(Vietnam Visa On Arrival) - On 29th
May 2013, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT)
coordinated with the HCM City’s Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism to hold a conference on launching tourism stimulus program 2013
in HCM City. The conference was chaired by Deputy General Director of
VNAT Hoang Thi Diep.
At
the conference, representative of the HCM City Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism presented 4 specific contents of the tourism stimulus
program 2013 including:
Firstly,
the city will organize tourism stimulus activities in 2013 such as: the
city's tourism sector associating the stimulus program with development
of the sector in 2013; coordinating with HCM City Tourism Association
and Vietnam Airlines to launch discount programs for domestic flights in
2013; calling Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism of provinces
and cities to encourage and create favorable conditions for tourism
enterprises to discount while ensuring services quality; implementing
tourism advertisement and promotion in localities to attract tourists to
HCM City…
Secondly,
the HCM City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will
coordinate with the HCM City’s Department of Industry and Trade to hold
program “Promotion Month” with promotional fairs, food festivals… aiming
to maintain City’s social and economic growth.
Thirdly,
fostering products development as well as improving tourist service
quality in order to diversify tourist products and create unique
products aiming to attract tourists.
Finally,
enhancing tourism stimulus program through events in the year, such as:
tourism festivals, food festivals, road shows, International Travel
Expo…
At
the conference, Mr. Tran Tri Dung, Deputy Director of Tourism
Information Technology Center (VNAT) introduced official website of
tourism stimulus program in 2013 (www.timelesscharm.vn). This website
provides information on policies, linking programs, events and products
as well as on localities, agencies and organizations that participate in
tourism stimulus program 2013.
According
to HCM City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first 5
month of 2013, total number of int’l arrivals visiting HCM City
estimated 1,627,460 arrivals, increasing by 7% over the same period last
year and completing 40% plan of the year; total tourism revenue
estimated 34,405 billion, up 15% y-o-y and 42% plan of the year.
It is
considered as a good sign that the city's tourism growth still remains
stable in difficult economic conditions of the country and the world.
Translated by Thanh Pham
