Prime Minister urges US investors to cooperate in tourism with Vietnam
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on US investors to cooperate in the field of tourism with Vietnam in the spirit of “harmonious benefits, shared risks”.
“Vietnam has controlled the epidemic, opened tourism and aviation. The first foreign delegation to return to Vietnam after the Government officially reopened tourism activities on March 15 was American tourists. “, the head of the Government said at the Vietnam – US trade, investment and tourism promotion conference, on the afternoon of May 17 (May 18, Hanoi time), in San Francisco, USA.
The conference, themed “Rediscovering Vietnam”, was organized by Vietnam Airlines, Thien Minh Group and Saigon Tourists to introduce the country and people of Vietnam to American friends and promote trade between enterprises of the two countries. The conference conveyed the message of Vietnam’s strong recovery, opening and development after two years of the pandemic, the prospect of good relations between Vietnam and the US in the future.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that economic cooperation, investment, trade and tourism are important pillars in the Vietnam-US relationship. In 2021, in a very difficult context due to the pandemic, two-way trade will still reach US$112 billion, accounting for nearly one-third of the total US-ASEAN trade turnover.
The average growth of two-way trade between Vietnam and the US is about 17-20% per year. The US is Vietnam’s second largest partner, and Vietnam is the US’s ninth largest partner. Trade between the two countries has contributed to making Vietnam one of the 20 largest import-export countries in the world.
With that background, the Prime Minister expected the cooperation between the two sides in the economic field to develop further. He said that Vietnam prioritizes a number of areas such as capital market development, digital transformation, energy transformation, climate change response, trade and tourism. Therefore, the Government leaders suggested the US partners to study and continue to promote cooperation with Vietnam in these fields.
“Among tourists to Vietnam, the US is constantly in the top position in terms of number of arrivals,” the Prime Minister said, saying that before the pandemic, the number of tourists from the US reached more than 746,000 arrivals in 2019, the average growth rate of 2 million people. army in the period 2014-2019 was 11%.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam – US trade, investment and tourism promotion conference, May 17 afternoon (May 18 morning Hanoi time), in San Francisco, USA.
Talking about the unique products of Vietnam’s tourism to promote tourism development after opening, the leader of Vietnam Airlines said that the airline has a direct route between the US and Vietnam, helping to quickly connect trade and tourism between the two countries. . Currently, the national airline of Vietnam operates four flights per week between San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City with modern wide-body aircraft Airbus A350, Boeing 787. The airline plans to increase the frequency of direct flights to the US to every day. date in 2023, at the same time studying to open a cargo route between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles.
A representative of Thien Minh Group said thatWith hotel brands such as Victoria Hotels & Resorts, Hai Au’s seaplane which is well known to American customers as well as many other travel brands, Thien Minh is ready to re-introduce tourism products and services. High-class resort, unique travel experience has been renewed. Since the summer of 2022, iVIVU, a member of Thien Minh, has been providing tours to the US for Vietnamese customers looking for unique and private experiences.
“From the early days of establishment with adventure tours or seaplane flights to view the World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay from above or most recently, experience the luxury on the Mekong River with a cruise ship. Victoria Mekong from Can Tho are all proud products of Vietnam’s tourism,” said a representative of Thien Minh Group.
Meanwhile, Saigontourist Group affirms that it will make the most of its strength in its network of partners in the US and North America, contributing to promoting tourism in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, accelerating the recovery and attracting tourists from other markets. this.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper highly appreciated the significance of this event and emphasized that aviation, tourism, education, and people-to-people exchanges play very important roles in the two countries’ relations. Before the pandemic, there were up to 30,000 Vietnamese students studying in the US. He pledged to implement solutions to double this number in the future, and at the same time bring more and more American students to study in Vietnam.
Representatives of Bac Giang Provincial People’s Committee, Vietnam Airlines and representatives of Emission Resources handed over a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in exporting litchi and agricultural products. Image: Nhat Bac
At the conference, Vietnamese businesses exchanged and discussed with American partners about potential goods and services that can be imported to Vietnam, and business investment opportunities in the US. Saigontourist Group, Thien Minh Group and Vietnam Airlines have awarded a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with many important US travel partners.
The event also introduced to a large number of American partners and consumers about outstanding agricultural products of Vietnam. Bac Giang Provincial People’s Committee, Vietnam Airlines and American partners signed a cooperation agreement on export promotion and consumption of lychee and Bac Giang agricultural products.
Vietjet and UPS, the world’s leading shipping and logistics group, have agreed to transport international goods through their extensive regional and global network and logistics infrastructure.
Vietnam is fully open to international visitors, the requirements for testing have also been lifted from May 15, 2022.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in the US on May 11, starting to attend a series of events within the framework of the Special ASEAN-US Summit on May 12-13, and also visited and worked in the US, the United States and the United States. United Nations, scheduled to last until May 17.
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