Russian travel agencies to flock to Vietnam

Such visitors will not o­nly tour popular destinations such as Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan provinces but also inspect Ninh Thuan Province.

Hoang Thi Phong Thu, chairwoman of Anh Duong Co., said that the firm in coordination with its foreign partner Pegas Touristik organized the program. Travel agencies who will visit Vietnam this time come from different cities across Russia.

In addition to inspecting tours, hotel and restaurant services in central coastal cities and in the Mekong Delta, some groups will attend the International Travel Expo HCMC 2012 which will open in HCMC o­n Thursday.

In summer, Anh Duong and Pegas Touristik organized a trip for around 300 people from Russian travel agencies to get acquainted with destinations in Vietnam in preparation for the coming winter travel season.

“Partners have given positive feedbacks after the trip. The number of Russian tourists coming to Vietnam in the winter will amount to around 100,000, doubling that of last year’s winter,” Thu told the Daily.

According to Thu, there will be around three charter flights daily from Russia to Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa Province from October 15 to April 30 next year, and Russian tourists will visit Nha Trang and then move to Phan Thiet and HCMC. They will also visit Ninh Thuan Province.

Currently, there is o­nly o­ne charter flight to Cam Ranh each day and six flights per week.

Together with Anh Duong Co., HCMC, Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Danang and Quang Nam will attend the Leisure Moscow 2012 taking place in Russia this month.

With a recent strong growth in the Russian market, Vietnam has picked Russia as o­ne of the three main markets to boost promotion activities to attract tourists.