City and over Rach Mieu Bridge. Hectares of coconut plantations and criss-crossing canals make up this green province of three islands - Minh, Bao and An Hoa islands. Bao is the largest island, separated from An Hoa Island by Ba Lai Canal and from Minh Island by Ham Luong River. An excursion around the province is worth doing, to see the rural scenes of the Mekong and learn more about Ben Tre’s architecture and history.
Rates advertised by high grade hotels in Hanoi in the second quarter of 2010 were twelve percent below their rates a year earlier. The biggest drop is at the five star level.
The ASEAN Tourism Investment forum will take place in HCMC as part of the annual International Travel Expo slated for September 30 to October 2 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, the organizer said.





