Tourism

The central city of Da Nang has taken the top position in the Vietnam Tourism Competitiveness index (VTCI), according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

The positive initial outcomes of the pilot border reopening to foreign visitors have shown the tourism sector’s adaptability, an important basis for the culture ministry to propose the complete resumption of international travel activities from May, an official has said.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong eyes to welcome 5 million visitors, including 150,000 foreigners, this year, heard at the conference held by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 23.

The Thua Thien-Hue Department of Tourism has launched a virtual space to resume and promote tourism activities in the province in the new normal state.

The Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), the Private Sector Development Committee (Committee IV) and the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) Alliance have proposed that the Government remove all domestic and international travel restrictions and completely reopen the tourism market from May 1.

After 2 months of piloting receiving international arrivals (from mid-November 2021), Vietnam has welcomed nearly 8,000 international tourists, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Government Office has issued a dispatch on the Prime Minister’s directions about building a roadmap to open the door to welcome foreign visitors in a safe, scientific and effective manner.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is ready to welcome international tourists back from late January or early February.

The central city of Da Nang has taken the top position in the Vietnam Tourism Competitiveness index (VTCI), according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

In 2022, Hanoi is expected to welcome and serve 9-10 million visitors, including 1.2-2 million international visitors. Total revenue from tourists is forecast to hit 28- 36 trillion VND.

Analysis data from Google Destination Insights shows the number of international searches on Vietnam’s tourism is on the rise.

Hai Phong, the biggest port city of Northern Vietnam, aims to welcome and serve 4.53 million tourists in 2022, earning revenue of 3.7 trillion VND.

From January 21, Vietjet will operate 2 return flights per week on Fridays and Saturdays between Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok, Thailand).

The national flag carrier has resumed regular flights to eight countries and territories after a long hiatus due to COVID-19.

Vietnam expects to have 28 airports, including 14 international ones, by 2030, according a draft master plan on developing airports nationwide for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision until 2050.

The capital city of Hanoi will quickly restore its tourism activities when the COVID-19 pandemic is under control at home and abroad, said the municipal Tourism Department during its conference on January 14 to launch 2022 tasks.

(CPV) - Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh Province are three of Vietnam’s representatives which will receive the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Award at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022.

(CPV) - Visa’s Voice of the Consumer survey shows that Vietnamese people are not ready to travel abroad according to the "travel bubble" model, as 76 percent of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country in 2022.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism has developed a plan to resume and develop tourism in 2022.

The reputable booking website Booking.com has just announced a series of locations in 2022 based on votes of Vietnamese tourists over the past time.

Visa, the world’s leading digital payment service provider, has reported great pent-up appetite for travel among Vietnamese in its Voice of the Consumer survey, which found that as many as 76 percent of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country, far higher than the 38 percent planning overseas trips.

All 1,000 slots for Son Dong expedition adventure tour to the world’s largest cave in the central province of Quang Binh have been fully booked by domestic visitors for 2022, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

As of December 31, 2020, Vietnam counted 683,600 operational enterprises, up 35.3 percent from 2016, the 2021 economic census revealed.

The Prime Minister has allowed Ho Chi Minh City to participate in the pilot programme of welcoming international visitors, which will offer a chance for the city to recover tourism following the long period of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just issued a Decision recognizing the special national relic site Hai Ba Trung Temple in Me Linh commune, Me Linh district, Ha Noi city, as a tourist site.

After nearly 2 months of proposing to re-open to international tourists, HCM City and Binh Dinh are the next two localities that the Government has allowed to pilot the program of welcoming international tourists.

Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is expected to become a national tourism centre in the coming time as investors deploy their projects here, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Quang Hung.

As many as 1,753 passengers from abroad came to Vietnam on 17 flights between January 1 and 3, the first three days after the resumption of regular international flights.

The Department of Tourism of Quang Ninh has completed a draft plan called “Green-lane tourism” to revive the COVID-19-stricken tourism in the northern coastal province.

Sapa township – a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Lao Cai welcomed 17,346 visitors during the three-day solar New Year holiday (January 1-3), according to head of the Culture-Information Office of the township Hoang Thi Vuong.