International visitors at Tam Coc tourism site in Ninh Binh (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Representatives of over 50 touroperators, accommodation establishments and localities of Vietnam are joiningthe ITB international tourism fair in Berlin from March 6-10.
This is part of a national tourism promotion programme forthis year aimed at popularizing Vietnam’s image, broadening the market andlooking for foreign partners.
Vietnam’s pavilion covers 500 square metres and isimpressively designed to make known to visitors the prominent destinations inthe country and tourism products. It features traditional art performances andfood.
The ITB Berlin is one of the world’s largest and most prestigiousfairs on tourism held in March every year, with the first being organised in1966. Last year, it attracted the participation of 10,000 enterprises andorganisations from 186 countries and territories, and 170,000 visitors.
Tourists from Germany, together with those from the UK,France, Spain and Italy, are exempted of visa for three years starting fromJuly 1, 2018. Last year, Vietnam welcomed nearly 214,000 visitors from Germany,marking an increase of 7.1 percent over 2017. In the first two months of thisyear, nearly 46,000 visitors from Germany toured Vietnam, 4.6 percent more thanthe same period last year.-VNA
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