 (Vietnam Visa On Arrival) A charter flight operated
by Orient Air on Wednesday brought over 370 tourists from Moscow to Khanh Hoa
Province, and there will be a charter flight on this route every ten days
towards next year-end.
This is the first charter
flight flying from Moscow to Khanh Hoa arranged by Russia’s Pegas Touristik and
Anh Duong Co. Among tourists on this flight, over 240 tourists will stay at
resorts in Binh Thuan Province and the rest will stay in Khanh Hoa Province’s
Nha Trang City and Ninh Thuan Province.
From late last month until
next April, Pegas Touristik and Anh Duong arrange charter flights from Russia’s
Far East and Serbia to Khanh Hoa every day. A charter flight of Nordwind
Airlines with 278 passengers on board also arrived at Cam Ranh International
Airport in Khanh Hoa on Wednesday.
Hoang Thi Phong Thu,
chairwoman of Anh Duong Co., said that during the period, the firm would welcome
around 100,000 Russian tourists coming to Vietnam on charter flights, doubling
the figure of last year’s same period.
“However, good news is that
from next April to October, which is the off-season, the estimated number of
tourists will also reach 100,000,” she said.
Russians have become
highly-potential customers for Vietnam’s tourism. Together with Anh Duong, many
other travel firms such as Huong Giang, AT Travel and Focus Travel are ones
having large numbers of tourists from the Russian market.
Russian tourists come to
Vietnam not only on charter flights but also on flights of Vietnam Airlines and
Aeroflot to HCMC.
According to the General
Statistics Office, there have been over 174,000 Russian tourist arrivals in
Vietnam this year, up 71.5% from last year.
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| Source: SGT |
Charter flights connect Moscow with Khanh Hoa
