Hanoi, CNN see fruitful tourism promotion cooperation

Footage of Hanoi broadcast by the US’ Cable News Network (CNN) has received positive feedback from the audience, Sunita Rajan, CNN Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific region said.
Hanoi, CNN see fruitful tourism promotion cooperation ảnh 1Nhat Tan bridge in Hanoi (Source: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – Footage of Hanoi broadcast by the US’ Cable News Network (CNN) has receivedpositive feedback from the audience, Sunita Rajan, CNN Senior Vice Presidentfor Asia-Pacific region told Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen DucChung during their meeting in Hanoi on January 18.

Rajan said that allpeople interviewed in a survey said they had good experience in Hanoi, addingthat the film crew were also fascinated by the city and wished to visit itagain.

Chung said that asurvey among foreign visitors at Noi Bai International Airport showed that manytourists had learned about Vietnam through CNN.

He expressed his hopethat in 2018, Hanoi and CNN will continue to effectively implement their signedcooperation deal.

He asked the CNN toshare information to help Hanoi map out specific orientations for tourismdevelopment and find suitable forms of promotion.

The Hanoi leader waskeen on discussing collaboration with CNN in the 2019-2020 period.

Rajan said that thethird clip about Vietnam will be complete in several months, which is expectedto introduce different aspects of Hanoi to the world.

She suggested thatHanoi join more trade fairs to introduce its tourism. She also hoped that CNN’sclips of Hanoi will be screened on Vietnam Airlines’ flights.

Chairman Chung thankedthe CNN executive for her proposals and said he will discuss the idea with thenational carrier.-VNA

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