Japanese tourists return to Vietnam
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Tourism arrivals from Japan are picking up again after slumping since March in the wake of the disastrous tsunami and earthquake that hit the country, major travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City said.
Vietravel said from July 4 to 6 it will organize tours for three batches of 700 Japanese visitors.
They will visit popular destinations in HCMC before going to Cambodia to Angkor Wat – Angkor Thom.
APEX travel said it has received bookings from two groups of 150-160 people each.
This year Vietnamese travel agencies are using chartered flights to bring visitors from Japan, a key market for Vietnam.
Visitor numbers from the country had been expected to rise by 10-15 percent this year before the disaster plunged the number by 40 percent in March, April, and May.
In June and the following months, the numbers registering to tour Vietnam have recovered to 70 to 80 percent of that of the same period last year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said.
Vietravel said from July 4 to 6 it will organize tours for three batches of 700 Japanese visitors.
They will visit popular destinations in HCMC before going to Cambodia to Angkor Wat – Angkor Thom.
APEX travel said it has received bookings from two groups of 150-160 people each.
This year Vietnamese travel agencies are using chartered flights to bring visitors from Japan, a key market for Vietnam.
Visitor numbers from the country had been expected to rise by 10-15 percent this year before the disaster plunged the number by 40 percent in March, April, and May.
In June and the following months, the numbers registering to tour Vietnam have recovered to 70 to 80 percent of that of the same period last year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said.
