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Vietnam Airlines, Saigontourist Group promote Vietnam's destinations in Japan

Vietnam Airlines and Saigontourist Group have scheduled their events to introduce and promote Vietnam's tourism in Tokyo on July 12 and Osaka on July 14, as part of activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations.
Vietnam Airlines, Saigontourist Group promote Vietnam's destinations in Japan ảnh 1Japanese firms study information on Vietnamese tourism at the event. (Photo: thesaigontimes.vn)
Tokyo(VNA) – Vietnam Airlines and SaigontouristGroup have scheduled their events to introduce and promote Vietnam's tourism inTokyo on July 12 and Osaka on July 14, as part of activities commemorating the50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations.

Accordingly, the Vietnamese national carrier and leadingtourism corporation have worked together to showcase the image of the country, people,and their aviation and travelling products to Japanese partners, with an aim to boost Vietnamese tourism in Japan and encourage Japanese investment in Vietnam. Theseevents also provide an opportunity for parties involved to meet, exchange information,and propose reasonable measures for comprehensive tourism development,supporting the economic, trade, and tourism recovery goals of the governments.

As part of the events, Vietnam Airlines and SaigontouristGroup have so far signed cooperation agreements with many Japanese partners,including the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), Japan National TourismOrganisation (JNTO), All Nippon Airways (ANA), Peace In Tour, and MS Tour. Thesepacts are expected to bringing more enticing experiences to travellers fromboth nations.
Vietnam Airlines, Saigontourist Group promote Vietnam's destinations in Japan ảnh 2At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)
ANA Executive Vice President for Customer ExperienceManagement & Planning Tomoji Ishii saidANA has shared a close cooperative relationship with Vietnam Airlines for manyyears, and will leverage this relationship to actively promote various forms oftourism to Vietnam."

Vietnam Airlines currently operates 124 flights per weekbetween Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and four major cities in Japan – Tokyo,Osaka, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. It also has the largest market share in passengertransportation between the two countries, accounting for nearly 35%.

Additionally, Japan is among the top five most importantinternational markets for Saigontourist Group. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, thecorporation served over 200,000 Japanese visitors to Vietnam and tens ofthousands of Vietnamese tourists travelling to Japan each year./.
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