A delegation from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and 15
leading tourism agents are showcasing their products at the Global
Exhibition on Services GES-2015, which is taking place in India from
April 23-25.
GES-2015 is jointly held by the Indian Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), serving as a platform to enhance
strategic cooperation and develop synergy between the service sector in
India and their global counterparts.
Themed “Vietnam- Land of
Cultural Heritage”, numerous products are on display at the 100
square-metre pavilion which has drawn the attention of visitors seeking
cooperation opportunities.
Earlier, the Vietnamese Embassy in
India held a press conference to introduce Vietnamese tourism to
journalists and tourism agents.
Vietnamese Ambassador to India
Ton Sinh Thanh said that the Embassy will collaborate with the Vietnam
National Administration of Tourism to promote the nation’s tourism as
well as facilitate visa applications for Indian travellers to visit
Vietnam.
He highlighted that after attending GES-2015, the
Vietnamese delegation will carry out promotion programmes in the
southern Indian cities of Hyderabad and Chennai from April 26 to 29 in a
bid to tap tourism potential between the two countries.
Vietnam and India have elevated their bilateral relations to a
strategic partnership, paving the way to develop tourism exchanges.
In
the past three years, the number of Indian tourists to Vietnam
multiplied three-fold from 18,000 people in 2011 to 55,000 in 2014.
However, the figure represents only 0.25 percent of the total Indian
visits to Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.-VNA