Japan opens tourism representative office in Hanoi
A representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) was launched in Vietnam on March 28 as part of the two countries’ effort to boost bilateral tourism cooperation.
Hanoi (VNA)– A representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) waslaunched in Vietnam on March 28 as part of the two countries’ effort to boostbilateral tourism cooperation.
During the openingceremony, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the JNTOinked a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance destination promotion andvisitor exchange; and share experience and information on areas of mutualinterest.
Speaking at the event,VNAT Director Nguyen Van Tuan gave attendees an overview of development inVietnam-Japan tourism cooperation from 2010 to 2016. Vietnam recorded anaverage growth rate of 9 percent annually in the number of Japanese touristarrivals over the past 6 years. In 2016, the country welcomed approximately740,000 visitors from Japan, up 10 percent from a year earlier, Tuan said.
Meanwhile, as many as233,000 Vietnamese holidaymakers travelled to Japan last year, a year-on-yearincrease of 26 percent, he added.
He noted the openingof the JNTO representative office in Vietnam is expected to fuel the toursbetween the two countries.
For his part, JNTOPresident Ryoichi Matsuyama said the organisation plans to launch dozens oftours to Japan so that Vietnamese travellers can experience different culturalaspects of Japan like cuisine, cherry blossom and festivals.
Head of the JNTORepresentative Office in Vietnam Takahashi Ayumi vowed to support Vietnamesetour operators in selling tours to Japan.
The office isscheduled to join the 2017 Vietnam International Travel Mart on April 6-9.-VNA
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At the launching ceremony (Source: baomoi.com)
