Hanoi seeks solutions to attract tourists from Belarus and 5 Western European countries

The Hanoitimes – Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said at the conference last week in Hanoi, from August 10, the municipal tourism sector will implement a number of promotion programmes to attract tourists from Belarus and five Western European countries – Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain.

The move comes after the Government granted one-year visa exemptions for tourists from Western European countries and five years for Belarus.

The Government’s visa exemption policy presents a good opportunity for the capital to build new high-quality tourism products.

At the conference, Deputy Director of the Ho Guom tourism company Do Mai Huong said other destinations such as Ha Long, Da Nang and Quang Binh are pushing ahead with tourism product development. Therefore, Hanoi need to create high-quality tourism products to attract visitors, she noted.

Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh suggested that Hanoi should develop some special art programmes at fixed theatres for visitors.

Businesses asked the tourism sector to host more art performances such as puppetry, “ca tru” ceremonial singing, “cheo” (traditional operetta) and circuses to entertain visitors.

The municipal tourism sector should restore traditional craft villages for tourism and improve the service quality at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) and Quoc Tu Giam (Vietnam’s first national university).

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Director of the Star Tour Company Luong Duy Ngan recommended tourist agencies and service suppliers should collaborate on promotion programmes to reduce tour price.

Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Truong Minh Tien required all travel agencies, transportation companies, hotels commit to implement the promotion programmes through reducing tour prices and improving services quality.

The municipal tourism sector targets to reduce at least 10-30% of tours for visitors from Belarus and five Western European countries.

Thu Minh

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