Hanoi (VNA) — Tourism companies have been developing new tours and products
to attract international tourists who usually choose the time from August to
April to visit Vietnam.
According
to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, the number of international
tourists to Vietnam grew positively in July and the first seven months of this
year.
So far this year, Vietnam for the first time
welcomed over 1 million in July, an increase of 6.5% compared to June. In the
first seven months of this year, the total number of international visitors to
Vietnam reached nearly 6.6 million, accounting for 83% of the target for this
year.
Tran
Thi Thu Huong, director of Ngoc Viet International Tourism and Trade Co., Ltd
(Ngoc Viet Travel), said that the company built package tours and planned to
offer attractive promotions.
Localities
also join in attracting foreign visitors with promotion activities.
Ho
Chi Minh City’s Tourism Department has carried out such activities
in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, expecting that with its
convenient geographical location, transportation, and visa-free policy, the
city can attract more tourists from Thailand and Cambodia.
Meanwhile,
Hanoi will organise events such as a travel photo contest, the Hanoi Tourism Gift
Festival 2023, and the Hanoi Ao Dai Festival in the coming months to attract
visitors.
Dang
Huong Giang, director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism, said that in the
coming time, the department will coordinate with units to develop a foodtour
map to help visitors better explore the city.
The
city also pays attention to promoting MICE – a type of tourism that combines
meetings, conferences, and exhibitions; golf tourism and tours connecting the
inner city and the suburbs.
According
to experts, from now to the end of 2023, the international tourist market
has plenty of room for strong growth.
However,
Vietnam needs to improve tourism products, coordination between ministries,
agencies, and localities, and infrastructure, especially its roads and
railways.
It
is also necessary to deploy international marketing and communication
programmes on a large scale and in diverse forms, taking advantage of digital
communication channels and social networks./.