(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Tourism Association opened a representative office of Vietnamese tour operators in Tokyo on Wednesday, Vietnam’s very first overseas tourism office. The office will help Vietnamese and Japanese travel companies lure tourists and help Vietnamese localities promote tourism in Japan.
At an opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung called this a timely decision to meet growing travel demand that is aligned with a bilateral agreement on tourism development. Hung said the office will help to promote Vietnam’s land and people to Japanese tourists and will solicit suggestions for making Vietnam more accessible and attractive.
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Director of the Vietnam Tourism Association Nguyen Van Tuan delivers opening address.
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The number of annual Vietnamese tourists to Japan and Japanese visitors to Vietnam is about 700 thousand. The two hope to increase that number to 1.2 million in the next couple of years.