Mai Linh diversifies products for 2011 Sea Festival

At the 2011 Sea Festival themed “Nha Trang - Rendezvous”, local residents and tourists will have a chance to enjoy magnificent cultural and art activities...

At the 2011 Sea Festival themed “Nha Trang - Rendezvous”, local residents and tourists will have a chance to enjoy magnificent cultural and art activities. Particularly, they will benefit from a motorized kite service and free passenger transport by electric cars, an environmentally friendly means of transport provided by Mai Linh Corporation, Southern Central Region & Highlands Branch.

Motorized kites, a popular adventure tourism service.

Organized every two years, the sea festival has contributed greatly to the promotion of traditional cultural values and tourism of Khanh Hoa Province. Some new tourism products and services sponsored by Mai Linh Corporation will be showcased at the festival such as motorized kite service and free transport by taxi for members of the organization board and journalists.

Specifically, motorized kites will stunt on Nha Trang beach at the Salangane Nest Product Showroom on Pham Van Dong Street between June 12 and 15. Motorized kite service will be available for adventure lovers who want to enjoy the panorama of Nha Trang Bay from 150-200m high above.

A tourist named Mai Trang, from Ho Chi Minh City, said, “This is an adventure sport but I feel it secure and interesting.” “I feel like a bird flying high into the sky. I have great photos of Nha Trang City,” added Thuy Cam, a visitor from Hanoi. The 2-seat kites weighing 216kg are able to carry up to 400kg with an average speed of 45km/h. It costs VND850,000/15 minutes.

Electric cars, an environmentally friendly means of transport, will join the street parade.

Moreover, passenger transport by electric cars from the Youth Park, Tran Phu Street to the Salangane Nest Product Showroom, Pham Van Dong Street will be free of charge for all local residents and tourists between June 11 and 15. Mai Linh Corporation will also sponsor transport by taxi for the organization board, journalists and artists at the Sand Sculpture Exhibition.

Electric cars will appear in the street parade organized by Khanh Hoa Tourism Association. In the time to come, more electric cars are expected to be put into service when given approval from the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee.

Ho Minh Chau, General Director of Mai Linh Corporation, Southern Central Region & Highlands Branch, says sponsoring the festival is the pride and responsibility of enterprises operating in Nha Trang City. The corporation spends part of its fund to sponsor local festivals and charity activities annually. The expenditure for the event this year is expected to reach VND350 million.

Hopefully, the new products of Mai Linh Corporation, Southern Central Region & Highlands Branch, will help to assure the success of the Sea Festival 2011 and add more attraction to Khanh Hoa tourism.

Nhu Thao