Tourism sector aims at Japanese students _ VietNam Travel
Tourism officials of Vietnam and Japan met at a seminar in Hanoi on June 29 to look for ways to attract Japanese students to Vietnam for both study and leisure.
Representatives
from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Vietnam
Airlines and provincial tourism departments discussed with officials of
the Japanese Embassy and the Japan Travel Association promotion plans
and pricing tickets to tap into this potential market section.
According
to Japanese statistics, about 200,000 Japanese students and school
children travel abroad on school trips every year, but just a small
number of them come to Vietnam.
Each year, Vietnam receives
about 400,000 Japanese visitors. Vietnam Airlines is operating 40
weekly flights from Vietnam to Japan.
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