Accordingly, representatives of airlines proposed the idea of ​​promoting the opening of a direct flight connecting Khanh Hoa - India.

This flight route creates favorable conditions to support citizens of the two countries to make trips and is a bridge connecting tourism businesses in the province with tourism businesses and experts from India.

Representatives of Vietnam Airlines hope to seek to develop a direct flight between Khanh Hoa - India, serving two-way tourists.

Connecting tourist destinations between India and Khanh Hoa, combining businesses of the two countries.




Standing Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Le Huu Hoang spoke at the conference. Photo: Tuong Cao Son.

According to Mr. Tushar Garg, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, the conference is an important part of the Vietnam Namaste Festival 2024, a cultural event to strengthen the relationship between India and Vietnam.

The inclusion of the tourism conference in the festival demonstrates our commitment to promoting tourism cooperation between the two countries, especially between India and the beautiful province of Khanh Hoa.

Mr. Le Huu Hoang, Permanent Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee affirmed that this is a very meaningful activity, contributing to enhancing understanding and cooperation between Khanh Hoa province and India.

It is an opportunity to introduce the tourism image of the two sides, at the same time, creating a space for leaders and tourism businesses to directly exchange on the current situation of tourism development between Khanh Hoa province and India.




Mr. Tushar Garg - Vice Consul of India in Ho Chi Minh City spoke at the conference.




Khanh Hoa and India are aiming to enhance tourism development.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism, also said that after completing the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao expressway, it will create a chain of 5 seamless expressways connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Nha Trang, shortening the travel time to only 4 - 5 hours, half the time if traveling along National Highway 1 as before.

This will help increase the number of tourists from southern provinces and cities to Nha Trang.

Along with that, the road, railway, waterway and Cam Ranh airport systems will help Indian tourists from other provinces and cities to travel to Khanh Hoa very conveniently, although there are no direct flights from India to Khanh Hoa.




The Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway contributes to facilitating southern tourists to Khanh Hoa.

According to statistics from Khanh Hoa Tourism, in the first 8 months of 2024, the total number of visitors served by tourist accommodation establishments is estimated to reach more than 8 million, an increase of 61% over the same period in 2023 (reaching nearly 89% of the plan). Of which, international visitors are estimated to reach more than 3 million, 2.6 times higher than the same period (exceeding nearly 7% of the plan); Domestic visitors are estimated to reach nearly 5 million, an increase of more than 29% over the same period (reaching 80% of the plan).