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WorldTradeShow.com Meets with Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism -- VNAT -- Officials to Produce Virtual Travel/Tourism Tradeshow for Vietnam
WorldTradeShow.com Meets with Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism -- VNAT -- Officials to Produce Virtual Travel/Tourism Tradeshow for Vietnam.
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[{"type":"text","content":"November 19, 2003 /Pink Sheets News Service/ -- WorldTradeShow.com, Inc. (Pink Sheets: WTSW), a Nevada corporation that specializes in providing online tradeshows for the travel/tourism, import/export and meeting/convention industries, announced today its Vietnam representative office has met with officials of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism(VNAT), www.VietnamTourism.com, to begin discussion on producing an online e-commerce Virtual Travel/Tourism Tradeshow for the entire country of Vietnam. \r\n\r\nSince Vietnam-US Bi-Lateral Trade Agreement was signed in 2001, Vietnam's economy in various sectors continues to grow dramatically, especially the import/export and travel/tourism and Internet industries, of which tourism plays a key role. Furthermore, in October 2003, Vietnam and the United States signed a historic agreement to exchange passenger and cargo flights between the two countries. This is significant because more than 1 million Vietnamese reside in the United States, many of whom fled Vietnam after the war in 1975. Many overseas Vietnamese have begun traveling back to their homeland, and they would become a major passenger market for these airlines, not to mention Americans and their families who want to see and experience the exotic wonders of Vietnam. \r\n\r\nVietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is a government agency, which exercises the state management function over tourist operations and activities throughout the country. It has full control in terms of business development, planning, public relations, personnel training, conducting research, and inspecting the implementation of policies andother regulations in the tourism sector. According to VNAT's latest tourism statistics, the number of international visitors to Vietnam jumped over 2.2 million so far in 2003, generating over $1.6 Billion USD in tourism revenue. This is the highest ever on record, indicating that Vietnam is becoming a very popular Asian destination to worldwide travelers. \r\n\r\nWorldTradeShow.com's Director, Lee Johnson met with Vice Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association, Dr. Lai Nguyen Tuong and presented the proposal to develop and produce exclusively for the agency the premier e-commerce Virtual Travel/Tourism Tradeshow in multiple languages to promote and market all major Vietnamese hotels/resorts, restaurants,...