Thua Thien Hue accelerates opening of domestic and international routes
VOV.VN - The People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province has been working alongside national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier VietJet Air to speed up the opening of both domestic and international routes to Hue city.
Truong Thanh Minh, director of the Thua Thien Hue province’s Tourism Promotion Center, also revealed that the locality has been also working together with partners to develop air routes, such as Malaysia - Hue, Japan’s Osaka – Hue, and the Republic of Korea’s Incheon – Hue.
Moving forward, the province plans to launch new air services to locations such as Bangkok and Taiwan (China) over the coming years, he said, adding that it will focus on inviting travel partners to conduct surveys, re-evaluate destinations, and design new products and services.
Thua Thien Hue province welcomed more than 1,640,000, including over 567,000 foreign visitors, in the first half of the year, earning a total tourism revenue of roughly VND3,500 billion in the process.
The provincial tourism industry is therefore aiming to receive between three million and 3.5 million visitors this year, of which domestic tourists account for about 70% to 80% of the overall figure, with total tourism revenue reaching about between VND6,000 billion and VND7,000 billion.
