Visitors by the Vietnamese stall at the 2019 Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The VietnamNational Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Vietnam Airlines and several localtour and hotel operators have been taking part in the 2019 Moscow InternationalTravel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT), running in the Russian capital fromMarch 12 to 14.
First held in 1994, the annual MITT is amongthe five biggest tourism expos in the world, consisting of hundreds of seminarsand press conferences.
The Vietnamese space at the event features promotionpublications, images and maps in Russian and English, with a highlight being alarge board welcoming visitors to the central province of Khanh Hoa and itscoastal city Nha Trang.
Khanh Hoa is hosting National Tourism Year2019 themed “Nha Trang – Colour of Sea”, which includes various tourismactivities, including a marine festival week and a Hong Kong-Nha Trang yachtrace.
Speaking at the event, Dinh Ngoc Duc, headof the VNAT Tourism Marketing Department, said Russia is among the top 10markets of the Vietnamese tourism sector. The two countries have soundpolitical ties and are connected by direct flights, while Russian demand forVietnamese tourism products is rising.
According to the VNAT, the number of Russiantourist arrivals in Vietnam grows by 30 percent annually on average, with the totalnumber of arrivals expected to reach 1 million by 2020.
In 2018, 600,000 Russian people visitedVietnam, raking 6th among all countries in terms of visitor numbers.-VNA
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