From 15 May 2009, Viettel Telecom officially launches the pre-paid mobile package for foreign tourists when travelling in Vietnam.

The package, named Tourist Sim, is offered with flexible usage time, attractive price and many other effectively search services. Using Viettel’s Tourist Sim, customers are provided accurate, quick and free information on hotels, taxi numbers, exchange rate, weather forecast and sightseeing places by 5055 automatic server.

Tourist Sim is also attractive at its price and usage duration. Regarding to price, the Tourist Sim is offered at USD5 or USD10. Regarding to call rate, International Direct Dial rate is at VND3,240/minute and International SMS is at VND2,160/message. Depends on customer’s duration of stay and needs for communication, you can re-charge your sim at unchanged rate. Moreover, customers are provided GPRS for free. A free service center, 18008168, is also set up and communicated in both English and Chinese.

This sim will be widely distributed at airport, tourism places, hotels, resorts…

Tourist Sim is a mobile pre-paid package specially designed for foreign tourists to Vietnam. It is a greeting from Viettel and Vietnam to international tourists. Viettel hopes to be tourist’s friend as a communication bridge between tourist and their family, friends.

(Source: Viettel Telecom)