2023-07-18 06:21:53
Tien Giang welcomes MICE delegation from India. (Photo: Minh Tri/VNA)
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in the first 6 months of 2023, Vietnam tourism welcome about 5.6 million international visitors.
Notably, the Indian market has a strong growth with more than 141,000 visitors, ranking 10th among the leading markets of Vietnam’s tourism.
Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh said that Vietnam has identified India as a potential market with top priority, it is necessary to step up promotional activities to attract tourists.
This is reflected in the strong development of air connections between the two countries, facilitating the exchange of visitors between India and Vietnam.
Vietnamese airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and India’s Indigo have opened many routes, connecting Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc with New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata of India.
Not only in Phu Quoc, many other famous landmarks such as Nha Trang, Da Nang, Ha Long, Hoi An… are all favorite destinations of Indian tourists.
The Institute of Tourism Development Research (Vietnam National Administration of Tourism) conducted “Research on the market of Indian tourists to Vietnam” and chose Phu Quoc to survey and assess the current situation of market development. Indian tourists to our country.
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According to the Institute’s assessment, India is being assessed by many tourism experts to become one of the major markets in the world and an attractive tourist market that Vietnam needs to target.
Through surveys and discussions with local management agencies, tourism service providers, the Institute of Tourism Development Research said that tourists India are potential customers but not easy to exploit. In order to capture the psychology and best serve this group of tourists, travel agencies need to have ready a team of tourism human resources who understand the culture, living habits, and cuisine of the Indians. Degree.
In fact, in our country today, there are not many experienced guides serving Indian guests in Vietnam. There are few business places serving Indian cuisine.
Therefore, in order to catch the “wave” of Indian tourists, Phu Quoc tourism in particular, and Vietnam’s tourism in general, it is necessary to have a separate investment plan for infrastructure to meet specific needs related to religion. religion, living habits, distinct cuisine.
Therefore, Phu Quoc needs to cooperate with major travel agencies in the country to connect visitors to the locality.
According to statistics, in 2022, the total number of Indian visitors to Vietnam will reach 137,900, ranking 9th in the top 10 international tourist markets to Vietnam.
Currently, three airlines Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Indigo (India) are operating 21 beeline with more than 60 flights per week connecting major cities of Vietnam and India.
However, India is a multi-religious country, the groups of visitors will follow many different religions. Therefore, businesses must learn carefully to meet service and food standards for each group of guests.
Thailand is also actively attracting Indian tourists. In 2022, Thailand welcomed 1 million Indian visitors out of a total of 11 million international arrivals. This is Thailand’s second largest source of international visitors in 2022, after Malaysia.
Thanh Giang (VNA/Vietnam+)
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