Addressing a seminar on boosting aviation-tourism cooperation, Mr Tuan said between 70-80 percent of passengers travelling by air do so for tourism purposes while up to 80 percent of foreign tourists come to Vietnam by air.

Vietnam boasts large tourism potential and diversified products and its tourism market is able to compete against other major regional tourism destinations, affirmed Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) Lai Xuan Thanh.

The aviation sector plays an important role in serving national tourism development, he stressed.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Chien Thang said that the primary task of both the aviation and tourism sectors is to promote Vietnam’s image abroad..

There are more than 20 foreign airlines operating in the country apart from the Vietnam national flag carrier. With around 20 airports for regular civil flights, Vietnam now boasts more than 800 international and thousands of domestic travel agents.

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