Foreign media eye Vietnam tourism

Nearly 20 reporters and photographers from 13 world leading tourism magazines have arrived in Vietnam with the aim of promoting Vietnam’s tourism. The reporters from the National Geographic, CNN Traveller, Lifestyle Travel Asia, Business Traveller, The Improper will make field trips to major tourism destinations such as Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang city, Da Nang City, Hoi An ancient town, Ha Long Bay.
According to Head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s International Cooperation Department Nguyen Van Tinh, the department division has so far welcomed more than 10 groups of foreign reporters and televisions to make films on Vietnamese culture and tourism.
The department will push up promotion campaigns on Vietnam’s landscapes and heritages, and the “Impressive Vietnam” campaign on the world leading tourism journals, including UNESCO’s World Heritage, Jestar Aviation, and ASTA of the US Association of travelling agents, Tinh said.