Tourism officials from Việt Nam and India attend a tourism promotion event in HCM City yesterday. “Visit Incredible India in 2019” invited Vietnamese to experience Indian culture, cuisine, nature, and religious places. — VNS Photo Thu HằngViet Nam News HCM CITY — Fifteen major tour-operators from India and 35 Vietnamese tour operators held meetings at a tourism promotion event in HCM City yesterday. The event, titled ’Visit Incredible India in 2019’, invited Vietnamese to experience Indian culture, cuisine, bountiful nature, and religious places. K Srikar Reddy, the Indian consul general in the city, said: “Leaders of both countries have focused on strong tourism co-operation and people-to-people relations as a key element of our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.” India’s Minister for Tourism K. J. Alphons attended the Seventh Meeting of Tourism Ministers of ASEAN and India held in Hạ Long City this … [Read more...] about India, VN seek to attract more tourists
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Da Nang jails three transgender women preying on foreign tourists
Nguyen Ngoc Thien, 22, received three-and-a-half-year jail sentence, Nguyen Huu Chanh, 25, two and a half years, and Dang Hoang Kiet, 29, one and a half years. According to the indictment, the three suspects were transgender women from Ho Chi Minh City, who stayed in Da Nang in a hotel and roamed the city’s streets on motorbikes looking for foreign tourists to steal from. They flirted with the tourists and offered sexual services to distract them and steal their phones. Police officers detained the trio on July 17 last year after a 33-year-old Indian tourist, Vijay Kumar, reported that his phone was stolen by a transgender woman. The woman flirted with him, took an iPhone X out of his pocket while he was distracted, and fled on an accomplice's motorbike, he said. Police investigated the case and caught Kiet and Thien, who had stolen Kumar’s phone. The two admitted to their crime and identified Chanh as an accomplice. The trio later confessed to 13 instances of theft … [Read more...] about Da Nang jails three transgender women preying on foreign tourists
Vietnam among world’s fastest-growing tourist destinations: UNWTO
The Hanoitimes - The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has revealed the world’s top 10 fastest-growing tourist destinations in 2017. Vietnam has been ranked fourth among the world’s top fastest-growing tourist destinations in 2017 with growth of 29.1% in international arrivals in 2017 over the previous year. Vietnam among world’s fastest-growing tourist destinations. Egypt tops the list, followed by Togo, San Marino, Vietnam, Georgia, Palestinian territories, Niue, Nepal, Israel, Northern Mariana Islands. The UNWTO’s report named “Tourism Highlights” reviews the number of international tourists worldwide in 2017. Asia and the Pacific also saw an increase in international tourism, with 323 million arrivals, according to the report. Earlier, News Nation, an Indian newspaper, has named Vietnam the number one destination among the top cheapest countries you can visit without having to empty you bank account. News Nation … [Read more...] about Vietnam among world’s fastest-growing tourist destinations: UNWTO
Vietnam among world’s affordable vacation destinations for South Africans
The Hanoitimes - Independent Media has announced its list of the world’s affordable vacation destinations for South Africans. Vietnam has been ranked 2nd among seven affordable vacation destinations in the world for South Africans, according to a list released by Independent Media, a South Africa’s leading multi-platform content companies. Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. “You’ll find stunning Vietnam destinations, such as beaches, rivers and other waterways, paddy fields, limestone karsts and more,” Independent Media wrote. In addition, there are numerous ancient temples to put on your itinerary plus many local stalls selling tasty street food. Thailand tops the list, followed by Vietnam, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Greece, Portugal. Earlier, Vietnam has been listed among the world’s cheapest countries for Indian tourists, released by The Times of India, a Indian English-language daily newspaper. Vietnam, a country of … [Read more...] about Vietnam among world’s affordable vacation destinations for South Africans
Indonesia aims at 700,000 Indian tourists in 2018
Taj Mahal temple, a popular destination in India (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia aims to welcome 700,000 tourists from India in 2018 amid a significant increase in tourist traffic between the two countries in the last few years. Business Standard, a leading business site of India, quoted Indonesian Ambassador to India Sidharto R. Suryodipuro as citing that the number of Indian tourists to Indonesia in 2017 was close to half a million people while the number of people travelling to India from the Southeast Asian country was about 40,000. Claiming the diplomatic relationship between the two nations at present to be "the closest in the last 70 years", the diplomat said the leaders of both countries are looking to enhance people-to-people connectivity through tourism. "When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, they discussed about expanding air travel between the two … [Read more...] about Indonesia aims at 700,000 Indian tourists in 2018