Speaking at the meeting, also attended by a group of leading Japanese travel agencies, Vo An Tai, Saigontourist Director General and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said the visit shows the high level of importance the Japanese partners attach to Vietnamese market.

Tai affirmed that Japan is an important tourist market of Saigontourist, adding that his company will continue to seek expanded cooperation with Japanese travel agencies to better serve both Vietnamese clients and the Japanese tourism industry.

For his part, Kazuakia thanked Tai for the gestures of cooperation, saying he too wants to work to develop a richer and more robust tourism industry for the mutual benefit of the partners, realizing its fullest potential.