+84 974 265 162

vndiscoverytours@gmail.com

Thank you ceremony to honor the foreign travel agencies sending tourists to Viet Nam

Thank you ceremony to honor the foreign travel agencies sending tourists to Viet Nam
 
 
(TITC) – On 28 Nov 2014, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in collaboration with Vietnam Airlines organized “Thank you ceremony” to honor 47 foreign travel agencies sending tourists to Viet Nam.
 
 
This was an important event aiming to acknowledge the contribution of travel agencies in key source markets to the development of Viet Nam tourism over the past years.
 
The ceremony had presence of Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan; General Director of VNAT Nguyen Van Tuan; representatives of relevant departments; representatives of foreign embassies in Viet Nam, international organizations, foreign tourism offices in Viet Nam, domestic and international airlines and tourism businesses; and media agencies.
 
Speaking at the ceremony, VNAT’s General Director Nguyen Van Tuan appreciated effective cooperation between foreign travel agencies and Vietnamese tourism businesses in promoting Viet Nam’s image and ensuring the best quality of services for tourists.
 
He emphasized that Viet Nam tourism has recovered and positively grown while facing many difficulties and challenges. In 11 months of 2014, the number of international tourists to Viet Nam reached 7.2 million arrivals, increasing by 5.4% over the same period last year. In 2014, Viet Nam is expected to welcome approximately 8 million international tourist arrivals, up 5% over 2013. The growth has shown the efforts of the whole tourism industry, including foreign travel agencies sending tourists to Viet Nam. General Director Nguyen Van Tuan hoped that Viet Nam with attractive and diversified tourism potentials as well as safe and stable environment would continue to be an exciting destination for international tourists.
 
The 47 foreign travel agencies are from 17 key source markets of Viet Nam namely United State of America, India, Russia, Japan, South of Korea, France, Australia, Laos, China, Taiwan & Hong Kong (China), Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Thailand and Ukraine.
 
In the framework of the “Thank you ceremony” program, from 27-28 Nov 2014, VNAT organized a fam trip for the foreign travel agencies to some attractions in Ninh Binh and Ha Noi, especially Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and Thang Long Imperial Citadel which have been recognized as world heritage sites by UNESCO.
 
Thanh Tam

Bài viết liên quan

Top 5 attractive floating markets in Vietnam
The Vietnam Record Centre (Vietking) has announced top 5 floating markets in the western region of the country that attract a huge number of domestic and foreign visitors.  
Ly Son island district to launch home-stay service
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of central Quang Ngai province is gearing up for the launch of home-stay service in Ly Son island district.  
Asia Pacific shows strong sign of growth in tourist arrivals in 2014
 Asia Pacific enjoyed promising tourism this year. 2014 saw an increase of 5 per cent in international tourist arrivals in the Asia Pacific through October according to a UNWTO report.  
Mekong a best-value destination
Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta has been chosen among the 10 best-value destinations for 2015 by Rough Guides, a British publisher of travel and reference guides.  
Tourism has good start for 2015
The tourism sector recorded soaring volumes of tourists in both foreign and domestic markets during the first four days of 2015, a good sign for the year ahead.  
Trang An to get UNESCO world heritage status
Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex has become the first site in Vietnam to receive UNESCO mixed natural and cultural heritage of the world recognition.  
Visitors flock to tourist sites during 2015’s first days
Tourist sites nationwide attracted large numbers of visitors during the calendar New Year’s holiday (Jan 1st-4th, 2015), significantly contributing to the sector’s revenue.
The striking appeal of northwestern region
Blankets of cloud and midst covering mountain ranges and beautiful valleys in winter entice both domestic and foreign travelers to the northwestern region of Vietnam.  
Additional 14 special national relic sites recognized
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed Decision No 2408/QĐ-TTg on to recognize additional 14 historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide as special national relic sites.
Heritage Journey contest 2015 opens
The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and the Heritage Managize launched the annual “Heritage Journey 2015” photography contest in Hanoi on January 5.

Most popurlar tours

Video

Day & Short Tours