Tourism

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.

The total supply of the Hanoi hotel market in the second quarter of 2021 remained stable with 10,120 rooms from 17 5-star hotels, 17 4-star hotels and 32-3 star hotels, according to Savills Vietnam.

(CPV) - From July to October 2021, Vietnam Airlines resumes international routes between Vietnam and a number of destinations in Asia, Europe and Australia to promptly serve the needs of passengers, especially employees and students who want to continue to work and study abroad, and experts coming to work in Vietnam.

The green space development project in combination with the expansion of walking space in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, is cooperation between the capital and France’s Ile-de-France region.

Domestic tourists in Vietnam were estimated to reach 30.5 million in the first half of 2021, of which 15.8 million tourists stayed overnight at accommodation establishments, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

(CPV) – The capital will focus on building safe destinations to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic and improving the quality of products and services, according to a Document recently issued by the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

In the first half of 2021, relevant organs of the Hanoi Department of Tourism supported information for more than 1,200 tourists to the city.

The Government leader has just approved the planning of preserving and restoring the special national relic of Dinh Hoa Historical Monument Safety Zone (ATK Dinh Hoa), associated with tourism development in Thai Nguyen province.

(CPV) - The northern province of Quang Ninh has decided to waive tickets to Ha Long Bay, Yen Tu and Museum from now until the end of 2021 in order to stimulate tourism demand.

A video clip, themed “Vietnam: Going to love! - Back to Ninh Binh” has been officially launched on Youtube, depicting to visitors an emotional journey in the northern province.