Brussels (VNA) – Vietnam’s flag carrier Vietnam Airlines organised a workshop inBrussels on July 4 to introduce its air routes to representatives from over 30Belgian travel agencies.

The event aims to promote information related to Vietnam Airlines, air routesand services provided by the firm, as well as incentives for travelers fromBrussels to Vietnam through major European transit points like Paris, Frankfurtor London.

By using modern wide-body aircraft of Airbus 350 and Boeing 787, and advantagesthat Vietnam Airlines has obtained through SkyTeam aviation alliance membership,the firm assures that it offers visitors interesting experiences togetherworld-class quality services with affordable price.

Pascal Van de Moortel, representative of Vietnam Airlines in Brussels, said thefirm targets tourism agencies, and those who attended the event are tourdesigners for travel companies and can recommend customers most convenient airlineservices for their tours.

Travel agency representatives could be the most efficient promoters of VietnamAirlines in particular and Vietnam's tourism industry in general, he said.

The representatives were very interested in information introduced at theworkshop, saying that the information is very interesting and detailed andsuitable for group tours.

Xenia Phicips from TUI Group said her firm has organised many tours to Vietnam,and its customers have enjoyed flight services provided by Vietnam Airlines.

More and more Belgian people are interested in traveling to Vietnam, but a lackof a direct route between the two countries make many hesitate to decideVietnam as their holiday destination.

The seminar was part of efforts to attract affluent tourists from Belgium and otherEuropean nations to Vietnam.


In 2010, Vietnam Airlines became a member ofSkyTeam – a global airline alliance whose 20 members provide access to anextensive global network of 16,609 daily flights to 1074 destinations in 177countries. This membership reaffirmed the carrier’s position on the globalaviation map. 

In 2015, Vietnam Airlines became the firstairline in the world to successfully operate both next-generation aircraftBoeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A350-900 XWB at the same time.

The airline has spearheaded Vietnam’s aviationmarket – one of the fastest-growing domestic markets in the world – throughoutits 20 years of development at a double-digit annual growth rate.-VNA