Danang aims to attract Russian touristsThe central coastal city of Danang is striving to lure more Russian and European tourists in a bid to diversify international visitors, but it is facing some difficulties with weather conditions and air routes, which should be addressed to meet the target.The leader of the Danang government, who is on a visit to Europe, is working with Russian travel firm ANEX Tour in Moscow City to discuss a plan on tourism promotion. The tour is scheduled to conclude on August 21.Tourism experts noted that it is necessary to increase the number of Russian and European visitors to Danang City to diversify tourist sources, adding that certain factors, such as weather, may affect these efforts.Russian tourists tend to travel to Danang City between October and February to avoid freezing weather in their country, but unfortunately, this is also the storm season in the city.According to Nguyen Duc Quynh, deputy general director of Furama Resort Danang, many tour … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 18/8
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Hong Kong calls for investment from Vietnam Hong Kong is currently an ideal destination for Vietnamese firms to expand operations abroad, heard a round-table seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13. Vo Tan Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Ho Chi Minh City Branch, held that Vietnam and Hong Kong are key major trade partners of each other with bilateral trade reaching 9.2 billion USD in 2017, up 22 percent from 2016. As of June 2018, Hong Kong was the sixth largest foreign investor in Vietnam with a total capital of nearly 19 billion USD, he said. With the ASEAN-Hong Kong free trade agreement, trade and investment between Vietnam and Hong Kong are both expected to grow fiercely in the near future. Vietnam is encouraging firms to expand investment abroad to popularise Vietnamese products across the world. Thanh hailed Hong Kong as a free, developed economy with a strategic location, modern infrastructure, and large capital … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 14/8
Vietnam’s online tourism to thrive
Sapa is a must-visit destination in Vietnam. - VNA/VNS Photo Huong Thu In the modern world it just took a few clicks online and a whole world of hospitality choices appeared before her eyes. She is one of the 71 per cent of the 13 million visitors to Vietnam last year to arrange all her travel online. These are the figures released in a survey on tourists carried out by Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM). But the results also reveal as most of the online booking agents are based outside of Viet Nam, local businesses need support to keep up. “We had never experienced Airbnb abroad together so we just want to try. Staying overnight with friends in one room seemed to be fun,” she told Vietnam News. “In Sapa, as there was no Airbnb, so we chose a hotel with a beautiful mountain view through booking.com,” she said. Arriving in the nation’s capital, she booked a homestay in Hanoi via airbnb.com. Detailed information was what Bow embraced the most. Even … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s online tourism to thrive
Việt Nam’s online tourism to thrive
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Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Bow Thunyarat, a traveler from Bangkok, Thailand, never expected her trip to Việt Nam last January to start so easily. In the modern world it just took a few clicks online and a whole world of hospitality choices appeared before her eyes. She is one of the 71 per cent of the 13 million visitors to Viet Nam last year to arrange all her travel online. These are the figures released in a survey on tourists carried out by Việt Nam E-commerce Association (VECOM). But the results also reveal as most of the online booking agents are based outside of Viet Nam, local businesses need support to keep up. “We had never experienced Airbnb abroad together so we just want to try. Staying overnight with friends in one room seemed to be fun,” she told Việt Nam News. “In Sapa, as there was no Airbnb, so we chose a hotel with a beautiful mountain view through booking.com,” she said. Arriving in the nation’s … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s online tourism to thrive
Foreign tourism to Vietnam surges
New perspective: The Ha Long Bay Seaplane Tour provided by Hai Au Aviation Company. The tour is included on the new travel website by VNAT. - Photo vietnam.travel Among the 7.9 million of foreign tourists to Vietnam, Chinese tourists accounted for the majority (4.1 million). Total income from tourism was estimated at VND312 trillion (US$13.5 billion), an increase of 22.5 per cent in comparison with the same period last year. Arrivals by air, road, and sea in the reviewed period recorded annual increases of 22.2 per cent, 63.7 per cent and 1.7 per cent, respectively, while growth was also seen in the numbers of visitors from all five continents. More than 93 per cent of interviewed foreign tourists said they were satisfied with their trips to Viet nam, according to the Vietnam Annual Tourism Report 2017 announced on Thursday by the VNAT. It distributed 27,000 feedback forms to foreigners at 12 international bordergates nationwide, including four airports, four land border gates and … [Read more...] about Foreign tourism to Vietnam surges