This marks a new phase in cooperation between two of the country''s leading aviation and tourism companies, as the Government steps up efforts to make tourism a key economic sector through green growth.
The HCM City Tourism Association has kicked off the
domestic tourism promotion programme, with the participation of Vietnam
Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Sai Gon Railway Company, to
offer attractive discounts for ticket fares.
The Cam Ranh International Airport saw a total of
2.7 million passengers from the beginning of this year, an increase of
20 per cent year-on-year. Around 880,000 of them were foreigners, up by
32 per cent.
More than 35,600 passengers bought budget tours in
the third quarter, taking the number during the year to over 100,000,
almost double the previous year''s.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines and the National Sports Administration
yesterday held a farewell for the Vietnamese sports delegation taking
part in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.
Annette Herfkens, the sole survivor of a Vietnam Airlines plane accident
that killed 30 passengers and crew members in the central coast
province of Khanh Hoa 22 years ago, returned to Viet Nam recently to
meet the widows of the pilot and crew...
The HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tourism
Association, and Vietnam Airlines will host a ceremony at Tan Son Nhat
International Airport to welcome the four millionth international
tourist to the city on December 24.
Though the traditional Tet festival is near, many
air tickets for flights from HCM City to the provinces in the central
region and the north remain unsold.
Vietnam Airlines and the HCM City Tourism
Association have announced that prices would fall again this year in
order to stimulate demand, according to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon (Sai
Gon Economic Times) magazine.
Vietnam Airlines, along with Japan''s JTB and Travel
Cafe, has opened Cafe Viet Nam in Tokyo to promote the image and culture
of Viet Nam among Japanese and foreigners.
Around 300 guests - half of whom are representing
European travel and news agencies - will take part in a special event
exploring local tourism in Ha Long City between November 27 and 30.
Representatives from travel agencies in Hong Kong
will join familiarisation (FAM) trips at destinations in Da Nang and Ha
Noi on October 8-12, the central city''s tourism promotion centre said
earlier this week.
