Vietnam’s tourism promoted at Canada’s Travel and Vacation Show

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on April 1 organised activities to promote the images of the Vietnamese country, people, and tourism at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show.
Vietnam’s tourism promoted at Canada’s Travel and Vacation Show ảnh 1Tourist buy fruits at Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho. (Photo: VNA)

Ottawa (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada onApril 1 organised activities to promote the images of the Vietnamese country, people, andtourism at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show.

The event is among activities to celebrate the 50th anniversaryof diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Canada. It’salso the first major event that Canada has organised in Ottawa since the outbreakof the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 150 representatives from embassies,international travel agencies, and travel service operators attended the event, which aims to show the importance and value of tourism products and servicesnow, especially after the pandemic.

Visitors to the show are provided with information aboutmore than 60 international destinations and dozens of Canadian attractions.

Vietnam and Canada are witnessing fruitful relations,especially in the economic field, with their two-way trade value reaching 11billion CAD (8.31 billion USD).

Currently, the two sides maintainpeople-to-people and economic exchanges through associations and organisationssuch as the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association or the Vietnam-CanadaBusiness Association./.

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