The JATA World Travel Fair 2010 will run until September 26 and is expected to welcome 100,000 visitors.

Also on September 24, VNAT, Vietnam Airlines and Da Nang jointly held a seminar in Tokyo to promote Vietnam , drawing many travel agencies from Vietnam and Japan.

Speaking at the seminar, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh said Japan is a potential market for Vietnam and it is necessary to accelerate activities to promote the image of Vietnam in Japan .

Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Head of VNAT Department for Tourism Promotion, said that Japan has been among the top five tourism markets of Vietnam , providing an average of 400,000 tourists a year.