Vietnam’s culture, tourist sites introduced at Brussels Holiday Fair

Several Vietnamese companies are introducing Vietnam’s cultural features, natural landscapes and cuisine to visitors at the 60th Brussels Holiday Fair held in Belgium’s capital city from February 1-4.
Vietnam’s culture, tourist sites introduced at Brussels Holiday Fair ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Vuong Thua Phong (R) visits a Vietnamese booth at Brussels Holiday Fair (Source: VNA)

Brussels (VNA) – Several Vietnamese companies are introducingVietnam’s cultural features, natural landscapes and cuisine to visitors at the60th Brussels Holiday Fair which is being held in Belgium’s capital city fromFebruary 1-4.

They include the Tam nhin Vien A (Visasie) Travel Company,Mai Viet Travel Company and Gvietnamtravels Company.

Also at the event, representatives from Vietnam Airlines,the national flag carrier, are providing visitors with information about itsinbound and outbound flights, especially air routes from Belgium and otherEuropean nations to Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Vuong Thua Phong took theoccasion to promote the image of Vietnamese land and people to Belgian andinternational partners.

Nguyen Thi Dung Hanh from the Gvietnamtravels Company saidthat this time her company offers tours designed to fit requirements of eachgroup of consumers, and satisfy all demands from visa application to flightticket purchase.

According to her, Belgium is a promising market forVietnamese travel agencies.

At the event, several Belgian companies also introduce theirattractive tours to Vietnam.

Vietnam welcomed nearly 13 million international tourists in2017, up 29.1 percent compared with the previous year, of which 1.9 milliontourists come from Europe, including over 29,000 Belgians.-VNA
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