Thailand opens office in HCM City
At the opening ceremony on October 5, TAT Director Phornsiri Manoharn stressed the importance of Vietnam to Thailand, adding that the number of Vietnamese visitors exempt from a visa to Thailand has increased sharply since Hanoi joined the World Trade Organisation Some 67 direct flights operate between Bangkok and Vietnam’s Hanoi and HCM City weekly, helping to boost the travel between the two countries.
Last year, Thailand received close to 252,000 Vietnamese tourists. The number reduced slightly in the first six months of 2007 but rebounded in the third quarter, Phornsiri was quoted saying.
The number of Thai tourists to Vietnam was around 121,000 for the past nine months.
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