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Vietnam’s aviation, tourism popularised in RoK

A promotional event for Vietnam's aviation and tourism in the Republic of Korea (RoK), named "Wonderful Vietnam", was held in Seoul on May 17, with about 80 representatives from travel agents and partners taking part.
Vietnam’s aviation, tourism popularised in RoK ảnh 1Korean tourists arrive at Da Nang international airport (Photo: VNA)

Seoul (VNA) – A promotional event for Vietnam'saviation and tourism in the Republic of Korea (RoK), named "WonderfulVietnam", was held in Seoul on May 17, with about 80representatives from travel agents and partners taking part.

Speaking at the event, head of the Vietnam Airlines branchin the RoK Nguyen Huy Duc said it is the second year Vietnam Airlines hascollaborated with Sun Group and its new partner, Caravelle Hotel, to organisethis event in the RoK. The purpose is to highlight the tremendous potential oftourism and trade between the two countries, as well as to offer customers thebest options for travel.

Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung said among the over 3.66 million foreign visitors arriving inVietnam last year, Korean touristsaccount for the most with more than 965,000, or 26.4%. Around 185,000Vietnamese visited the RoK in 2022, and in the first quarter of this yearalone, the figure hit 83,000.

Vietnam Airlines has so far restored its flight service tomost countries and destinations as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, all routes to the RoK have been resumed,including Seoul - Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City, Busan - Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City, andSeoul - Da Nang/Nha Trang.

The national flag carrier is running 112 weekly flightsbetween the RoK and Vietnam. Its market share in the RoK reached 18% in thefirst quarter, up 5% from 2019. Its branch in the RoK also took the lead interms of revenue among all overseas branches in the first four months of this year,equivalent to 97% compared to 2019.

Via the Kick-off Saleevent there, Vietnam Airlines expressed readiness with Koreanpartners to operate regular or charter flights to popular beach destinations inVietnam such as Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc, as well as make plans to servemajor tourism events in the country./.

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