Tourism

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.

After more than 9 months of suspension, high-speed ships on the Vung Tau - Con Dao route started operating again from February 15.

The Government has agreed with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s proposal to fully reopen international tourism activities in the new normal, starting from March 15.

Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam was ranked 9th out of the 21 most romantic destinations in the world on Valentine’s Day by the famous British magazine specializing in food, travel and culture - Time Out.

Vietnam will lift restrictions on frequency of international flights to and from the country starting February 15, 2022, returning to normal as before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The high number of tourists flocking to Hanoi in the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays brought high hope for the capital city’s tourism sector in 2022.

Analytical data from the Google Destination Insights tool shows that the number of international searches for Vietnam’s tourism since the beginning of 2022 is increasing, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism’s Information Center.

Vietnam has received 8,976 international tourists to Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, and the central provinces of Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam since the pilot program welcoming international tourists was implemented, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

During the 9 days of Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, from January 29 to February 6, 2022, Vietnam welcomed 6.1 million domestic tourists, including 3.2 million tourists staying overnight at accommodation establishments, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has agreed with the proposal of the My Duc district People’s Committee opening the Huong Pagoda to welcome visitors.

During 9 days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2022, tourists to the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong numbered 300,000, an increase of 566% compared to last Tet, according to the Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.