Workshop "Welcome back to Vietnam"
For the purpose of carrying out diplomatic work to serve economic development and support domestic businesses to promote tourism, March 6, 2022, at the representative agency headquarters (Doha), Vietnam Embassy in Qatar in collaboration with ASIA DMC Group to organize the Workshop "Welcome back to Vietnam". The conference attracted the participation of many representatives of dozens of businesses and reputable travel companies in Qatar such as: Regency Travel and Tours, Tawfeeq Travel, NBK Travel & Tourism, Arabian Link Travel and Mosafer Travel, Airlines not Qatar Airways. Speaking at the opening, Vietnamese Ambassador to Qatar Tran Duc Hung said that the conference aims to promote cooperation in the field of tourism between Vietnam and Qatar and Gulf countries. Vietnam is a country of unique natural and cultural wonders that is and will be an attractive destination for tourists from Gulf countries.
We want to resume international flights based on the needs of tourists visiting Vietnam and the desire of Vietnamese people to travel abroad and explore the world. Before the pandemic, there were only about 1,000 tourists from Qatar to Vietnam. However, in the coming time, Qatar will be a potential tourism market for Vietnam, especially in 2022 when Qatar hosts the Football World Cup. The Vietnamese Embassy in Qatar will strive to create favorable conditions for travel businesses to strengthen cooperation and maximize the potential of the two countries' tourism industries. Ambassador Tran Duc Hung further informed that in 2019, Vietnam's tourism industry grew spectacularly, welcoming 18 million international visitors, 85 million guests, achieving revenue of up to 32.8 billion USD, contributing 9. 2% of GDP.
Representative of ASIA DMC Travel Company, Chairman Ngo Minh Duc assessed Doha International Airport as the best airport with infrastructure and procedures that can best meet the needs of all tourists. In 2022, it is expected that a large number of Vietnamese tourists will visit Qatar to attend the World Cup because Vietnamese people are very football fans. Representatives of Qatari travel businesses expressed their desire to strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese partners to promote tourism more strongly, worthy of the potential of the two countries.