Indian tourists to Vietnam rise 30% in 2016

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In his speech at a recent meeting in Hanoi, Pavathaneni Harish, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam said that Vietnam is becoming a popular destination for Indian tourists and India is also one of the favored hot spots chosen by Vietnamese.

Statistics showed that in 2016, India sent 16 million tourist arrivals abroad, while the figure in Vietnam is more than six million travelers. However, Vietnam still attracted few visitors from the market with a density of 3% among about two million Indian tourists touring ASEAN countries.

The Vietnamese tourism sector has been organizing promotion activities in the Indian market by joining fairs and exhibitions; arranging famtrip programs for press; travel agencies and tourism companies; organizing roadshow programs and inviting Indian film groups to Vietnam.

From 2014, airlines enhanced connections between the two countries, like Vietnam Airlines, Jet Airways and Air India.

In the near future, together with traditional promotion activities, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will organize E-marketing; cooperate with air carriers to launch new routes; and intensify regular exchanges with travel agencies, media companies and film makers of the two sides./.