Foreign tourism reporters are touring different destinations in the central province of Nghe An on September 7 and 8 within the framework of the authorities’ programme on promoting local tourism.
Hanoi’s Tourism Department, in collaboration with Vietnam Airlines, held a meeting with representatives of 22 travel agencies from 11 European countries on October 10.
A tourism promotion event, titled “A Soulful Vietnam”, opened in the northern Italian city of Milan on October 3, with dozens of travel agencies in attendance.
The General Statistics Office reported that Vietnam welcomed more than 9 million foreign vacationers in the first seven months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 25.4 percent.
Vietnam welcomed more than 9 million foreign vacationers in the first seven months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 25.4 percent, according to the General Statistic Office.
Vietnam’s renowned destinations, excellent tourism products and policies will be nudged closer to European friends under a programme held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism in collaboration with relevant parties from June 18-29.
The central city of Da Nang has been compiling simplified investment procedures to support European businesses with more transparency and a reduction in informal charges.
Vietnam Airlines attended the FITUR 2018 in Madrid, Spain, from January 17-19 to introduce its products and services as well as promoting Vietnam’s tourism to the international community.
Thailand’s military administration on August 18 announced that 15 suspects allegedly linked to a series of bombings in seven southern provinces are being detained in a military camp in Bangkok.
As many as 250 representatives from 220 German and Austrian travel agencies are participating in a conference on tourism which opened in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 21.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has promoted Vietnam and its “endless beauty” at ITB Berlin, a large tourism trade fair in Berlin, Germany.
Thai police have stepped up security at crowded locations such as tourism sites, shopping centres and airports, following a warning by the US Embassy in Bangkok.
Vietnam should extend the visa-free period for visitors from five Western European countries, industry insiders told the recent 2015 International Travel Expo HCM City.
Vietnam’s best and newest tourism sites are currently being presented at
the World Travel Market 2014 (WTM 2014), which kicked off in London,
UK, on November 4.
Home to numerous beautiful landscapes and cultural and historical sites,
Vietnam is increasingly attracting European tourists, particularly from
the UK, one of the Vietnamese tourism industry’s target markets.
Data
from the General Statistics Office show a stable increase in the number
of British tourists to Vietnam between 2007 and 2013, with 184,663
Brits visiting Vietnam last year. The first 8 months of 2014 saw 144,800
British tourists come to Vietnam, up by 17.2 percent compared to the
same period last year.
Thailand’s tourism sector has been hit by ongoing political
demonstrations, with cancellations of inbound tours and conventions,
while tourists also avoid visiting Bangkok capital, local media
reported.
Four Vietnamese tourist companies - La Palanche Voyages, Luxury Travel,
Vietnam Originale and Cle Voyage - joined in the 2011 Le Monde à Paris
(MAP) International Tourism Fair from March 17-20.
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