With a 54-sq.m pavilion, themed “Vietnam-Timeless charm” and “Live fully in Vietnam”, the country aims to lure visitors, while helping travel firms resume connectivity with their partners after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam promotes its tourism at TRAVEX trade fair in Indonesia.

It also spotlights the 2023 national tourism year to be hosted by the south-central province of Binh Thuan, home to the beach resort town of Mui Ne.

TRAVEX is one of the most important activities within ATF 2023, attracting the attention of international partners, businesses and tourists.

As the biggest annual tourism event in the ASEAN region, the ATF is attended by top industry policy makers, practitioners and suppliers of ASEAN-based tourism products and services.

Hanan Romyah, representative of an Indonesian travel company, told the Vietnam News Agency that Vietnam’s tourism potential abounds, suggesting Vietnam and Indonesia launch more direct flights to facilitate people’s travelling.

According to Dinh Ngoc Duc, head of the market department at the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, TRAVEX offers an opportunity for Vietnam to restore markets and promote a variety of tourism products. These options include maritime tourism, cultural tourism, culinary tourism, eco-tourism, medical tourism and MICE tourism (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions).

According to data from the ASEAN Secretariat, in 2019, international tourist arrivals in Southeast Asia reached 143.5 million, accounting for 9.6% of the global international tourists. The growth rate reached 6.1%, 2.1% higher than the world's average rate.

For Vietnam, ASEAN is one of the most important markets and partners. In 2019, visitors from ASEAN to the country hit nearly 2.1 million, accounting for about 11.6% of the total number of international arrivals to the nation.

Da Nang promotes food into unique tourism product

Not only famous for its beautiful natural landscapes, bridges and diverse cultural heritage as well as hospitality of the locals, the central coastal city of Da Nang boasts rich food known to world tourists for its unique taste.

Hanoi ranked 5th, HCMC 14th safest tourist city in Southeast Asia

Hanoi ranked fifth and Ho Chi Minh City 14th on the safety index among Southeast Asia's 20 tourist cities published by statistics site Numbeo recently.

Bac Giang Newspaper's photo exhibition to feature socio-economic achievement at 2023 Culture Tourism Week

(BGO) – Within the Bac Giang Culture Tourism Week in 2023, the Organization Board will launch a photo exhibition featuring the provincial political events and socio-economic development achievements in the morning of February 2 at Tay Yen Tu spiritual – ecotourism complex. The exhibition is done by Bac Giang Newspaper.

2023 a promising year for tourism: official

2023 is a promising year for the tourism sector in terms of both tourist arrivals and revenue, according to Chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.

Spring Festival, Culture-Tourism Week 2023 to promote Bac Giang tourism, attract tourists

(BGO) - After a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the Spring Festival and the Culture-Tourism Week 2023 will open on February 2, 2023 or the 12th day of the first lunar month. This is an event of great significance to promote unique cultural values, creating momentum to promote the development of Bac Giang tourism.

Source: VNA