Luxury Travel Viet Nam has just launched the first luxury halal tour and holiday operator focusing on Muslim tourists from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Turkey, and the Middle East visiting Viet Nam from next year, the company has said.

The travel agency has launched its website vietnamhalalholidays.com and a Viet Nam guidebook for Muslim tourists visiting the country.

"We have reserved special tours for Muslim travellers, halal food restaurants and mosque locations. We expect to host around 600-800 Muslim travellers next year," said company manager Ha Pham.

According to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, the country has hosted 210,805 visitors from Malaysia over the first nine months this year.

The company is set to introduce the tour at the Selangor Matta Islamic Travel Fair in Malaysia on December 7-9.-VNS