Wednesday, 30/03/2022 17:55 (GMT+7)
Thanks to tourism activities completely reopening and many international flight routes resuming, international visitors to Vietnam in March 2022 increased 2.2 times compared to the same period last year.
Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam boasts many attractive tourist destinations, luring a large number foreign tourists every year. (Photo: toquoc.vn)
According to the General Statistics Office, in the first quarter of this year, foreign tourists to the country numbered nearly 91,000, an increase of 89.1% against the same period last year. Among them, visitors arriving by air accounted for nearly 90.5% of the total international arrivals to Vietnam, up 165.2%.
In the three months, revenue from accommodation and food services rose by 1.2% year on year, while tourism revenue is up by 1.9% year on year.
From March 15, tourism activities have been fully reopened for both international and domestic tourism, via air, road, rail and sea routes.
Conditions and regulations on immigration and health for international tourists have become much more favorable.
The unilateral visa exemption policy for 13 countries has been restored, along with the immigration policy as before the pandemic.
Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh affirmed that the reopening of tourism activities from March 15 is a very important milestone for Vietnam’s tourism industry.
The move follows the great policy of the Party and State on opening up international exchange and trade activities after a long period of being affected by the pandemic./.
BTA