Tourism

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.

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to re-open the flight route to Thailand, according to a conclusion of the Standing Committee of the Government’s meeting on preventing and fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietjet Air on September 17 announced the carrier would resumes regular international flights to Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China) to meet the needs of passengers for safe learning, working and travelling.

Sun World Ba Na Hills resort in Da Nang city officially opened its doors to welcome visitors back from September 20, after the central tourism metropolis’ nearly 2-month fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document, asking tourism management departments, tourism associations and businesses to continue carrying out domestic tourism stimulus programmes in the remaining months of 2020.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is checking the list of 18 tourism accommodation establishments, being from 2 to 5-star hotels, as isolation sites for foreigners working in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), Department of Health, and Department of Transport to carry out measures to ensure safety regarding COVID-19 pandemic prevention upon resuming some international routes.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart 2020 (VITM) is scheduled to take place from November 18-21 after being postponed twice due to COVID-19.

After the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Quang Ninh launched two tourism stimulus packages with a total value of VND300 billion and achieved positive results.

Many pairs of trains connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa and Da Nang are being resumed, said the Sai Gon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company.