Vietnam Airlines boosts tourism ties with France

The heads of 20 of the largest tourist agencies in France are on a special tour of Vietnam and Cambodia (Famtour) organised by the Vietnam Airlines representative office in France from April 7-12. The visitors are the leaders of well-known French tourism companies such as Afat, Carlson WLT, Go Voyage, Havas Nouvelles Frontieres and Selectour.

Within the framework of the trip, the visitors will explore famous tourism destinations in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi as well as the coastal city of Halong and Siem Reap Province in Cambodia.

The tour is seen as a valuable opportunity for the national flag carrier to introduce its services and promote the Indochinese region to senior officials from the French tourist industry, especially as the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi is rapidly approaching, said Le Dung, Director of the representative office.

Vietnam Airlines have also signed a cooperative agreement with Air France, under which Vietnam Airlines will operate eight out of the 11 flights that are jointly conducted by the two carriers.