Top Vietnamese travel agents are honored

The annual ceremony aimed to promote exemplary individuals and businesses for having contributed significantly to the tourism industry. Vietnam ranked 3^rd last year in terms of its tourism growth rate. Tran Nam Trung and his company are recognized as the most successful travel agency in terms of inbound German visitors. Mr. Trung said: “This is an encouraging prize for our efforts this year. Last year, travel agents with inbound services grew by up to 40% thanks to effective accommodation services. We will try to secure our key markets in Europe and expand to India and Israel.”

The tourism sector received 15.6 million international visitors last year and more than 80 million domestic tourists. It generated nearly 26 million USD, representing 7.8% of the GDP.