As many as 47 international travel agencies were honoured at a ceremony
held in Hanoi on November 28 by the Vietnam National Administration of
Tourism (VNAT) for their contributions to the development of the
country’s sector.
The agencies are from 17
countries and territories around the globe, such as the US, UK, France,
Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, China, Thailand, India and Laos.
Addressing the ceremony,
VNAT General Director Nguyen Van Tuan highlighted the agencies’
contributions to increasing the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam.
Vietnam
has so far this year welcomed over 7.2 million international arrivals
as a result of their efforts, up 5.4 percent against the same period
last year, he said.
At the event, the tourism sector introduced
new tourism products and discussed the trends of key markets, especially
newly-emerging markets and suggested appropriate strategies and
marketing promotions.
In 2015, Vietnam targets to welcome 8.5-9
million foreign arrivals and 41.5 million domestic holiday makers,
raking 290 trillion VND (13.6 billion USD).-VNA