Extending vietnam visa in hanoi

Visa Vietnam and Viet Nam Tourism Advisory Board sign an MoU to work together to encourage travel to Viet Nam. — Photo Courtesy Visa Vietnam Visa Vietnam and the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to encourage more tourists to visit Việt Nam and improve their traveling experience in the country. In promoting Viet Nam’s major tourist drawcards such as its countless scenic locales, culinary experiences and its historical and cultural sites, Visa will work to draw more inbound tourists through incentives for cardholders such as offers on accommodations, privileged access to events, and special dining deals. The company will also seek to provide tourism operators with data on national and international tourism spending, helping these businesses make more informed decisions about how they can increase their revenues from travelers. Viet Nam is one of the top 10 fastest-growing tourism markets in the world, … [Read more...] about Visa ties up with Tourism Advisory Board

A friendly visa policy is among major reasons to help boost the Vietnamese tourism development, said Kenneth Atkinson, vice president of Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). He made the suggestion at the Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit held in Hanoi Monday. Kenneth Atkinson, vice president of Tourism Advisory Board, at  the Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit In 2016, Vietnam lured up to 781,000 visitors from five Western European countries, up 19% on-year, which was mainly attributed to the country’s free-visa travel for these nations. The tourist increase helped to add up to USD150 million for the Vietnamese tourism industry’s revenues in the year, according to Atkinson. Earlier, Vietnam News Agency cited Hoang Nhan Chinh, head of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board secretariat, as saying that Vietnam currently grants visa-waiver scheme for tourists from 26 countries. The figure is quite low compared to the visa-free travel for 57 nationalities to Thailand, 168 … [Read more...] about Expert urges for more flexible visa policy for Vietnam tourism takeoff

Visa and Tourism Advisory Board join forces to attract international visitors to Vietnam On December 9, Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), signed an MoU to work together to encourage more tourists to visit Vietnam, as well as improve the traveling experience while they’re here. Vietnam is one of the top ten fastest growing tourism markets in the world, with the country seeing VND637 trillion gross revenue from the industry in 2018 alone. Despite this, the industry faces some major challenges, such as underdeveloped infrastructure, human resourcing and skills issues, and strong competition from neighbouring tourist destinations. While Vietnam has been rapidly expanding its acceptance of electronic payments, there are still many popular tourist establishments country-wide where travelers can only pay with cash. Dang Tuyet Dung, Visa country manager for Vietnam and Laos said, “We’re very happy to be … [Read more...] about Visa and Tourism Advisory Board join forces to attract international visitors to Vietnam

Production at the Hoya Glass Disk Vietnam Company in Thang Long Industrial Park, Hanoi. The capital city attracted 7 billion USD in FDI in the first 11 months this year. (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn)   Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi attracted the most foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam during the first 11 months of this year with 7 billion USD, accounting for nearly a quarter of the total, according to the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment. This figure was higher than the 6.3 billion USD registered in the same period last year. Total registered investment capital for new projects and additions to existing projects reached about 2.1 billion USD, including 1.6 million USD for 788 new projects and 580 million USD for 160 existing projects. During the 11 months, foreign investors poured 5.3 billion USD into Hanoi through capital contributions and share purchases. Foreign investors have chosen Hanoi thanks to its good infrastructure, completed industrial zones and convenient … [Read more...] about Hanoi attracts most investment in 11 months

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – The Quintet of the Seinajoki City Orchestra will perform Finnish and Vietnamese music at free concerts in Hanoi on December 5 and 7. At the two concerts, the Pohjanmaa Quintet will also play with Vietnamese musicians from the Hanoi Arts School. The Pohjanmaa Quintet is Finland’s only regular wind quintet with the same configuration. It was founded in 1991 as part of the orchestra which is known not only for tango music but also as a classical orchestra in South Ostrobothnia. The orchestra has had concerts not only in its homeland of Finland but also in Germany, Russia, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Chile and Vietnam. Taking place at Cong Nhan (Worker) Theatre, 42 Trang Tien street, on December 5 evening, the concert will feature Finnish music by composers Jean Sibellius, Joonas Kokkhonen, Atso Almila and Lauri Toivio. In addition, three Ostrobothnian folk songs which were arranged by Jouko Vijanen for the quintet will be played. Entitled Mua Dong Phong Bac … [Read more...] about Finnish quintet offers free concerts in Hanoi