Ha Noi, Nanning boost tourism linkages
VGP - Tourism businesses from Ha Noi and Nanning, China, signed a cooperation agreement on August 13 at the "Old Friend Nanning" tourism promotion event in Ha Noi to develop travel products between the two cities.
The signing ceremony of the "Old Friend Nanning" tourism promotion cooperation agreement, August 13, 2024
Chinese tourism holds great promise for Vietnamese tourists, especially those from Ha Noi, said Tran Trung Hieu, Deputy Director of the Ha Noi Tourism Department, during the event.
Traveling from Viet Nam is easy because the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where Nanning is located, shares a border with Viet Nam, while Ha Noi, Viet Nam's major tourism hub, makes China accessible to visitors by air and land.
In the first half of 2024, Ha Noi welcomed more than 241,000 Chinese visitors, accounting for 11.4 percent of the total international arrivals.
In 2023, the city received 4.72 million international tourists, with nearly 276,000 coming from China, representing 8.3 percent of the total.
From the Chinese side, Zhang Zhenyu, Deputy Director of the Nanning Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism, emphasized that Vietnam is the largest and most important source of tourists for Nanning and one of the top outbound destinations for its residents.
He reported that cultural and tourism cooperation between Nanning and Vietnam has thrived this year. Tour operators have resumed international bus routes from Nanning via Pingxiang to Ha Noi and routes to Ha Long, in addition to flights to Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Nha Trang.
At present, 45 travel companies in Nanning are actively engaged in the Vietnamese market, enhancing mutual tourist exchanges. In the first six months of this year, Nanning received about 300 groups of Vietnamese tourists.
"We hope that Vietnamese travel agencies will intensify their efforts in the Nanning tourism market and use it as a gateway to expand into the broader Chinese travel market," Tran Trung Hieu said.
Speaking at the event, Do Xuan Nguyen, Deputy General Director of Hon Gai Tourism and Service JSC, emphasized that the agreement helps tourism enterprises in Ha Noi and Nanning to develop joint travel products, encouraging more Chinese travelers to choose Hanoi as a destination. It contributes to the sustainable growth of the tourism sector./.
