Tourism

The Hoi An Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held for the first time on March 25-26 at Hoai River Square, said Ms Truong Thi Ngoc Cam, Director of the Center for Culture, Sports, Radio and Television of Hoi An City.

Many incentives are offered to businesses joining DanangFantastiCity 2022, promising to welcome domestic and international tourists back to the central coastal city of Da Nang after Vietnam opens to international visitors.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has announced a plan to open to international tourists to visit, travel, relax, and attend conferences and seminars.

The capital city of Hanoi has agreed to reopen pedestrian spaces in downtown Hoan Kiem district from March 18 after nearly a year of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The Vietnamese Government on March 15 agreed to waive entry visa requirements for foreign nationals entering the country from 13 nations.

Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport welcomed the first international commercial flight on March 15 morning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is proposing that people can enter Vietnam without certificates of COVID-19 vaccination or recovery but need to implement anti-pandemic measures.

The famous travel site Thetravel.com has just listed Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City among the top ten must-visit epic and adventurous places in Southeast Asia.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Tourism and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on March 7 signed a cooperation agreement for the 2022-2024 period.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said that it has finalised a plan to reopen tourism activities in the new normal.

A ground-breaking ceremony for Sa Pa Airport was held in Cam Con commune, Bao Yen district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, on March 3.

The government has agreed to reopen inbound and outbound tourism from March 15 under new normal conditions.

Germany’s Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper has recently posted an article saying that Vietnam is one of the most beautiful countries in Asia, and highlighting five reasons for Germans to travel to the Southeast Asian nation.

International tourists to Vietnam in February increased by 49.6% over the previous month and 169.6% over the same period last year, thanks to the country’s pilot program of welcoming international tourists and numerous restored international routes.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is working to host some 4 million visitors and get more than 15 trillion VND (657.6 million USD) from tourism in 2022, according to its freshly issued culture-tourism development plan for 2020 – 2025.

The southern province of Kien Giang welcomed over 1 million tourists, including over 18,600 foreigners, in the first two months of 2022, up 27 percent year-on-year.

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has brought into full play its advantages like the river network and large-scale rice fields in the northern part of National Highway 1A to promote its tourism.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent an official document to Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways, and Pacific Airlines, relating to restricting and closing airspace and airports in Russia and Ukraine in connection with ongoing tensions.

In an article published on February 8, Time Out introduced a list of 21 most romantic places in the world. Vietnam's Hoi An ancient town comes in ninth place on the list.

Singapore Airlines has scheduled to resume regular commercial flights to central Da Nang city of Vietnam from March 27 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is determined to quickly and sustainably recover the local tourism this year by welcoming between 9.5 million to 10 million visitors, including 1.5 million foreigners.

(CPV) – Singapore Airlines will officially re-operate the route from Da Nang to Singapore and vice versa with 1 flight a day as scheduled on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday morning, and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon from March 27.

Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that a promotion program to reduce ticket prices by 50% is being offered for passengers traveling on trains from February 21 to March 31, 2022.

Vietnam has so far reopened air routes to 20 countries and territories, compared to 28 in the 2019 winter flight schedule before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, a transport official has said.

The Mai Linh Express high-speed boat on February 19 carried 339 passengers on its first Can Tho – Con Dao trip after a 9-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

A number of travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City have resumed outbound tours after the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) announced the removal of restrictions on air passenger transport.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan expects to welcome 3.5 million tourists by 2025, including 455,000 foreign arrivals, according to the provincial tourism development plan announced on February 17.

Bamboo Airways opened a flight route linking Rach Gia to Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on February 17.

Hanoi has been listed among 25 best tourist destinations for food lovers in the world as voted by Tripadvisor readers.

By 2026, the number of international tourists to Vietnam will reach 18 million, up 20% against 2025, while domestic tourists will number about 85 million, up 13.3%. The country is expected to earn about 800-900 trillion VND from tourism revenue, up 15.5-17.5% against 2025.