The Tourism Board and the Society of Travel and Tour Operators of Nepal have joined the Hanoi-based CapTour Club to organise a conference promoting Nepal tourism in the capital city.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Tourism Board and the Society ofTravel and Tour Operators of Nepal have joined the Hanoi-based CapTour Club toorganise a conference promoting Nepal tourism in the capital city.
At the event, held on June 10, representatives from 15Nepalese tour operators exchanged information with their Vietnamese peers,aiming to form partnerships in tourist exchange between the sides.
Travel companies from Nepal said they hope to serve Vietnamesevisitors to their country and are ready for cooperation to bring more Nepalesetourists to Vietnam.
Speaking at the conference, Nguyen Hong Dai, chairman of theCapTour Club, said Nepal offers enticing experience for visitors for itspristine beauty and ancient Buddhist relics.
He noted Vietnamese people visiting Nepal still have totransit in Thailand as a direct air route is yet to be operated between the twocountries.
He hopes that in 2020, after the opening of Nepal’s GautamBuddha International Airport, a direct route will be launched.
The conference was part of a programme on Nepal tourismpromotion in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand from June 10 to 14.
In 2018, Nepal hosted 12,454 visitors from Vietnam; 53,250from Thailand; and 3,790 from Cambodia.-VNA
Twenty-one Nepalese businesses operating in the aviation and tourism sectors recently visited Ho Chi Minh City to study potential tourism cooperation and sign agreements in this field with the locality.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Pham Sanh Chau presented a letter of credentials to Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu on March 18.
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Scene at the conference (Photo: VNA) 
