The Temple of Literature, a tourist attraction in Hanoi (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Representatives from 65 Japaneseand Hanoi firms joined a programme to promote tourism in the capital Vietnamesecity on August 24.
Japanese guests enjoyed folk music performances, watched aclip introducing Hanoi’s tourism which was produced by the US’ CNN televisionchannel, and met with local businesses and the media to learn about the city’stourism products and destinations.
They gained an insight into Hanoi’s tangible and intangibleheritages, ecological tourism and entertainment areas, shopping centres, travelagencies, lodging facilities, transportation, and tourism linkage with otherlocalities.
Tran Duc Hai, Director of the municipal Department ofTourism, said foreign arrivals to Hanoi grew by 18 percent annually during the2015-2017 period, hitting 4.95 million people last year, up 23 percentyear-on-year. In the first seven months of the year, the figure rose by 21percent year-on-year to reach 3.4 million.
Japan remained among the top three sources of tourists toHanoi with 290,170 arrivals last year, up 22 percent annually. The seven-monthfigure was 166,437, marking an 8 percent year-on-year increase.
Hai committed all possible support for Japanese travelagencies, press outlets, and tourists in the near future and expressed his hopethat Japanese firms will offer more tours to Vietnam and Hanoi in particular.
Ara Saeko from JTB tourism company expressed wishes thatVietnam’s tourism sector would upgrade local infrastructure, relax visaprocedures, adjust tour prices and better popularise destinations to attractmore Japanese visitors.
Japanese guests also visited Thang Long imperial citadel,Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, Hanoi’s Old Quarter, Duong Lam ancient village, Van Phucsilk village, and Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh. –VNA
Japanese guests enjoyed folk music performances, watched aclip introducing Hanoi’s tourism which was produced by the US’ CNN televisionchannel, and met with local businesses and the media to learn about the city’stourism products and destinations.
They gained an insight into Hanoi’s tangible and intangibleheritages, ecological tourism and entertainment areas, shopping centres, travelagencies, lodging facilities, transportation, and tourism linkage with otherlocalities.
Tran Duc Hai, Director of the municipal Department ofTourism, said foreign arrivals to Hanoi grew by 18 percent annually during the2015-2017 period, hitting 4.95 million people last year, up 23 percentyear-on-year. In the first seven months of the year, the figure rose by 21percent year-on-year to reach 3.4 million.
Japan remained among the top three sources of tourists toHanoi with 290,170 arrivals last year, up 22 percent annually. The seven-monthfigure was 166,437, marking an 8 percent year-on-year increase.
Hai committed all possible support for Japanese travelagencies, press outlets, and tourists in the near future and expressed his hopethat Japanese firms will offer more tours to Vietnam and Hanoi in particular.
Ara Saeko from JTB tourism company expressed wishes thatVietnam’s tourism sector would upgrade local infrastructure, relax visaprocedures, adjust tour prices and better popularise destinations to attractmore Japanese visitors.
Japanese guests also visited Thang Long imperial citadel,Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, Hanoi’s Old Quarter, Duong Lam ancient village, Van Phucsilk village, and Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh. –VNA
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