Vietnam touts tourism in New Delhi

At the event, Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh said the Vietnam government has been involved in a wide range of industry activities, focusing on working with suppliers, regulatory agencies and travel promotion bureaus to improve the quality of travel related services for foreign visitors.

He spoke highly of India’s Jet Airways recent launch of direct flights between New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City and hoped that this would provide a much needed boost to expanded tourism and trade on a number of fronts.

Vietnam is slowly becoming a world top travel destination Thanh said, adding that last year the country welcomed more than 7.5 million inbound tourists and in the first 10 months of this year, it welcomed 6.6 million visitors, including 30,000 Indian tourists.

For her part, Girish Shanka, the Additional Secretary of India Tourism, said India has also become an important tourist destination for Vietnamese travellers. Last year, India received 12,300 Vietnamese visitors.

Echoing Thanh’s views, Shanka expressed optimism that bilateral tourism cooperation and trade in all fields would further be promoted as a result of the direct flights connecting New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City.

At the event, representatives from Viettravel introduced tourism travel packages touting Vietnam as having some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, UNESCO heritage sites and a plethora of fascinating travel destinations.

Participants also had a chance to enjoy special art performance presented by Vietnamese artists and artisans.

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