Vietnam's first international tourism office has opened in the UK.

The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Quang Tung; Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An; Ms. Kate White, representative of the UK Foreign Office; and Mr. Tran Trong Kien, Chairman of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). In addition, the ceremony welcomed nearly 200 guests from UK travel companies, representatives of the UK Foreign Office, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, Vietnam Airlines, and others.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Le Quang Tung highlighted the achievements of Vietnamese tourism in recent years, while affirming that the UK is a strategic partner and one of the largest source markets for European tourists in Vietnam. The opening of a tourism promotion office in London will create a bridge for tourism development between the two countries and contribute to strengthening multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the UK.

Mr. Tran Trong Kien, Chairman of TAB, said that the opening of The Visit Vietnam travel office in the UK aims to cooperate with partner company The PC Agency (UK) to promote the image of Vietnamese tourism, introduce and update new Vietnamese tourism products to travel companies in the UK; thereby boosting the number of tourists from the UK and key European countries to Vietnam in the future.

Amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Minister Le Quang Tung affirmed that Vietnam remains a safe destination thanks to timely and effective disease control and prevention measures. The Vietnamese government is determined to both prevent the spread of the coronavirus and maintain economic and tourism development.

Lan Oanh