A delegation of 25 travel agents from 12 European nations will visit Hanoi from October 4-10 in a bid to strengthen cooperation in tourism.
Tourists visit Temple of Literature
- a tourist attraction in Hanoi
(Source: VNA)
The tour is expected to offer a chance for
Vietnamese and European travel agents to meet, introduce tourism products, and
intensify tourism promotion, thus helping popularise the image of Vietnam in
general and the capital city in particular.
The delegation is scheduled to make a fact-finding tour to tourist attractions
in Hanoi and
surrounding areas before participating in a meeting between Vietnamese and
European travel agents. The European firms will discuss tourism products and
destinations of Hanoi
and Vietnam Airlines on October 10.
Hanoi expects
to welcome nearly 20 million tourist arrivals in the first nine months of this
year, or a year-on-year rise of 9.2 percent. Of the total, foreign visitors are
estimated at 4.3 million, up 20 percent year-on-year, and accounting for nearly
40 percent of the total number of foreign tourists to Vietnam.
This year, Hanoi
aims to welcome more than 25.4 million tourists, including 5.5 million
foreigners.
The city has also received high rankings and wide coverage by overseas travel
firms and magazines. The online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb
named the Vietnamese capital city among the world’s top 10 intriguing travel
destinations in 2018. Hanoi
was also listed among the world’s top 13 destinations for international
travellers in March based on a poll by readers of the US-based Business Insider
magazine.
Hanoi’s Old
Quarter is a good place for visitors to spend time roaming around, experiencing
open-air eateries and hearing the noise of whizzing motorbikes, Business
Insider said. Hoan
Kiem Lake
in the city’s centre provides a peaceful respite from the frenzy, as do
numerous Buddhist temples and pagodas, it added.
Last month, the UK’s weekly
magazine Hello named Hanoi
among seven best backpacking destinations in Asia.
Source: VNA
Boasting favourable transport system, stunning landscapes, and an array of wellness resorts, Hoa Binh has been an ideal antidote for relieving stress.
April 30th and May 1st with 5 days off is the ideal time for families to choose the relaxing destinations and find a peaceful place. Thanks to the advantage of convenient transportation, mountainous terrain with wild beauty, cool climate, the resorts and health care areas in Hoa Binh province attract tourists on this occasion.
Currently, the tourism products of Yen Thuy district are mainly the festival and spiritual tourism. In addition to ensuring a civilized lifestyle in the religious activities, the party committees and the local authorities at all levels always focus on preserving the value of historical, cultural relics and festivals associated with exploiting tourism strengths.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
