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The fair is designed to create opportunities for localities, organizations, and enterprises to popularise their tourism products and develop business connections. It will also enhance Vietnam’s tourism image, contributing towards developing tourism into a spearhead economy for the nation.

Sunset in Bai Sau (Back Beach), or Thuy Van Beach, one of several beautiful beaches in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau (Photo: VNA).

Under the project, from 2020, the VITM will be held annually in April in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, and its themes will be in line with market trends and demand of tourism development.

The event will feature at least 300 pavilions, with 25 percent of them international firms.

The number of international tourist arrivals to Vietnam in the third quarter of this year increased 14.9 percent against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

However, the figure was still lower than those in the first and second quarters which stood at 30.9 percent and 23.1 percent, respectively.

Between January and September, Vietnam welcomed some 11.61 million foreign holiday-makers, a year-on-year rise of 22.9 percent, with visitors by air, road and sea up 17.4 percent, 62.1 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.

Tourists from Asia rose 27.2 percent; Europe, 9.8 percent; America, 12.5 percent; Oceania, 6.3 percent; and Africa, 19.5 percent.

The US has remained one of Vietnam’s top five tourism markets with the number of vacationers to the country exceeding 614,000 in 2017, up 11 percent against 2016. As of August 2018, Vietnam had served 486,000 US holiday-makers, a year-on-year increase of 14.5 percent.

Phu Tho province works to tap tourism potential

Bestowed with an array of world and national cultural heritage, the northern midland province of Phu Tho is looking for breakthrough measures to capitalize on its strength to become a must-visit destination for both domestic and international tourists.

 

Vietnam Tourism Roadshow held in Indonesia

A Vietnam Tourism Roadshow was held in Bandung, Indonesia, on September 26, with the aim of promoting the image of Vietnam to Indonesians.

 

Agreement signed to promote Vietnamese tourism through 360 degree pictures

A cooperation agreement was signed between the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and VnTrip Co Ltd. on September 12 on utilizing 360-degree picture technology in promoting Vietnamese tourism.

 

Source: VNA