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.

Hanoi has welcomed the first international flight from Tokyo, Japan, with 143 passengers on board of 2022, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on January 1 coordinated with authorities of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city and Thua Thien - Hue province to hold ceremonies to welcome the first tourists to the localities, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam Airlines has offered tickets for regular flights to the Republic of Korea (RoK), Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Taiwan (China), reported Vietnam News Agency.

The first international flight operated by new-generation airline Vietjet this year departed from Tokyo (Japan) and arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 1, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Nui Sam national tourism site in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s Chau Doc city, considered the biggest cultural spiritual tourism hub in the region, will reopen to visitors on January 1, 2022.

As the host of the National Tourism Year 2022, the central province of Quang Nam is expected to grasp the opportunity to rejuvenate its tourism sector and promote the image of Quang Nam and Vietnam in general to visitors at home and abroad.

The number of domestic tourists to Hanoi is estimated at 4 million in 2021, which is 53% of domestic tourists last year and 36% of the year’s plan, according to the city Department of Tourism.

(CPV) – Thua Thien-Hue has been honoured to win 3 ASEAN Tourism Awards in 2021, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The Ministry of Transport has just submitted to the Prime Minister a master plan for the development of the national airport system for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.