Vietnam targets to increase the number of Indian tourist arrivals to100,000 from the current 10,000 in the foreseeable future, said anofficial.
To achieve the goal, the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism (VNAT) has come up with a range of specificplans, including inviting India’s top media agencies to Vietnam topopularise its image upon coming back home and organising a tourism andcooperation conference to discuss feasible joint projects, said DirectorGeneral of the VNAT’s International Cooperation Department Dinh NgocDuc.
On November 5, India’s Jet Airways launched a dailydirect flight route linking New Delhi, Mumbai and Ho Chi Minh City.It also plans for new flight services to and from the capital city ofHanoi, and other cities of ASEAN member states, Sydney and Melbourne.
Direct flights to India are to be launched by thenational flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the low-cost Vietjet Air.
According to the VNAT, 2.5 million Indians have visited ASEANcountries each year, with a majority coming to Vietnam for businesspurpose.-VNA
