With the aim to diversify the international tourist market, tourism ò Khanh Hoa Province will intensify the promotion of the Southeast Asia...
With the aim to diversify the international tourist market, tourism ò Khanh Hoa Province will intensify the promotion of the Southeast Asia (ASEAN). In particular, the provincial Department of Tourism and the Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association of will organize promotion activities to attract more tourists from Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, etc.
According to the provincial Department of Tourism, from the beginning of the year until now, the number of tourists from ASEAN countries to Khanh Hoa has grown by 10-15%. In the first 6 months of 2019, about 9,500 Thai tourists (an increase of 385% compared to the same period in 2018), and 25,000 Malaysian visitors have come to Vietnam. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Tourism, having good growth rate, but the number of tourists from countries in Southeast Asia to Khanh Hoa has not been as high as its potentials. Except Malaysia and Thailand, the number of visitors from other ASEAN countries to Vietnam is still low.
In order to diversify international visitors, Khanh Hoa tourism plans to promote marketing to attract tourists in ASEAN. According to the plan, from 23 to 26, August, the Department of Tourism will have a trip to do marketing for tourism of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa in Thailand. Tourism will display publications, products of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism at a roadshow, meet and discuss with Thai tourism agencies about cooperation in tourism to increase the number of tourists between the two countries.
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In end 2019, the department will continue organizing tourism promotion activities in Laos. “Now airlines Air Asia and Bangkok Airways now have air routes connecting Cam Ranh and Bangkok with 8 flights/week (including both airlines). It helps tour operators easily organize tours to bring tourists from Thailand to Khanh Hoa and vice versa. It is necessary to build relationships to strengthen the linking between Khanh Hoa tourism and tourism businesses in Thailand”. Ms. Le Thanh expressed. In order to expand the tourist market, Bangkok Airways will cooperate with tourism businesses to organize a famtrip delegation to take tourists from Khanh Hoa and neighboring provinces to Chiangmai (Thailand). In the opposite direction, Khanh Hoa will certainly receive more visitors from the north of Thailand.
According to Nguyen Van Thanh, Permanent Vice-chairman of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association, the association will participate in International Travel Expo - Ho Chi Minh City 2019 (ITE HCMC 2019). In particular, the association will rent booths and organize for businesses to display and introduce Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism products at the fair. In particular, the association will organize the business matching program and a gala of the national tourism year with the theme "Nha Trang - the city of events" to introduce the destination of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa. The event will have many guests who are representative of tour operators in Southeast Asia. Then, Khanh Hoa businesses will sign a cooperation agreement with Thai airlines and tourism businesses.
Xuan Thanh
Translated by T.T
