Japan is the third largest source of tourists to Vietnam, after China and the Republic of Korea.

Last year, Vietnam welcomed over 826,000 Japanese visitors, up 3.6 percent from 2017. The seven-month figure rose by 12.9 percent thanks to attractive destinations such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An, Nha Trang, and the Mekong Delta.

Tourists enjoy Hoi An tour.

Over the past years, Vietnam has attended the annual Japan Association of Travel Agents’ Tourism Expo Japan in September in Tokyo, the world’s largest of its kind held by the Japan National Tourism Organisation.

Besides, tourism authorities have also held Vietnam festival in Japan to introduce handicrafts, traditional long dress and water puppetry.

In the near future, they will target Japanese elderly, high-spending tourists and students via resort and heritage tours in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Hue and Phu Quoc.

Vietnam also expects to welcome 1 million Japanese visitors by 2020.

In 2018, nearly 390,000 Vietnamese people travelled to Japan, which is forecast to increase due to high demand for studies and labour in the country.

Bac Giang to support community-based tourism development

(BGO)- Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee has issued the Decision approving the Plan on supporting community-based tourism development of Bac Giang province in 2019 and 2020. 

Thua Thien-Hue develops tourism to tap into beauty of lagoons

Blessed with over 128km of coastline and the largest lagoon system in Southeast Asia, covering up to 22,000 hectares, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is making the most of its natural strengths to develop sea-based tourism.

Mekong Delta develops new tourism products

The Mekong Delta region enjoyed a boost in tourist arrivals in the first half of the year as a result of efforts to diversify tourism products and services, authorities have said.

Vietnam strives to hit tourism target ahead of schedule

Vietnam is striving to achieve its goal of welcoming 17.5 – 18 million international tourists by the end of 2019, a year earlier than scheduled.

Tourism startup eyes Cambodia operations

Vietnamese startup I Love Asia Tour, which provides female motorbike tours in Vietnam and Laos, is planning to enter Cambodian market next month.

Source: VNA