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Vietnam targets to serve 2 million Japanese tourists in 2020
Updated: 15:13, 20/01/2020
Vietnam aims to welcome 2 million Japanese visitors in 2020, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
Japan will to be among the most important tourism markets for Vietnam this year.
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Tourists in Hoi An city. |
Over the years, VNAT and the Japan National Tourism Organisation have carried out promotions for various Vietnamese destinations. The countries’ localities have also strengthened tourism cooperation, particularly between Hanoi and Tokyo.
In the past 10 years, the number of Japanese arrivals to Vietnam have recorded average growth of 8-10 percent.
In 2019 alone, nearly 500,000 Vietnamese travelled to Japan, a year-on-year increase of 27.3 percent. Meanwhile, Vietnam received close to 1 million Japanese holidaymakers, up 15.2 percent against the previous year.
Vietnam’s Da Nang city ranks first in the list of Top 10 trending destinations for 2020 recently announced by Google.
Vietnam has been tapped by Japanese firms as the most promising place in Asia to invest in 2020, with India and Southeast Asian countries dominating other top spots, Kyodo News cited a survey as showing on January 8.
A booking spurt on Hostelworld places mountainous province Ha Giang in northern Vietnam among the 20 hottest travel destinations next year.
Vietnam will usher in 2020 with fireworks, music festivals and art programs at major tourist hotspots on New Year’s Eve.
Vietnam is one of the best growing economies in the Southeast Asian region and the country has become an attractive destination for investment from all over the globe, according to an article recently posted on the Bangkok Post.
Source: VNA
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