Ceremony of 10th Anniversary of the Event Management Welfare Federation (EMF Global) of India and EMF ACE Global Convention & Awards 2023. Photo: baovanhoa

This is a big event attended by many famous and influential industry figures of India, and a large number of businesses, units and organizations in the event and wedding industry. The event attracted the attendance of about 400 guests.

EMF Global is an organization that brings together a large number of companies and individuals operating in the Indian wedding and event industry. This is a large-scale and promising service industry in this country of billions of people.

According to recent studies, there will be about 1.2 to 1.5 million visitors from India using tourism services combining conferences, seminars (MICE), wedding destinations, and spending for this group of tourism products can exceed US$1.5 billion.

Udaipur Prince Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar and Jaydeep Mehta, founder president, EMF Global presented flowers to welcome Chairman of Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh. Photo: baovanhoa

EMF Global chose Vietnam as the venue to celebrate its 10th anniversary because they realized the great development potential of Vietnamese tourism in the Indian market, in terms of conference tourism, and wedding destinations.

In the context that the frequency of direct flights connecting major cities of Vietnam and India is 10 times higher than the level before the Covid-19 pandemic, the connection of the Vietnamese Embassy in India is more convenient.

This event therefore aims to promote the destination of Vietnam and Phu Quoc especially to the organizers of Indian weddings and events on a large scale, creating a strong attraction for Vietnamese tourism in this billion-population market.

ACE is EMF's annual event, said Jaydeep Mehta, founder president of EMF Global. The event includes not only a conference and exhibition, but also an impressive Awards Ceremony to honor members with outstanding achievements.

ACE is also an opportunity for the next generation of event managers and leaders to recall their memories. The special thing here is the presence of leading figures in the business world, top officials and prominent individuals from the political and film communities of India. That creates an atmosphere of full excitement and solidarity at the event.

Delegates performed the candlelighting ceremony. Photo: baovanhoa

EMF achieved a lot of success, organizing events, surpassing original targets in prestigious destinations across India and around the world.

With the desire to expand relations with Vietnam, Jaydeep Mehta hopes that the EMF ACE 2023 event will bring interesting stories of companies in the event industry, leaders who have a deep understanding of the industry.

This will be a great opportunity to develop the events industry, especially after the global pandemic. In addition, this event will also introduce the most luxurious hotels in Vietnam to the participants.

EMF ACE 2023 will play an important role in promoting the development of Phu Quoc city and Kien Giang province as well as attracting more tourists to this place.

Chairman of Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh speaks at the event. Photo: baovanhoa

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh said that the 10th anniversary of the establishment of EMF held in Vietnam will contribute to promoting the tourism cooperation between Vietnam and India, in the context that Vietnam's tourism industry is trying to recover strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam is a classy destination for the wedding and event industry of India and the Middle East.

Vietnam and India soon established a bilateral cooperative relationship in tourism, on the basis of a close and solid diplomatic relationship that has been built and nurtured by the leaders of the two countries for many years.

In the first 6 months of 2023, Vietnam welcomed 5.6 million international visitors. The number of tourists from the Indian market grew strongly with more than 141,000 arrivals, ranking 10th among the leading markets of Vietnam's tourism.

Vietnam is emerging as an attractive destination for Indian tourists, especially event and wedding tourism. Photo: baovanhoa

Vietnam is emerging as an attractive destination for Indian tourists, especially in event and wedding tourism with the advantage of rich natural resources, many beautiful beaches, a warm and sunny climate all year round.

Vietnam also has convenient direct flights, simple immigration procedures, warm and hospitable people.

Air connectivity between the two countries developed strongly in recent years.

Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air of Vietnam and Indigo of India opened many routes connecting the cities of Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc of Vietnam with New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata of India. That created a great advantage in promoting tourist exchange between India and Vietnam.

Phu Quoc is one of the destinations of Vietnam chosen by tourists to organize big events and weddings. Photo: baovanhoa

At the event, Nguyen Trung Khanh was pleased to announce that the National Assembly of Vietnam agreed to extend the duration of e-visas from 30 days to 90 days, valid for multiple entry.

Vietnam increased the temporary stay period for people entering the country under the visa exemption scheme from 15 days to 45 days.

These policies, which will officially take effect from August 15, 2023, will be extremely favorable conditions for tourism and travel activities connecting the two countries.

This ceremony will be an opportunity to connect businesses of the two countries. It also widely introduces the image and potential of Vietnam's tourism, promotes tourism cooperation, and engages two-way tourist exchange.

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