At the Vietnam International Travel Mart 2019 (Source: vietnamtourism.gov.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi) willtake place in Hanoi from May 14-17, later than the initial schedule for April1-4 due to coronavirus concerns, the Vietnam Tourism Association said onFebruary 24.
Themed“Heritage – Power of Vietnam’s Tourism”, the fair aims to raise the awarenessof travel firms about the role of heritage to the future of the nationaltourism sector.
Businessesand tourism management and promotion agencies from 45 cities and provincesnationwide, and 17 countries and territories across the world have confirmedtheir participation in the event.
Theprevious edition of the VITM welcomed some 65,000 visitors, of whom about29,300 booked tours right at the fair, helping the participating enterprisesearn around 322.3 billion VND (13.8 million USD).
The country welcomed 18 millionforeign tourists last year, up more than 16 percent from 2018. The number ofdomestic travellers also rose by 6 percent to 85 million. The tourism sector pocketedmore than 720 trillion VND, up 16 percent on a yearly basis.
The average growth of touristfigures in the three years from 2016 was 22 percent a year, putting Vietnamamong the 10 countries with the highest tourism growth in the world./.
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