Ha Long Bay in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA)Rome (VNA) – An article praisingVietnam’s timeless charm was published on the travel websitewww.traveldailynews.asia on January 17.
Tatiana Rokou, author of the article titled“Vietnam Timeless Charm - Inspires Your Soul”, said tourism has been considereda key economic industry of Vietnam.
Over the past time, the Government of Vietnamhas issued a spate of important policies covering visa facilitation andimprovement of tourism development environment to further develop tourism inthe new international context, she wrote.
The article noted that Vietnam is considered oneof the most alluring destinations in Southeast Asia with a total of 15.5million foreign arrivals, or 20 percent increase, in 2018.
The country recorded the greatest growth intourism arrivals from North Asia (nearly 5 million from China - a 23.9 percentincrease; 3.5 million from the Republic of Korea – a 30.4 percent increase; and827,000 from Japan - a 3.6 percent increase) as well as from ASEAN and Europeanmarkets.
Vietnam’stourism received many international awards during last year, including the AsiaLeading Tourism Destination 2018 by World Travel Awards and the Asia's BestGolf Destination by World Golf Awards.
According to the author, Vietnam is afascinating destination with a wide range of products - not just unique cultureand history, but incredible cuisine, beaches, adventure products and so muchmore.
More importantly, Vietnam is a country thatunderstands hospitality and has the qualified labour to support theinvestment.
Along the S-shape country, culture, nature,people's hospitality are mixed to build up many destinations such as: Sapa, HaLong Bay, Hanoi, Trang An (Ninh Binh), Da Nang, Hoi An (Quang Nam), Nha Trang,Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat, Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc Island, and many more.
Travelers can look forward to activities throughoutthe year to celebrate Vietnam's spectacular islands and beaches, as well as itsenduring cultural charms.
The article informed that as marketing plan for2019, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism keeps its logo of"Vietnam Timeless Charms” and intends to promote the nation's cultural andcoastal assets, alongside the organisation of the National Tourism Year 2019 inNha Trang city in the central coastal Khanh Hoa province.-VNA
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