Vietnam seen as destination for Indian tourists Dao Loan HCMC - Vietnam is poised to become a destination for Indian travelers as it is home to many attractive tourist destinations, a representative of an Indian travel company said. B.Venkatesh Waran, director of branch development at TravelMall Co, a large Indian travel company in India, told the Daily on September 20 that a lot of destinations here in Vietnam can lure Indian tourists like HCMC, Mui Ne of Binh Thuan Province, Dalat of Lam Dong Province, Nha Trang of Khanh Hoa Province, Hoi An of Quang Nam Province, Danang, Hue, Hanoi, and Sapa in Lao Cai Province. In particular, Hanoi will be an appealing destination for Indians as it is not far from World Heritage site of Halong Bay in Quang Ninh Province. Tour operators can also connect these sites in Vietnam to Siem Reap and Phnom Penh in Cambodia to attract more international guests, Waran said after he and other 15 representatives of travel firms in southern India completed a … [Read more...] about Vietnam seen as destination for Indian tourists
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Vietnam to exempt visa for Indian tourists
(VOV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has proposed exempting visa for Indian tourists, said MCST Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan at a Vietnam-India tourism and aviation cooperation conference in Hanoi on November 29. At the conference, representatives of 120 travel agents from two countries shared difficulties in sending Indian tourists to Vietnam and vice versa, including the lack of direct flights, high ticket prices, complicated visa procedures, and shortage of information about tourist sites in both countries and special restaurants for Indian vegetarians to Vietnam. Indian Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms Preeti Saran said during a recent fact-finding tour of Vietnam, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) deeply impressed by Vietnam’s landscape like Ha Long Bay and My Son sanctuary. Opening direct flights between the two countries and simplifying visa granting procedures will help lure more Vietnamese visitors to India and vice versa, the ambassador … [Read more...] about Vietnam to exempt visa for Indian tourists
Vietnam always welcomes Indian investors, facilitates their investment: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told a trade and investment forum in India that Vietnam always welcomes and creates the best possible conditions for Indian businesses to invest in the Southeast Asian country. >> Indian community in HCMC joins Diwali festival The Vietnamese government leader made the statement when speaking in front of the representatives of 300 businesses at the Vietnam-India trade and investment forum in New Delhi on Monday, as part of his three-day visit to the South Asian nation starting the same day, the Vietnam News Agency reported. PM Dung revealed that the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and India's Tata Group are taking final steps for the building of the US$1.8 billion Long Phu 2 thermal power plant in the southern province of Soc Trang, the largest-ever Indian project in Vietnam. He suggested businesses from both countries make the best use of current bilateral and multilateral mechanisms - including agreements on maritime trade, … [Read more...] about Vietnam always welcomes Indian investors, facilitates their investment: PM
Vietnam – Attractive to Indian Tourists
With a population of more than 1.3 billion, hundreds of millions of high-income people keen on travelling and shopping, India is one of attractive markets for many countries, including Vietnam. According to the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Vietnam ranked sixth among 10 fastest growing tourist destinations in the world in early 2017 and the fastest-growing in Asia. However, the number of Indian tourist arrivals to Vietnam is still under expectations and tourism potential of Vietnam. The country features natural advantages with more than 3,200 km of coastline with stretches of soft white sand, diverse ecosystems, and 22 UNESCO-recognised heritage sites. Moreover, Vietnam possesses a strong cultural identity created and developed by 54 ethnic groups. Therefore, the country has sufficient capacity and conditions to meet the needs and catch the interests of Indian tourists in the coming time. Mr B.Venkatesh Waran, Managing Director of Branch Development, TravelMall, India, said: … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Attractive to Indian Tourists
Vietnam, India target US$7 billion in trade by 2015
(VEN) - Vietnam and India established diplomatic and economic relations in 1954 and upgraded them to a strategic partnership in July 2007. Bilateral trade between the two countries has increased in recent years and is expected to reach US$7 billion by 2015. Trade between the two countries has developed strongly in recent years and has become a pillar for the Vietnam-India strategic partnership. India is one of Vietnam's top ten trade partners, while Vietnam is India's fourth largest trade partner among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Two-way trade between Vietnam and India reached only US$489 million in 2003 and soared to US$3.94 billion in 2012, an 8.1 fold increase, of which Vietnam sold US$1.78 billion worth of goods to India, a 55.2 fold increase, and imported US$2.16 billion from this market, a 4.7 fold increase. Trade revenues reached US$3.94 billion in the first nine months of this year, a 39.2 percent increase from a year ago, including US$1.84 billion in … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India target US$7 billion in trade by 2015