VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms have reported good signs for the 2010 tourist season, believing that the number of foreign tourists will increase considerably.
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In the first two months of 2010 alone,
Viet Excursion’s Chair Le Din Tuan revealed that as of early March 2010, the company had contracts for all of 2011 and 2012 to guide guests from the largest cruise ships in the tourism industry.
In the first weeks of February 2010, the Queen Mary 2, one of the two largest cruise ships, docked at PSA Phu My port in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, bringing 2,504 foreign tourists, plus their crew of 1,200, to experience
Tuan said that the majority of tourists travel at the luxury level, coming from
Others that will arrive in
Saigontourist received 14,000 cruise guest in the first two months of 2010. Le Quang Thang, a senior executive, revealed that this year for the first time, Portuguese Classic International Cruises brought the high quality cruise liner, Athena, to
Viet Excursion was chosen by US ResidenSea as one of the 10 best tour service providers for 2009, surpassing rival Singaporean and Thai companies.
More air routes, more flights to
Tan Son Nhat airport customs office noted that during Tet, approximately 10,000 people entered
By the end of March, Vietnam Airlines will double flights from HCM City to Tokyo (from seven to 14 per week), raise the number of flights from Noi Bai/HCM City to four Japanese cities to 43 flights per week, handling 50 percent of the air transportation market from Japan to Vietnam.
In addition, Vietnam Airlines plans to open an air route from
Deputy Director of HCM City Culture, Sports and Tourism, La Quoc Khanh, explained that he realized the demand for travel to
“A lot of resorts have sold out all their rooms for the coming months within several days,” Khanh observed, adding that northeastern neighbors now choose
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