New Delhi, Dec 15: The CEO of a Vietnam-based travel company has said that India is the best tourism market in the region, especially after China Covid-19 curbs.

Vietnam-based Vietravel Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said during a special event at the Vietnam embassy in Delhi that India is the best tourism market for Vietnam. "After the complete China closure, India is the best tourism market for us," Tran Doan The Duy, CEO of Vietravel told ANI. The CEO of Vietravel emphasised that they are in the process of giving the best services to Indian tourists coming to Vietnam instead of going to Thailand.

"People prefer to go Thailand but Vietnam is emerging new tourist destination," Vietravel CEO said.

Vietnam Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai further suggested, "it is time for Indian tourists to visit Vietnam and explore the thousand-year cultural links between the two countries, especially the Cham culture and the uniqueness of Vietnam's natural landscape with several UNESCO-recognised sites has come. With direct flights less than 5 hours away, travelling to Vietnam has never been easier for Indians."

In the latest move in December, 2022, Vietnam has directly connected Mumbai by air to its coastal city of Da Nang in the central part of the country, to start with tapping on the New Year crowd. A total of 82,066 Indians travelled to Vietnam in the first ten months of 2022 with an average 51% monthly increase in visitors post the pandemic.