K. Srikar Reddy, Consul General of India in HCM City, speaks at the seminar. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh Cityorganised a seminar on March 20 to introduce the culture, tourism, cuisine andbeautiful nature of India.
The event, which drew representatives from the municipal Tourism Department,nearly 50 Vietnamese travel companies, and those from India, was also a chanceto strengthen cooperation and promote tourism services between the twocountries.
Addressing the seminar, Indian Consul General K. Srikar Reddy emphasised the Vietnam-Indiaconnections in history and civilisation, saying mutual visits by the twocountries’ high-ranking leaders have focused on tourism collaboration and people-to-peopleexchange which are main factors of the bilateral comprehensive strategicpartnership.
He noted that Vietnam and India are yet to fully tap their tourism potential althoughthe number of tourists travelling between the two countries has significantly increasedin recent years.
According to Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, DeputyDirector of the HCM City Tourism Department, India ranks 11th among thecity’s 20 leading tourist markets. By the end of 2018, Indian tourists to HCMCity numbered about 103,000, an increase of 80.9 percent against the previousyear and accounting for half of total Indian arrivals to Vietnam.
The municipal tourism sector always considers India a potential tourist market,she said, adding that in the coming time, it will step up exchanges and cooperationas well as design tour programmes through farmtrip and presstrip activities inorder to increase tourists traversing the two nations.
At the seminar, Vietnamese and Indian travel companies shared experience in designingtours and promoting new services and destinations to their partners.-VNA
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