Aiming to identify measures to rejuvenate and foster the two countries’ tourism sectors in the “new normal” period following the pandemic, the event was co-held by the Embassy of Vietnam in India, the Policy Times newspaper, and the Millennial India International Chamber of Commerce - Industry and Agriculture (MIICCIA).

Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu speaks at the event.

It is the second programme in the 2020 Vietnam-India Business Forum, which it is hoped will connect enterprises in various fields from the two countries.

Vietnam-India tourism cooperation has thrived in recent years, especially since the launch of direct air routes. Like so many things, though, it has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Delegates at the webinar affirmed that Vietnam and India have huge potential for mutual tourism cooperation.

Though now is still not a suitable time to resume tourism cooperation fully, the webinar offered the chance for the two sides to discuss obstacles and challenges facing their tourism sectors and the preparation of stimulus programmes to be implemented once the pandemic is brought under control.

It also helped travel companies and hotels introduce products and bolster their cooperation, thereby enhancing relations between the two countries in general.

Addressing the webinar, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu called on authorities, organisations, and businesses in both countries to bolster their engagement to overcome the challenges presented by the pandemic.

In addition to the support of the Governments, he proposed introducing flexible booking policies for tourists and urged airlines, travel companies, and service providers to join hands and share information to overcome this time of hardship, as well as devise plans on setting up travel corridors to promote safe travel following Covid-19.

He added that in the post-pandemic era, tourism management agencies, tourism associations and businesses in Vietnam and India need to foster their cooperation to address the consequences of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 and to explore opportunities to re-open, attract investment, and arrange exchanges and air links.

Thanks to tourism promotions, the number of Indian holidaymakers coming to Vietnam increased 25% year on year from 2016 to 2019, while Vietnamese visitors to India rose by 17%.

In 2019 alone, close to 30,000 Vietnamese people travelled to India, while about 170,000 Indians visited Vietnam.

Vietnam launches website promoting sustainable tourism to foreign tourists

The “Green Travel” website, a Vietnam’s official tourism website for foreign tourists has been launched recently at the address www.vietnam.travel/sustainability.

Vietnam and Mekong countries cooperate in promoting sustainable tourism

Vietnam is keeping close watch on Covid-19 developments while working with countries which have been done well in controlling the epidemic in order to ensure safety for tourists and the entire community.

Bac Giang develops “green” tourism

(BGO) – Located at the transition land between the Northeast and Red River Delta provinces with many natural landscapes, vast primitive forest, diverse flora and fauna systems, Bac Giang province has sufficient condition to develop ecological and community tourism.   

Van singing, melodies in Suoi Mo tourism site

(BGO)- “We visited Suoi Mo some days ago and we had opportunity to enjoy van (Vietnamese ritual) singing in Ha temple. So fantastic! It would be great if van singing is performed regularly to serve tourists”, Tran Van Long, a tourist from Hanoi who used to work in tourism sector said to me when he travelled  to Suoi Mo eco-tourism site in Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province for the first time.

Luc Ngan boasts huge potential for spiritual and ecotourism

(BGO) – Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) has well known for numerous visitors near and far as the “Kingdom of lychee”. Nowadays, this land is covered by various fruits all the year round, not only lychee, but also pomelo, orange, tangerine, persimmon... that help the local farmers earn high income and draw visitors. This land has rich potential for spiritual and ecologial tourism.

Source: NDO/VNA