A famtrip delegation from Thailand have visited and surveyed Khanh Hoa Province's tourism to carry tourists from Thailand to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa. The number of Thai vistors to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa is expected to rise in the time to come.
A famtrip delegation from Thailand have visited and surveyed Khanh Hoa Province’s tourism to carry tourists from Thailand to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa. The number of Thai vistors to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa is expected to rise in the time to come.
According to Khanh Hoa Province Department of Tourism, so far this year, the number of visitors from Thailand to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa has made increase thanks to direct flights between Bangkok and Cam Ranh launched by Bangkok Airways and Air Asia. In the first four months of 2019, Khanh Hoa received 3,659 Thai tourists, rising by 200% year-on-year. However, experts judge that the figure hasn’t been corresponding to potentials.
Recently, Thailand Tourism Association have surveyed tourism of Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa to operate tours for Thai tourists. The Famtrip delegation visited Vinpearl Land, Ponagar Temple, Nha Trang Cathedral, mud bath and some shopping places in Nha Trang. The trip is considered as a key to increase tourists from Thailand to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa in the time to come.
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“In the first five months of 2019, Vietnam received 215,700 tourists from Thailand, a 47.5% increase year-on-year. The number of Thai visitors to Khanh Hoa is growing well, but it hasn’t been high. We hope, after this famtrip, Thai travel companies will take more tourists to Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa”, said Nguyen Van Thanh, Pernament Vice-chairman of Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Tourism Association.
At the Gala Dinner on June 25, Thailand Tourism Association and more than 40 travel companies discussed with representatives of more than 60 businesses of Khanh Hoa about the cooperation to increase tourists of the two sides. Stating at the event, Thanapol Cheewarattanaporn – Chairman of Thailand Tourism Association highly appreciated tourist products of Khanh Hoa Province as well as potentials in cooperation to bring more tourists from Thailand to Khanh Hoa. “Thai tourists have known Nha Trang for long. However, there was no direct air route between the two places. Now, direct flights between Thailand and Khanh Hoa have boosted the number of Thai tourists to Khanh Hoa. We desire to coordinate with tourism businesses in Khanh Hoa to operate tours between Thailand and Khanh Hoa Province”, he said.
Representatives of Thai travel companies said that Khanh Hoa has very beautiful beaches, luxury hotels and resorts, abundant food, suitable tourist products, etc.
“Tourist products of Khanh Hoa are attractive enough to Thai tourists. However, it’s necessary to have more air routes connecting Khanh Hoa and tourist cities of Thailand. In the time to come, we will make trips to Thailand to promote our tourism at the invitation of Thailand Tourism Association”, Tran Minh Duc, the deputy director of Long Phu Tourist Company and the head of Travel Branch under Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Tourism Association.
Xuan Thanh
Translated by T.T
