The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has unveiled a plan to triple the number of Russian visitors last year to 300,000 by 2014.

To achieve this, the VNAT plans to participate in a series of fairs in Russia and organise road shows and publicity campaigns there, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, deputy head of its markets department, said.

The national tourism authority will also arrange FAM (familiarisation) trips to Viet Nam for Russian journalists.

Human resources and services will be improved in some favourite destinations for Russian visitors such as Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, and Quang Nam.-VNS