An overview of the meeting (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s Tourism Department, in collaboration with Vietnam Airlines, held a meeting with representatives of 22 travel agencies from 11 European countries on October 10. The event was part of the delegation’s fact-finding tour of the capital city from October 5-10 to intensify cooperation in tourism. The department’s Director Tran Duc Hai introduced participating travel agencies to Hanoi’s tourism potential and advantages, including rich heritage, diverse cuisine and culture, and strengths in eco-tourism. The city’s tourism has been well-recognised by various prestigious tourism websites, TV channels, and newspapers. Notably, it is nominated as the world’s leading city destination in 2018 as part of the World Travel Awards, together with 16 other candidates. In the first nine months of this year, Hanoi welcomed 4.28 million foreign tourists, including over 754,100 from Europe, up 20 … [Read more...] about European travel agents make fact-finding tour of Hanoi
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Japanese travel agents conduct fact-finding tour to Thua Thien-Hue
The delegation visits the complex of Hue MonumentsThe tour is expected to develop the connection of tourism products between Thua Thien – Hue and the Japanese market. Through the tour, the central locality wishes to intensify tourism promotion of popular local destinations, helping attract more international tourists, especially from Japan. The delegation visits destinations in the complex of Hue Monuments, Thanh Tien paper flower village, Bao La craft village and Laguna Lang Co tourism area; enjoys the cuisine of Hue, and tries new tourism products like Ao Dai show and virtual reality experience (VR) or in search of the lost Royal Palace of Hue. On this occasion, the travel agents survey other hot spots in Da Nang and Quang Nam, such as Linh Ung Pagoda, Dragon Bridge, Hoi An ancient town and Vinpearl Hoi An complex./. BTA … [Read more...] about Japanese travel agents conduct fact-finding tour to Thua Thien-Hue
European travel agents to make fact-finding tour to Hanoi
Tourists visit Temple of Literature - a tourist attraction in Hanoi (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – 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. 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 … [Read more...] about European travel agents to make fact-finding tour to Hanoi
Tourism Malaysia attends International Travel Expo in HCMC
Tourism Malaysia attends International Travel Expo in HCMCBy Nhan Tam Sky Mirror is a unique tourist attraction in Malaysia with its shallow crystal water reflecting the sky just like a mirror - PHOTO: COURTESY OF TOURISM MALAYSIA HCMC - The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) is participating in the International Travel Expo (ITE) 2018 in HCMC from now until September 8 to promote its tourist attractions and destinations for shopping, family fun, eco adventure, honeymoon, and luxury holiday. It marks Malaysia’s ninth participation in the biggest travel trade show in Vietnam that gathers over 30,000 international, regional and local travel professionals and buyers. The Malaysian booth features the country’s leading hotels and resorts, travel agents, tourism product owners, and airlines. During the three-day event, they are highlighting their tourism products and services that cater specially for the Vietnamese market. To boost arrivals from Vietnam … [Read more...] about Tourism Malaysia attends International Travel Expo in HCMC
Hotels propose paying tax on behalf of travel agents
Hotels propose paying tax on behalf of travel agentsBy Dao Loan Foreign tourists are seen at a five-star hotel in HCMC - PHOTO: DAO LOAN HCMC - The Investment and Trade Working Group of the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) has proposed the Ministry of Finance continue asking domestic hotels to pay tax on online hotel bookings on behalf of foreign online travel agents (OTAs). At the midterm VBF, held in Hanoi on July 4, a representative of the Investment and Trade Working Group voiced concerns over amendments to the Law on Tax Administration, including those relating to e-commerce activities. The working group said there are two unreasonable regulations that may negatively affect the tourism sector’s development if the law takes effect. The regulations ask foreign OTAs to pay value-added tax and corporate income tax in place of Vietnamese firms and to open their representative offices in Vietnam for easier tax declarations and payments. Under prevailing regulations, foreign … [Read more...] about Hotels propose paying tax on behalf of travel agents