Last year,there were approximately 140,000 Vietnamese visitors to the RoK, a 20percent increase from 2013, according to the Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi)newspaper.
The Ho Chi Minh City-based BenThanhTourist, through its cooperation with the Korea Tourism Organisation(KTO), Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air, is offering tours to the RoK at17.99 million VND (850 USD) per person, a 30 percent reduction.
The discounted tours leave from either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City during March.
The itinerary includes visits to Kyeongbok palace and the Lotte Worldpark in Seoul, strolls on poetic Nami island, and the exploration ofethnic groups in Seongeup village on Jeju island.-VNA