(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s tourism sector sets to serve 94 million tourists, including 16-17 million foreigners, and earn 27.3 billion USD this year.
 Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien (Photo: VNA) |
Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said Vietnam aims to catch up with top tourism countries in Southeast Asia including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia by expanding and diversifying promotion activities in key markets and working with airliners to increase the number of flights to major attractions such as Phu Quoc island, Da Nang city, and Hue city. Minister Thien said the sector will launch an action plan to implement Vietnam’s Cultural Diplomacy Strategy toward 2020 with a vision to 2030.