Randir Brar, a representative from travel agency Destinos India, told VnExpress International that the number of Indian visitors to Vietnam could see a big surge following the launch of direct flights. "The direct air routes will help cut traveling time between the two countries from 15 to six hours, making it easier for more Indians to travel to Vietnam and contribute to bilateral tourism," he added. India, with the second largest population in the world only after China, is considered one of the most promising tourism markets. Every year, around 25 million Indian tourists travel abroad and the figure has been rising in recent years, according to India’s tourism ministry. However, the number of Indian tourist arrivals to Vietnam remains modest compared to other Asian countries like China and South Korea. Just 130,000 Indians visited Vietnam in 2018, while neighboring Thailand received 1.5 million. China and South Korea remain Vietnam's top feeder markets with 4.9 … [Read more...] about Direct flight set to make Vietnam a top tourist destination for Indians
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More Vietnam-Jakarta direct flights will boost bilateral tourism: Indonesia
Ibnu Hadi, Indonesian ambassador to Vietnam, said strengthening connectivity would be an ‘important factor’ in increasing the number of visitors from Vietnam to Indonesia and vice versa. Indonesian news agency Antara quoted him as saying Indonesia was encouraging the opening of more direct air routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s two biggest metropolises, with Jakarta. In addition, there should be charter flights from Jakarta and Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, to the central coastal city of Da Nang, he said. Indonesia has been one of the destinations benefiting as increasing numbers of the rising middle class in Vietnam travel abroad for holidays. The number of Vietnamese tourists to Indonesia last year reached 75,682, while 87,941 Indonesian tourists visited Vietnam, according to the Vietnam National Administration. Last year, 8.6 million Vietnamese people traveled abroad, up 15 percent from a year ago. In the … [Read more...] about More Vietnam-Jakarta direct flights will boost bilateral tourism: Indonesia
Vietjet Air begins flying to India
There are four flights a week in either direction on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, the budget carrier said in a release on Monday. The first flight from Hanoi to the Indian capital left on December 7. It is a thrice-weekly service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For decades airlines in the two countries disregarded the other market, but last month Indian carrier IndiGo launched direct flights from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to HCMC and Hanoi, the first ever direct flights between the two countries. Randir Brar of Indian travel agency Destinos India told VnExpress that the number of Indian visitors to Vietnam could see a surge following the launch of the direct flights. "The direct air routes will help cut traveling time between the two countries from 15 to six hours, making it easier for Indians to travel to Vietnam." Vietjet had announced plans for a HCMC-New Delhi service in July last year, but they failed to materialize. India is one of the fastest … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air begins flying to India
HCM City construction department launches housing app
HCMC residents can now search for information on housing projects before making a purchase, through a mobile app called SXD247, developed by the Department of Construction and FPT Information System Company (FPT IS). An individual uses the SXD247 app on a smartphone. The HCMC Construction Department has launched a housing app called SXD247 - PHOTO: VGP Besides this, the app will regularly be updated with the latest information on property projects managed by the municipal department. It only takes SXD247 users a few seconds to find information on housing projects, including the projects’ square footage, investment scale and images as well as investor information, legal status and construction progress. Apart from this, with the app, users can check other useful information related to the status of applications, licenses, certificates and administrative procedures. As such, SXD247, which users can download from the App Store or Google Play, helps residents and firms … [Read more...] about HCM City construction department launches housing app
Vietnam spends much on vegetables, fruits import
It’s unbelievable but true though Vietnam is one of the planet’s tropical fruit meccas, Vietnamese consumers pour a lot of money on foreign fruits. According to the Vietnam Customs’ figure, Vietnam spent US$1.5 billion importing fruits and vegetables mostly fruits in ten months of the year. Averagely, every month, the country spend $150 million buying fruits. There has seen an increase of 50 percent – 70 percent in Australia and the US fruits resulting in cheaper prices of foreign fruits. In Ho Chi Minh City market alone, 800 tons of cherry has been sold in seven months of the year; of which, 349 tons was from the US and 250 tons from Australia. Similarly, 350 tons of US blueberry was available in Vietnam’s market from July to September. The more the country has imported, the cheaper prices of blueberry has been. This year, fresh blueberry has fetched VND600,000 per kilogram ($25.9/kg) meanwhile it had been over VND1 million a kilogram before. US cherry … [Read more...] about Vietnam spends much on vegetables, fruits import