Brunei Tourism Department Gives Warm Welcome To Korean Tourist Chartered Flight

Bandar Seri Begawan - On the 11th August 2007, at 10:25 pm, a chartered flight carrying over 200 Korean tourists is expected to land at the Brunei International Airport.

A cultural welcoming reception of traditional hadrah and `bunga telur' organized by Brunei Tourism Development Department will greet them upon arrival. A similar charter flight recently arrived on the 7th August 2007 carrying the same number of tourists.

The chartered flights are using Royal Brunei Airlines aircraft, and are coordinated by Nettour, a Korean based tour operator who also organized a series of 9 charter flights in January and February 2006 that brought an average of over 100 passengers per flight.

The growing interest in Brunei by Korean tour operators and traveling public is a result of the combined marketing efforts by the Brunei Tourism Development Department and Bruneian tour agents and hotels in the Korean market, where Brunei participates annually in the Korea Travel Fair.

Brunei Tourism Development Department is playing its role in enhancing the package experience for the tourists by organizing a warm cultural welcome for both chartered flights.

These charters carry clients from 5 different Korean Tour Operators, namely Hanna Tour, Mode Tour, Hanjin Tour, Nex Tour and Nettour, the charters' organizers.

A spokesperson for Nettour stated that they started selling tour packages to Brunei Darussalam 4 years ago, and this has helped position the Kingdom of Unexpected Treasures in the Korean market.

Nettour has previously organized a number of successful chartered flights starting in 2003, and is gaining a reputation as a Brunei specialist.

If all goes well, the company is sure that Brunei Darussalam will see rapid growth in Korean arrivals, placing Brunei among the top now holiday destinations in Asia for the Korean market.

During their 5 days package, the Korean tourists, consisting mainly of families, will be visiting marry places of interest in Brunei Darussalam, namely the Water Village, Royal Regalia Museum, game' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque, Gadong Food Market and taking the Proboscis Monkey Tours along the mangrove covered shores of the Brunei River, as well as playing rounds of golf at the country's various golf courses.

Brunei Tourism is the Tourism Department in Brunei's Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, in charge of the international promotion and marketing of Brunei as o tourism destination of choice, acting as secretariat and executor of Brunei Tourism Board's mandate.

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