A view of the Vietnam-Kuwait tourism roundtable. Photo: The World & Vietnam Report

At the meeting on January 28, Vietnamese businesses listened to ideas shared by influential individuals on Middle Eastern social media. With their unique personalities, bloggers contribute significantly to promoting the "specialties" of various tourist destinations during each journey.

The discussion also saw the participation of some bloggers who had previously visited Vietnam. They shared their experiences and expressed their desires on how to make future trips even more fulfilling.

For travel companies, the common theme discussed during the session was how to organize and serve different groups of tourists to Vietnam.

Deputy Director of Vietravel Candice Tran said the roundtable helped Vietravel and other travel companies gain a deeper understanding of the structure of the Kuwaiti tourism industry, as well as travel and shopping habits of locals.

Held at Republique Restaurant, the roundtable provided an opportunity for participants to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine, contributing to bringing the image of Vietnam closer to the travel community in Kuwait.

Vietnam welcomed over 1.5 million foreign tourist arrivals in January, up 10.3% month-on-month, and 73.6% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office announced on January 29.

Vietnam welcomed over 1.5 million foreign tourist arrivals in January. Photo: VNA

Of the total, nearly 1.3 million, or 85.1%, traveled to Vietnam by air, 11.7% on road, and 3.2% by sea.

In the month, revenue from accommodation and catering services was estimated at VND58.9 trillion ($2.4 billion), up 10.2% over the same period last year, while travel and tourism revenue at VND 4.4 trillion, an increase of 18.5%.

The office attributes the increases to the country's efforts to promote tourism and affirms itself as a safe and friendly destination.

Vietnam had 25 destinations and establishments named in different categories of the ASEAN Tourism Awards at a ceremony held as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 in Laos on January 26.

They were honored for six categories, namely ASEAN Green Hotel, ASEAN Clean Tourist City, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Meeting Room, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Exhibition Venue, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Event Venue, and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award for Gastronomy Tourism theme ./.

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