Hanoi (VNA) - An event to promoteVietnam’s tourism has been held in Taipei, Taiwan (China)as part of the 2019 national tourismpromotion programme.
The event was organised by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism(VNAT), Vietnam’s economic and culture agency in Taipei, and the budget carrierVietjet.
It updated information onnew tourism products anddevelopment policies ofVietnam, providing an opportunityforthe VNAT, Vietnamese localities and travel companies to showcase their productsand services, and discuss cooperation with Taiwanese peers.
Vietnamese food and puppet showswere also offered in the framework of theevent.
Taiwan is amongthe top five sources of foreign visitors to Vietnam. In 2018, Vietnam welcomed714,112 Taiwanese tourists, up 15.9 percent from 2017.
The number of Taiwanese arrivals was recorded at 284,310 in the first fourmonths of 2019, an annual increase of 25 percent.-VNA