Foreign tourists at a hotel in downtown HCM City (Photo: VNA)The number of international tourist arrivals reached more than 600,000 in thefirst half of 2022, making the target of welcoming five million foreignvisitors this year more challenging, said Vu The Binh, chairman of theassociation.
In the first six months of this year, domestic travel saw a strong performance,with tourist arrivals jumping to 60.8 million, a 1.9-fold increase compared tothe same period last year, he said at a press briefing held on July 25 in HoChi Minh City.
Domestic visitor arrivals are expected to reach pre-COVID-19 levels of 85million in October, he said.
But domestic travel accounted for only 30% of the tourism sector, which coversinbound, outbound and domestic travel.
Government agencies and tourism stakeholders will identify challenges anddiscuss measures to quicken the recovery of international tourism and thesustainable growth of the tourism sector at a national forum held on August 8,he said.
The forum with the theme “New products, new markets” and a national workshop ontraining tourism human resources are part of a range of activities during thetwo-day programme entitled “Lien Ket Suc Manh Du Lich Vietnam năm 2022” (Powerof Vietnam Tourism Linkages) held August 8-9 at the Independence Palace.
The programme will feature an exhibition with 120 booths showing tour packages,travel products and services, and B2B interaction.
Organised by the HCM City Tourism Association, the event offers opportunitiesfor tourism businesses to network and take advantage of opportunities for cooperationto accelerate the tourism sector’s recovery from COVID-19.
Free entrance to the Independence Palace is offered for visitors during theevent./.
VNA
