At the forum, representatives from Korean groups which are operating in the hospitality and tourism industries in Vietnam, such as Charmvit, shared evaluations on Vietnam’s tourism potential, especially golf tourism, and encouraged Korean travel agents and visitors to come to Vietnam.
Representatives from Vietnamese businesses like Vietnam Airlines answered Korean partners’ questions relating to designing tours.
The RoK is the key tourism market of Vietnam. The Vietnam Administration of Tourism has implemented measures to attract Korean travellers to Vietnam, such as exempting visas and opening more direct flights between the two countries.The RoK has ranked second among countries with the highest number of visitors to Vietnam for the past five years.Vietnam welcomed 750,000 Korean people last year and nearly 550,000 in just the first eight months of this year alone.
