A delegation of 27 Hong Kong travel companies visited Ho Chi Minh City on November 18 to meet trade partners in HCM City and explore new collaboration opportunities.
The delegation comprises airlines, hotels, travel agents and tour operators.
According to the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which organised the delegation's Vietnam visit that began on Thursday, visitors to Hong Kong reached more than 30.4 million in the first three quarters of this year, up 16.2 per cent year-on-year.
Arrivals from the Southeast Asian market grew steadily in the period with 2.26 million, an increase of 9.7 per cent over the same period last year.
In the first nine months of this year,follow statistic of Vietnam travel companies, there were 64,730 Vietnamese visitors to Hong Kong, a year-on-year decline of 22.5 per cent.