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Sep 01, 2010 at 09:39 AM |
 The Vietnamese government
has invested 4 trillion VND in building infrastructure for the tourism
industry, a Vietnamese tourism senior official said at a talk to promote
Vietnam ’s image in Germany.
Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism, met with representatives of travel companies
owned by Germans and Vietnamese expats in Germany on August 29 and 30.
Introducing the country’s tourism potential, sightseeing wonders, and
prominent tangible and intangible cultural heritages, Mr. Cuong also
presented special programmes that the tourism industry launched on Hanoi
’s 1,000th founding anniversary.
He expressed his hope that tourism cooperation between German and
Vietnamese travel companies would be boosted so Germany can eclipse
France in terms of the number of tourists coming to Vietnam .
Presenting at the talks, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Do Hoa Binh noted
that the growing ties between the two countries have provided conditions
for the development of bilateral cooperation in a wide range of fields,
including tourism.
He pledged to create improved conditions for German travel companies to
do business in Vietnam .
For their part, many participants urged the Vietnamese tourism industry
to equip more tour guides with the German language, along with
professional skills and rich cultural knowledge, in order to lure more
German visitors.
In 2009, the Vietnamese tourism industry contributed 5 billion USD to
the State budget, generating jobs for 1.3 million people and helping to
eradicate poverty./.
Source: VNplus
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