A ceremony was held by Vietnam Airlines in Nagoya city, Japan on October 11 to introduce "Four nations -one destination"-a new program on Vietnam's land, people, culture and tourism. Governor of Aichi Prefecture, Hideaki Omura, said Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam are all attractive destinations for Japanese visitors. In 2008, the leaders of Aichi Prefecture and the Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment signed a memorandum of understanding on boosting trade and economic exchanges between their businesses. Around 60 Vietnamese businesses are operating in Aichi and a large number of Vietnamese students studying there. The Aichi leaders hoped Vietnam Airlines will increase the number of flights between Vietnam and Aichi. Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Phu Binh said he was pleased to know that many large groups in the prefecture have invested in Vietnam and the number of visitors from Aichi to Vietnam have risen considerably. The Ambassador stressed that after … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines launches tourism program in Japan
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Vietnam Airlines helps introduce art treasures to the world
Vietnam Airlines' efforts to bring Vietnamese culture to the world have been promoted through a three-month exhibition at Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts in Paris. On display are collections of Champa art (5-15th centuries) from Vietnam's museums and Guimet museum as well as sculptures preserved on the My Son site in central Quang Nam province. The principal Champa art styles, which reflect religious concepts oscillating between Buddhism and Brahmanism, are illustrated by a representative collection of stone and bronze sculptures, and a selection of plate and ritual objects made of precious metal, most of which have been displayed for the first time since mid-October last year. The exhibition is scheduled to close on January 9. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines helps introduce art treasures to the world
Tour operators, airline join hands for tourism promotion
Vietnam Airlines launched on Monday a promotion offering travel agencies discounted air tickets so that they can sell more package tours to domestic travellers. The incentive programme will continue until December 31 this year and the 10-month programme will be divided into several periods. Nguyen Thi Minh Yen, director of Vietnam Airlines' Southern Regional Office, said the promotion was launched after the success of the Impressive Viet Nam programme last year. Mui Ne to host international boat racing festival An international boat racing festival is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in Binh Thuan Province's Phan Thiet Town from October 1- 4, gathering 20 groups of competitors from 20 countries and territories. In addition to boat arts, the festival will feature other activities including demonstrations of techniques of assembling boats, an exhibition on boats and international seminars on managing, producing, marketing and trading boats in Southeast Asian markets. The festival also … [Read more...] about Tour operators, airline join hands for tourism promotion
Vietnam Airlines to attend 30 int’l tourism fairs
Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced that the corporation will participate in around 30 international tourism exhibitions and invite 70 foreign tourist and media delegations to conduct surveys and promote the image of Vietnam's tourism. VNA plans to open a new route between Hanoi and Rangoon (Myanmar) next month, and buy 11 modern aircraft this year. The corporation is asking the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to build a long term strategy for tourism promotion campaigns. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines to attend 30 int’l tourism fairs
Travel firms and airlines vow to develop MICE tourism
The fact that travel firms and airlines decided to cooperate to develop MICE (meeting, incentives, conference, exhibition) tourism promises the bright prospect for the "no-smoke industry".Vietnam's MICE tourism potentials untapped Experts have pointed out that Vietnam is in no way inferior to other regional countries like Singapore or Thailand in terms of the potentials for MICE tourism development, but its achievements in the field are really lower than that of the countries. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism VNAT, in 2010, Vietnam received five million foreign tourists in 2010, including more than one million MICE tourists. Hanoi and HCM City - the commercial hubs, the sea cities of Da Nang and Nha Trang, Hue ancient capital city and Phu Quoc Island have been well known destinations for MICE tourists. Especially, MICE tourism has been highlighted by the HCM City authorities as one of the main four types of tourism that will develop well in the future. … [Read more...] about Travel firms and airlines vow to develop MICE tourism