VOV.VN - A tourism promotion programme is set to be launched in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City this August as part of efforts to introduce popular destinations and unique tourism products in the Republic of Korea (RoK), with a specific focus on meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) tourism.
The number of international visitors to Vietnam in the first half of 2024 surpassed that in the same period of 2019, with those from India rocketing 312% from the pre-pandemic level.
VOV.VN - The south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa received nearly 5.2 million visitors during the first six months of the year, earning more than VND26 trillion, up over 88% year on year, according to the provincial Tourism Department.
High-quality tours that connect Vietnam and Thailand should be further developed to bring fascinating experience to both domestic and foreign visitors, according to insiders.
In the first five months of the year, Vietnam welcomed nearly 530,000 visitors from Taiwan (China), marking a 110.1% increase compared to the same period last year.
VOV.VN - Some airlines have proposed that the government continue to ease visa rules to attract more foreign visitors, especially those from key markets such as Australia, the United States, Japan, India and China, to Vietnam.
The Hue Festival Week 2024 taking place from June 7-12 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue under the theme of "Cultural Heritage amid Integration and Development" has attracted about 100,000 visitors, said a local official.
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) is set to coordinate with localities to hold various tourism promotion activities abroad in the next few months in efforts to attract more international visitors to the country.
VOV.VN - As many as 18 representatives from Vietnamese travel agencies will take part in a familiarisation trip (Famtrip) to Kanchanaburi in Thailand on July 3 to explore its various tourist attractions and services.
VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan reached an estimated 233,800 during the past four months of the year, marking a rise of 8.1% compared to the same period from 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).