Vietravel to welcome 2,200 foreigners in January

Vietravel to welcome 2,200 foreigners in January

13/01/2008 -- 9:02 PM

Ha Noi (VNA) – Vietravel, on of the country’s biggest travel company, is preparing to welcome at least 22,000 foreign visitors, who will arrive later this month, before Viet Nam’s traditional New Year holiday.

More than 1,500 tourists from Japanese and 700 from Thailand , Malaysia , France , German and the Netherlands have registered for tours through the company.

Over 2,000 domestic visitors have booked tours in January through Vietravel, a 15 percent year-on-year increase.

More than 2,000 other people have registered for tours during Tet, which falls on February 7, and the figure is expected to increase to 3,000, a company representative said.

According to Vietravel, most attractive destinations are Nha Trang, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Ha Noi and Ha Long. Meanwhile, favourate outbound markets for Vietnamese tourists include China , Hong Kong , Thailand and Singapore as well as the US and Australia.-Enditem

(VNAgency)