Vietnam tourism groups

Nguyen Quoc Ky, acting chief of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said that the administration will invite ten tourism groups, such as Thomas Cook, Voyages, Tui-group, Kourni, to Vietnam for the ATF 2009. Vietnam will welcome the delegations at the national level. According to Ky, Vietnam has not done business with any big tourism groups so far.

It will be a good chance for Vietnam to promote its image among international investors at the ATF.

The event is expected to draw the participation of about 1,500 delegates including ministers and leaders of national tourism agencies, enterprises and intra- and extra-regional press agencies.

Eight ATF sub-committees have been established to carry out preparations. Brochures and posters will be circulated at official conferences, hotels, on Vietnam airlines flights newspapers, and television.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the ATF will include meetings of professionals, ASEAN tourism offices, the ASEAN national tourism agencies, ASEAN with partners; a ministerial conference of ASEAN tourism; and a press conference with Tourism Ministers.

The Travex Fair will also be held at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre with some 450 booths showcasing a wide range of products from ASEAN countries.

Through these meetings, participants will work out a plan to implement the ASEAN Tourism Agreement, discuss orientations for cooperation, and implement the roadmap on regional integration in ASEAN towards the goal of building the ASEAN tourism community by 2019.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has also set up a steering committee headed by Minister Hoang Anh Tuan.

Source: NLD/QDND