Tourism

Da Lat, Hanoi, Phu Quoc, Vung Tau, Da Nang, Sa Pa and Nha Trang are also listed among the most favored places of Vietnamese tourists to welcome the New Year 2021.

A Vietnam Airlines representative announced on December 21 that the national flag carrier has been honoured in Forbes Vietnam’s list of 50 leading brands in Vietnam in 2020 by sector.

Vietnam and Israel on December 21 signed a protocol amending the air transport agreement between the two governments which are planning to launch direct flights connecting the two countries.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget carrier Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) will supply over 414,000 extra seats from January 27 to February 26, 2021 to serve increasing travel demands during peak season of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The central city of Da Nang is planning a myriad of New Year welcoming activities to attract tourists, and they will be organised at an appropriate scale depending on the COVID-19 situation, a local official said on December 9.

The Vietnam Travel Aviation Co. Ltd (Vietravel Airlines) is scheduled to receive its first plane at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5.

Noi Bai International Airport (NIA) has received the Airport Health Accreditation certification (AHA) of the Airports Council International (ACI) for ensuring safe measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in its operation.

The National Conference on Tourism 2020 themed "Linking, Action and Development" took place in the central province of Quang Nam on November 28, focusing on solutions to recover the tourism industry amid difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the second loan for the Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Project in Ha Long city with the aim of contributing to ensuring environmental sanitation in the city, while minimizing municipal wastewater flowing into Ha Long Bay, a natural world heritage recognized by UNESCO.

Vietnam has won many categories of Asia Regional Awards 2020 as voted by the World Travel Awards. The Awards are like the Oscars of the world tourism industry.

Japan has lowered its travel alert over the COVID-19 pandemic for Vietnam, seven other countries and China’s Taiwan territory, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced on October 30.

The northern province of Quang Ninh was asked to focus on developing tourism services, especially cultural and heritage tourism, and strictly handle violations in the field of cheap travel business and “0 VND” tours.

A webinar discussing post-COVID-19 tourism cooperation between Vietnam and India was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved an additional 14 hotels in District 1, 7 and Phu Nhuan, as isolation sites to meet the increasing demand of isolation with paying fees.

The central city of Da Nang, in coordination with the Vietnamese Trade Office in Singapore, has held an online seminar to introduce potential for tourism development and tourist products of the city to the Singaporean market.

A short video touting Vietnam as a must-see tourist destination of Asia was released on the US Cable News Network (CNN) on October 15.

Vietnamese tourists can experience a trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from now to December 6 at the Lotte Center in Hanoi, through a programme hosted by the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO).

In the framework of the strategic cooperation program between Saigontourist Group and Nghe An province, Saigontourist Group recently held an inauguration ceremony of four sponsored investment categories in ​​Kim Lien relic site in Nghe An province’s Nam Dan district.

Several Vietnamese resorts have clinched spots at the Conde Nast Traveler 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards, with The Anam coming in as the highest-ranking Vietnamese resort on the “Top 30 Resorts in Asia” list, closely followed by Banyan Tree Lang Co.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has launched the “Hello Ho Chi Minh City” campaign to stimulate tourism demand after impacts from the second COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Seven localities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh provinces, have agreed to join a tourism demand stimulus program with the theme “Seven localities – Safe and attractive tourism.”

An outdoor exhibition spotlighting Hanoi’s historical milestones since 1010 opened at the capital’s Ly Thai To statue near Hoan Kiem Lake on October 3.

The Department of Tourism of Da Nang, in cooperation with Vietnam Airlines, will host the first tourists to visit the central city after the resurgence of COVID-19 in late July.

Hanoi has set itself a target to greet 35-39 million tourists by 2025, including 8-9 million foreigners, earning about 151 trillion VND (6.53 billion USD), under the city’s recently-launched tourism development strategy with a view to 2030.

Singapore will lift border restrictions on people from Vietnam and Australia, except Victoria, from October 8.

(CPV) - The new-age carrier Vietjet officially operates the first two international commercial flights VJ962 from Hanoi to Seoul (Incheon, Republic of Korea) and VJ862 from Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul (Incheon, Republic of Korea) following a long hiatus due to the pandemic.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has republished the Vietnam Travel Atlas in an effort to assist travellers to learn more about the nation’s tourism industry.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has released the Vietnam Tourism Annual Report 2019 in both Vietnamese and English languages.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has proposed to add large-scale tourism businesses (with more than 200 workers) which met difficulties due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the list of 0% interest rate loans to pay salaries for workers.

The central city of Da Nang has introduced a new virtual reality app that allows visitors to see objects on display at the Museum of Champa Sculpture through three-dimensional scanning.