Vietnamese travel firms optimise Japanese tourism rebound
VOV.VN - Many Vietnamese travel companies are taking actions to make use of tourism recovery in Japan as cherry blossoms in the Far East country reach their peak between March and April.
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the number of Vietnamese travelers to the Japanese market has soared, with an estimated 51,500 arrivals recorded in January alone.
This figure stood at 12,000 times more compared to same period from 2021 and up by a staggering 45.6% compared to 2019 before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth can be considered as even more remarkable in the context that the number of foreign visitors to Japan during this period dropped by 44.3%, with about only 1.5 million arrivals.
JNTO said that Vietnam still ranked first in terms of the number of foreign visitors to Japan, affirming that the country is among the Far East country’s key source markets for tourism.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese travel firm Ben Thanh Tourist reported Vietnamese tourists are extremely excited at visiting Japan during the cherry blossom season and Vietnam’s national holiday on April 30 and May 1.
Currently, the firm is offering a number of tours to Japan with different destinations at various prices, meeting the growing demand of Vietnamese customers.
Representative from travel agency TST tourist also shared that the number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan will increase even more if visa procedures become more convenient and faster.
During a recent meeting held with Vietnamese and Japanese businesses, Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City Watanabe Nobuhiro said that this year there will be a number of activities to be held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between the two countries. Japan will focus on building relationships and co-operation with travel companies, airlines and media channels, aiming to quickly restore the number of Vietnamese tourists to Japan back to pre-pandemic levels.