Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang has set a target of serving 7 million tourists in 2025, including 1 million foreigners, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Minh Khoa.
About 418,000 tourists from Taiwan (China) came to Vietnam in the first four months of this year, posting impressive growth of 116.3%, said the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.
Malaysian Home MIniser Saifuddin Nasution said on December 5 that Singaporeans travelling to Malaysia will not be required to fill up the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC), which will otherwise be compulsory from January 1 for foreign travellers.
The Class I Special Immigration Office of Soekarno-Hatta Airport announced on December 23 that 71,416 foreign travellers had entered Indonesia through the airport from December 7-21, ahead of Christmas.
Le Lapérouse, a luxury cruise ship of France with 200 foreign travellers, docked at Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 9 night.
Tourism businesses and authorities in Khanh Hoa province are swiftly making infrastructure and personnel preparations to welcome international tourists back as Vietnam is set to completely reopen to foreign travellers from March 15.
Thailand will shorten its quarantine period for foreign travellers with COVID-19 vaccination certificates from 14 to 10 days from April 1, to foster tourism.
The Philippines starting next month will relax its ban on travellers from over 30 countries and regions that have confirmed cases of more transmissible COVID-19 variants, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on January 29.
Cambodia will charge only 100 USD from foreigners for each of the required two COVID-19 tests and the rest of their deposit will be returned to them, the Health Ministry announced on September 2.
The Cambodian Government has formed a COVID-19 Health Insurance Coalition charged with covering treatment costs for all foreign travellers who enter Cambodia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Khmer Times
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has launched the country’s official tourism portal, www.vietnam.travel, to deliver comprehensive information and inspiration for foreign travellers.
On the occasion of the National Day, Vietnamese people will have three consecutive days off. Many people have chosen domestic trips for themselves and their families
Vietnam earned 212.2 trillion VND (9.34 billion USD) from tourism in the first five months of 2017, an increase of 26.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
Popularising tourism will be given top priority to branch out and improve tourism products in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, in the hope of luring more tourists to the locality.
The tourism sector will continue with extensive promotional activities to increase the number of foreign travellers to Vietnam, with focus on new and potential markets.
