Foreign tourists visit Ha Long Bay in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. (Photo: congthuong.vn)Hanoi (VNA) — Tourism companies have been developing new tours and productsto attract international tourists who usually choose the time from August toApril to visit Vietnam.
Accordingto the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, the number of internationaltourists to Vietnam grew positively in July and the first seven months of thisyear.
So far this year, Vietnam for the first timewelcomed over 1 million in July, an increase of 6.5% compared to June. In thefirst seven months of this year, the total number of international visitors toVietnam reached nearly 6.6 million, accounting for 83% of the target for thisyear.
TranThi Thu Huong, director of Ngoc Viet International Tourism and Trade Co., Ltd(Ngoc Viet Travel), said that the company built package tours and planned tooffer attractive promotions.
Localitiesalso join in attracting foreign visitors with promotion activities.
HoChi Minh City’s Tourism Department has carried out such activitiesin Bangkok and Phnom Penh, expecting that with itsconvenient geographical location, transportation, and visa-free policy, thecity can attract more tourists from Thailand and Cambodia.
Meanwhile,Hanoi will organise events such as a travel photo contest, the Hanoi Tourism GiftFestival 2023, and the Hanoi Ao Dai Festival in the coming months to attractvisitors.
DangHuong Giang, director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism, said that in thecoming time, the department will coordinate with units to develop a foodtourmap to help visitors better explore the city.
Thecity also pays attention to promoting MICE - a type of tourism that combinesmeetings, conferences, and exhibitions; golf tourism and tours connecting theinner city and the suburbs.
Accordingto experts, from now to the end of 2023, the international tourist markethas plenty of room for strong growth.
However,Vietnam needs to improve tourism products, coordination between ministries,agencies, and localities, and infrastructure, especially its roads andrailways.
Itis also necessary to deploy international marketing and communicationprogrammes on a large scale and in diverse forms, taking advantage of digitalcommunication channels and social networks./.
