The event is organised in partnership with VietJet Air to introduce Da Nang to Indian tourism partners
The New Delhi Da Nang Tourism Roadshow will be held on August 4, 2022 by the Da Nang Ministry of Tourism in cooperation with VietJet Air. The roadshow showcases destinations and introduces new direct flight routes connecting Da Nang and major cities in India.
The event presents to Indian tourism partners Da Nang, one of the hottest destinations in Asia, the city of exciting events and festivals, and contains all information on tourism products and services in Da Nang and Central Vietnam, especially leisure, MICE and weddings, aiming to promote tourism exchanges between Da Nang and India.
“Given the remarkable growth in trade and business exchanges between Vietnam and India, now is a golden time for us to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation to promote tourism recovery and growth,” said Nguyen Thị Hoai An, director of the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center, the event organizer.
“Danang India Tourism Roadshow 2022 is a great opportunity for us to showcase our beautiful seaside city and its diverse tourism products and services as well as promote MICE and wedding destinations to India,” said Nguyen. She believes the event “opens a new chapter in tourism cooperation between New Delhi and Da Nang, Vietnam”.
The event was attended by more than 90 guests including Pham Thanh Chau, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to India, Rajiv Mehra, Chairman of the Indian Association of Travel Agents, Indian tourism companies and wedding planners.
Speaking at the roadshow, Pham Sanh Chau highlighted the remarkable growth in outbound tourism from India due to pent-up demand over the past two years. According to Pham, the average number of visas for Indians entering Vietnam has surged 24 times after COVID-19, from 250 visas per day before COVID-19 to the current 6,000 visas per day. In this regard, the Vietnamese embassy has received many requests for weddings or conferences in Vietnam.
Vietjet to launch direct flights between India and Vietnam, including Da Nang
In partnership with Da Nang, VietJet Air has announced plans for a new route that will connect major cities in India and major destinations in Vietnam, including Da Nang, in partnership with Da Nang to organize the 2022 Da Nang Tourism Roadshow in India.
VietJet Air will launch two non-stop routes linking Mumbai and New Delhi with Da Nang from October 17 to 18. The airline will operate three more routes from Bengaluru (Bangalore), Hyderabad and Ahmedabad to Da Nang on November 28, 29 and December 1 respectively.
Additional services from India’s major cities New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad to Vietnam’s economic and tourism hubs of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Phu Quoc will also start operating in September.
Jay L Lingeswara, Commercial Director of Vietjet Air said: “From September, Vietjet Air will offer 17 non-stop routes, operating the largest flight network ever between India and Vietnam. “Passengers from five major cities in India It is now possible to take a direct flight to visit the beautiful coastal city of Da Nang, and then travel to surrounding tourist destinations including Hoi An Ancient Town, the Imperial City of Hue, My Son Reserve and the world’s largest cave cave, ETC.”
“Thanks to VietJet’s expanding flight network, Indian travelers can not only visit key destinations in Vietnam more easily and affordably, but also connect to other destinations in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. As the first direct airline As an airline flying to Vietnam and India, Vietjet is confident to further strengthen the connection between the two countries in the future to meet the ever-changing needs of passengers while being able to provide them with the most affordable airfares and a pleasant flying experience,” added Lingeswara. .
Vietnam, India strengthen cooperation memorandum of understanding
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation and Partnership was held at the 2022 Da Nang Tourism Roadshow in India, attended by ambassadors and tourism businesses.
Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center (DTPC), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism specializing in destination marketing and promotion, has established a partnership with Global Aviation Services Ptv. Ltd (GASPL) promotes Da Nang in India. Under the MoU, the Da Nang agency pledged to support Indian clients who want to learn more about the new destination.
Since 2017, Global Aviation Services has consulted with DTPC to promote its activities in India and the company is also the coordinator of the 2022 Da Nang Tourism Roadshow in India.
GASPL Group Managing Director Prabodh Tipnis believes that the company’s recent collaboration with the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre and the strengthening of air connections from various Indian cities to Da Nang will witness a surge in tourism from different tourism sectors. “The Da Nang Tourism Board will now have a local address in India that can be reached through our offices in India. This will also help increase the Indian trading partners the city has to offer, in addition to Dragon Bridge and Ba Na Hills The global ‘Da Nang team’ is confident in promoting the destination,” Tipnis said, sharing his positive attitude towards the MoU.
The Da Nang Tourism Association (DTA) has joined the MoU with the Indian Network of MICE Agents (NIMA) to develop the MICE segment. The DTA will respond to its partners’ requests for MICE products and services, while attracting more MICE groups through its partnership with NIMA.
The partnership established in 2019 led to a series of webinars in 2020 co-organized by DTA and NIMA to provide Indian travel agents with destination knowledge.
According to NIMA National Coordinator Jagdeep Bhagat, the organization is keen to continue its relationship with the Da Nang Tourism Authority and believes in a lasting, constructive and progressive partnership between the two organizations for mutual benefit.
business meeting
Up to 17 tourism companies from the tourism community in Central Vietnam including Furama Resort Danang, Vietnam Travel Mart, Vinpearl Group, Hoian Express, Almanity Resort & Spa, Hoa Binh Events and Vedana Lagoon Resort & Spa participated in the event. to connect and introduce their products and services to over 120 travel and media partners in India.
The event is expected to generate more than 1,000 business meetings and interactions.
Business representatives shared their appreciation for the public-private partnership, saying that the organisers had staged the event at an opportune time to capture the market’s attention and foster connections between New Delhi and Indian tourism businesses.
Nguyen Duc Quynh, general manager of Furama Resort Danang, stressed the importance of the Indian inbound market to the recovery of tourism in many Asian destinations, especially Da Nang, revealing plans to pamper Indian tourists with a focus on family groups, MICE and weddings, including for Indian tourists Open restaurant and wedding services.
Luong Van Trang, Deputy Director of Vietnam Tourism Marketing, one of the leading travel agencies in Da Nang, said that the company has prepared resources for the Indian market and this event is one of the great opportunities for them to expand their ties with Indian travel agencies and represent their offices to attract Indian guests. The company has also partnered with VietJet Air to organise outbound and pilgrimage programmes from Vietnam to India.
