Japanese Association of Travel Agents
Pacific Asia Travel Association
American Society of Travel Agents
 
 

Tourist fair names Viet Nam the top new destination in Far East

VNECONOMY updated: 03/11/2005

The organising committee of the Viaggiatori international tourism fair in Lugano, Switzerland voted Viet Nam as the ‘most outstanding new destination of the Far East region’ for 2005.
Representatives from the Viet Nam Administration of Tourism and several domestic tourism companies for the first time participated in the expo, held from October 28 to November 1.
The event drew participants from over 1,200 international tourism companies and attracted around 40,000 visitors.
A report by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said Viet Nam is considered to be one of top 10 countries expected to see the strongest tourism development in the next decade.
The organisation also ranked Viet Nam seventh among the strongest travel and tourism-oriented economies for 2005, with estimated annual growth expected to range between 7.2 per cent and 7.9 per cent.
Montenegro topped this year’s list with an annual growth forecast at 9.9 per cent, while India and China placed second and third respectively. The list also included Reunion Island (in the Indian Ocean off southern Africa), Croatia, Sudan, Laos, the Czech Republic and Guadeloupe.
The WTTC report said the annual growth rate of the tourism industry in 174 countries will average 4.6 per cent over the next 10 years.
According to the Viet Nam Administration of Tourism, the country attracted 2.9 million tourists last year, an increase of 500,000 over 2003, and expects to receive a total of 3.2 million foreign tourists by the end of this year.

Source: Vietnam News


Hanoi to welcome millionth foreign visitor December 6 ( 03 Dec ) Vietnam city to host int’l sailing festival next year ( 03 Dec )
An Giang promotes delta with Mekong Tourism Festival ( 02 Dec ) Bai Dai beach, a newly discovered gem ( 25 Nov )
Russian arrivals in Ho Chi Minh City increase ( 01 Dec ) Beach village of Lang Co draws tourists ( 20 Nov )
Work begins on cable car system in Vietnam ( 04 Dec ) Tourist fair names Viet Nam the top new destination in Far East ( 10 Nov )
Southern Vietnam sculpture festival goes smoothly ( 01 Dec ) Con Dao island hopes to become economic-tourism zone ( 24 Nov )
Vietnam, US airlines to conduct code-share flights ( 02 Dec ) Travel Note ( 03 Dec )
Thai budget airline begins Bangkok-Hanoi service (21 Sept )
Viet Nam welcomes almost 300,000 foreign arrivals in September  ( 29 Sept )
British Airways adds service for Vietnam (26 Sept)
Phu Quoc’s foreign visitors exempted from entry visas  ( 23 Sept )
Hanoi to hold festive week to mark 995th birthday ( 20 Sept )
Hanoi to open cuisine, craft village fair for to draw tourism ( 10 Sept )
Vietnam national park applies for further UNESCO recognition  ( 23 Sept )
Travel Notes  ( 24 Sept )

 
 

Copyright 2000 - 2005,  Sinh cafe Travel Vietnam Opentour (International Travel License No: 00336/TCDL-GPLHQT)

All rights reserved