Japanese firms study information on Vietnamese tourism at the event. (Photo: thesaigontimes.vn) 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.
At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) 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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