Tourism

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh set a target of welcoming 1.9-2 million tourists and earning 4-4.5 trillion VND (175.6 - 197.5 million USD) from tourism services in the last quarter of 2021.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has issued a plan to welcome visitors in October with priority given to leisure and closed tourism services.

A webinar aiming at introducing Sri Lanka tourism to the Vietnamese was held on September 21 by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Vietnam and the Hanoi Travel Association.

The HCM City Department of Tourism in coordination with the Can Gio district People’s Committee, has piloted reopening tourism by organising tours to local historical sites with the more than 100 participants being people working on the frontline of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

The ancient port city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has entered the Top 15 cities in Asia selected by Travel Leisure’s World's Best Awards 2021.

Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City plans to reopen tourism on September 30 after it has basically controlled the COVID-19 epidemic.

(CPV) - The Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Committee has approved to pilot the opening of a number of hotels in the province after September 15, but it requires a series of strict regulations on ensuring COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control.

Van Don International Airport of the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 12 welcomed 345 passengers of two flights from the US, who were eligible for the pilot “vaccine passport” programme of the Ministry of Health.

ASIA Food and Beverage Summit (AFBS) will take place on November 10 and 11 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued a Plan for carrying out policies to stimulate demand and recover tourism and travel activities.

Runway 1B at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, which has been upgraded, is put into operation on September 9, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

The ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul has launched a series of videos that introduce tourist sites and cultural resources of four ASEAN member states, including Brunei, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

A plane carrying 297 passengers with a vaccine passport from Japan landed at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province on September 4.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines successfully piloted the IATA Travel Pass on a flight from Hanoi to London on September 2 with the participation of 18 passengers.

The international booking site Booking.com has launched the top 10 most beautiful photography spots in Vietnam based on the number of reviews and votes of global travellers.

The tourism industry in general and accommodation service businesses in the Mekong Delta are struggling to maintain operations as the number of visitors to regional provinces and cities has decreased rapidly in recent months due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has signed an action programme on tourism development in the 2021-2025 period, with an aim to make tourism a spearhead sector and put Vietnam into top 50 nations with the highest tourism competitiveness in the world.

Vietnam will add 18 new routes, 1,528km in total length, to its national railway network by 2050, according to a draft planning for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision towards 2050.

Visitors to Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai will have a new tourist destination to experience, the Green Valley tourist area.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has just signed a decision to issue the action program for tourism development in 2021-2025 with the goal of focusing on developing tourism into a key economic sector.

Con Dao Airport plans to upgrade for a capacity of 2 million passengers per year and 4,400 tons of cargo per year. Code C aircraft or equivalent will be operated. The airport will have a total of 8 aircraft parking positions.

The Thua Thien - Hue People’s Committee has decided to pilot the night service business (night economy) in Con Toc area, Quang Loi commune, Quang Dien district, in order to create a tourist highlight for the area.

(CPV) - Although the room occupancy rate in the second quarter of 2021 was only 27%, the Hanoi hotel market is still holding on during the COVID-19 epidemic. Despite the epidemic, this year, the market will still welcome more investors in all segments.

The Ministry of Transport has just approved in principle a project of renovating and building trains with steam engines on the Hue-Da Nang route, a section of the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh railway route.

(CPV) - Hanoi has been listed among the world’s 100 greatest places by the US’s Time Magazine. Vietnam’s other two representatives making the list are Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc have made it onto the global list of 100 greatest places to explore on Earth as voted by Time magazine.

In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has decided to suspend the operation of 2 passenger routes to/from Hanoi, and at the same time minimize the operation of the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route.

The leader of the Ministry of Transport said that the pilot program of welcoming international tourists to Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs a comprehensive and thorough plan to ensure safety and prevention of the epidemic.

(CPV) - Despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic, the southern province of Kien Giang welcomed more than 2.3 million visitors in the first half of 2021, achieving over 33% of the year's plan. Total tourism revenue reached 2.68 trillion VND.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is preparing a project and working with relevant ministries and branches, such as the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and the Kien Giang People’s Committee to ask for permission to pilot welcoming international visitors to the pearl island of Phu Quoc.