Malaysia will carry out a large tourism promotion programme in
three cities in Vietnam – Hanoi, HCM City and Hoi An city in
Quang Nam province – from June 18-22, according to the Malaysia
Tourism Promotion Agency in Vietnam .
The Agency will organise the programme in conjunction with the 2013 Quang Nam heritage festival in Hoi An city.
The programme is part of Malaysia’s activities to promote Malaysia
Tourism Year 2014 in order to attract 28 million foreign visitors.
There will be various activities of exchange and cooperation between
Malaysian tour operators, hotels, entertainment and commercial units,
and Vietnamese travel companies and airlines, said Mohd Akbal Setia,
Director of the Agency.
He added that the tourism
promotion programme in Vietnam will include some seminars to provide
information on tourist destinations in Malaysia and the travel
policies of its Government for Vietnamese partners as well as many
attractive tour prices for visitors to Malaysia .
The promotion programme, with the participation of many organisations
from Malaysia, marks the 40 th anniversary of Vietnam-Malaysia diplomatic ties and will strengthen the two countries’ friendly
relationship and increase the number of Malaysian tourists coming to
Vietnam-VNA