Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry has recorded positive signs as many international travelers have chosen the metropolis as part of their journeys in early 2024.
The southern hub served 75,000 foreign visitors during the recent Lunar New Year (Tet), up 15.4% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics from the municipal Department of Tourism.
To achieve the goal of welcoming 6 million international visitors in 2024, the city’s tourism sector is stepping up promotion activities abroad, focusing on key markets.
Tourism businesses in HCM City predicted that Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, India, and the Middle East will be potential markets in 2024, and have deployed plans to welcome a wave of international visitors this year.
Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, Marketing Director of Vietravel, said that strengthening the promotion of Vietnamese tourism in target markets is one of the plans implemented by the business in 2024 to attract international visitors, apart from diversifying
tourism products.
In addition to cooperating with large travel partners with a stable source of tourists in potential markets, Vietravel has also expanded cooperation with reputable partners in key markets to promote the image of Vietnam’s tourism, Khanh said.
It has also accelerated digital transformation to develop multi-channel online sales to retail customers, towards increasing the number of young international tourists.
The municipal Department of Tourism will implement six tourism promotion programmes abroad in 2024, focusing in key markets such as the US, the UK, Germany, Singapore, and Australia, to support tourism businesses connect with foreign partners./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
Nonthaburi: A 57-year-old aunt cries over being attacked by a call center gang. Claiming to be an army ordnance officer Pretended that her deceased husband had lost money, siphoned off more than 2.5 million.
Mrs. Buailin, aged 57 years, along with her son, Mr. Thanwa, aged 26 years, traveled with evidence of the transaction to request assistance from Mr. Choti Anan. Lertrit Phuwadon or Sia Pae Bang Kruai, Police Inspector, Bang Kruai Police Station After being accused by a call center gang claiming to be the Ordnance Department Call the number of your deceased husband. It is Mr. Chai Yueang, 59 years old, who is a soldier employed at Weapons Division 2, Royal Thai Army Ordnance Department. By calling claiming to have outstanding money and a total of 60,000 baht in financial assistance, which the information was true to the facts, Mrs. Bua Lin therefore believed and followed the scammers. A total of 2,000,000 baht was transferred to the scammers. Even worse, he went to click on the link as the scammers said.
Then, the mobile phone got stuck and another 500,000 baht was taken from the account by a fraudster, so he brought the matter to ask for help from Sia Pae Bang Kruai to help follow the progress of the case. After reporting the matter at Bang Kruai Police Station, Nonthaburi Province, on February 19, 2024.
Mrs. Bua Lin told through tears that This fraudster knows every information about his husband. Even the address All information is correct. So I believed myself. Transfer money in the account of 2 million baht to the fraudster to check. Do the account numbers and names match? If it’s correct, the money will be transferred back. along with her husband’s remaining money After transferring the money, the victim hung up the phone. and cannot be contacted again before calling his son and filing a report But while reporting I opened the bank app that stuck while talking to the scammer. It appeared that another 500,000 baht had disappeared, causing even more stress than before. He immediately reported the matter a
nd went to the bank to freeze the account.
The victim further said that Lives with 2 sons. Her husband who died had kidney disease. During treatment, more than 2 million baht was spent after receiving a kidney donation. The hospital performed a kidney transplant on her husband, who then became infected and died. The 2.5 million baht that the fraudsters lost was the last amount. That he and her husband had worked together to save money all their lives. Including money related to insurance that the husband received when he died. and money from the Ordnance Department that was collected and collected in this account
Mr. Choti Anan or Sia Pae Bang Kruai said that initially he had already coordinated with the Deputy Superintendent of Bang Kruai Police Station. Investigators are in the process of collecting evidence. As well as checking the account and will continue to issue a summons to the account owner. If there is still no progress, they will take the victim to meet the cyber police for further legal action.
Source: Thai News Agency