On July 26, 2011, the Australian delegation including ten members from tour operators in Sydney completed its 5-day Fam trip to Viet Nam. This is an opportunity for the Australian tour operators to survey Viet Nam’s tourism potentiality to build and sell tours to Viet Nam for Australian visitors.
This Fam trip was organized by Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and taken by Asia Explorer Travel. China Airlines sponsored plane tickets for the delegation.
During 5 days in Viet Nam, the delegation visited destinations attracting many international visitors such as Temple of Literature, ancient quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple (Ha Noi); Sung Sot (Surprise) Grotto, Titov Beach, Luon Grotto, fishing village (Ha Long Bay – Quang Ninh), Cu Chi Tunnels, Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market (Ho Chi Minh City). In addition, the delegation enjoyed water puppet performance - one of Viet Nam’s well-known traditional art forms at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre (Ha Noi).
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The Fam trip to Viet Nam has made good impression on the delegation’s members who mainly impact on tourist segments and potential investors in Australia. In recent years, Australia has become one of ten countries and territories which have the most visitors to Viet Nam. The Australian tour operators often introduce tours at a reasonable cost to their customers, especially tours to Viet Nam, Bali and Fiji. The successful organization of Fam trip for the Australian delegation is very significant in attracting more Australian visitors to Viet Nam and contributing to consolidate Viet Nam tourism as one of ten destinations which the Australian visitors like the most.
(Thuy Hang - TITC)