Forum promotes Vietnam’s tourism in India

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

New Delhi (VNA) – A forum promoting Vietnam’s tourism in India was held in New Delhi on December 14 as the last activity of the Vietnam Days in India 2022 from December 12-14 on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

The forum was co-hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism of Vietnam and the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (PHDCCI).

In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai said it is the first time the General Administration of Vietnam Tourism has taken a delegation of 12 Vietnamese companies to India following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event aims to popularise Vietnam as a new destination and facilitate B2B matching to better serve Indian tourists in the near future, he said. 

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong said in November, Vietnam welcomed 27,000 visitors from India, up 31% month-on-month and 50% year-on-year. In the 11 months of this year, the total number of Indian visitors to Vietnam reached 109,000, ranking 5th out of the top 10 markets of Vietnam.

PHDCCI Secretary General Sauraubh Sanyal vowed that PHDCCI will help the Vietnamese Embassy hold activities promoting tourism between the two nations./.