Transviet to open RI offices

Transviet to open RI offices

SURABAYA (JP) : Transviet Tours, a member of Vietnam's
TransViet Travel Group will open representative offices in
Indonesia this year to promote the country's tourism to affluent
Indonesians.

Nguyen Hai, the chairman of the Vietnamese travel group, said
here on Thursday that the representative offices would be opened
in Jakarta and Surabaya.

"We will probably become the first Vietnamese travel agent in
Indonesia. We see a big potential market for tourists from
Indonesia," said Hai, who is now in Surabaya preparing for the
opening of his company's branches.

At present, Transviet has representatives in the UK, USA,
Israel, the Philippines, Japan and Thailand.

Some 2 million travelers visited Vietnam last year, mostly
coming from the United States, Japan and Taiwan. The number of
Indonesian visitors reached 3,000 people last year. They mainly
visited Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Hai said that the representative offices in Jakarta and
Surabaya would offer attractive tourism packages focusing on 12
tourist destinations.

With the more aggressive campaign, the number of Indonesians
visiting Vietnam was expected to increase to about 5,000 people
this year, he said.

Hai said that his office would also cooperate with Indonesian
travel agencies in promoting Vietnamese tourist destinations in
Indonesia. (nur)