Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Thao recently had working sessions with Croatian State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Frano Matušić and State Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports Tonči Glavina.
A conference was held in Cua Lo beach town, the central province of Nghe An, on December 25 to look into the tourism industry under the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact and discuss ways to promote this sector’s recovery and development in the time ahead.
Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon has welcomed the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)’s move to provide international tourists with information about Cambodia.
As tourism has a crucial role to play in local socio-economic development, authorities and businesses in northern Quang Ninh province are working hard to lift this industry to a new level and welcome visitors back once COVID-19 is under control.
The global tourism, including Vietnam, is facing the toughest period due to complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic with the appearance of new variants.
Only 44,000 foreign visitors arrived in Vietnam during the third quarter of this year, equivalent to just 1 percent of the figure in the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on September 29.
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has chosen “Tourism and Rural Development” for the 2020 edition of the World Tourism Day on September 27, according to the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT).
The Indonesian government will allocate 3.8 trillion IDR (257 million USD) from its budget to revive the tourism sector through granting several incentives to tourism operators in the country.
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has entered a post-social distancing period. The tourism sector has also swiftly come back to life with the launch of unprecedented demand stimulating packages.
The recently-issued strategy for Vietnam’s tourism development to 2030 is expected to be a driving force for the industry in weathering the storm posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a gloomy picture being painted of Vietnam’s tourism industry in the first quarter of the year, as it triggered an 18.1 percent decline in foreign arrivals and made it particularly difficult for the country to achieve this year’s targets.
Vietnam was ranked seventh among the world’s 20 fastest growing travel destinations in 2019, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
Vietnam welcomed a record number of international arrivals in October, reaching nearly 1.62 million, up 34.3 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO)
October saw a record number of international arrivals at almost 1.62 million, up 34.3 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on October 29.
Growing trade feud between Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) is redrawing the map of Asian tourism, with the RoK and Chinese travelers avoiding previously popular destinations like Japan and Hong Kong for Southeast Asia, according to the Japan’s Nikkei Asia Review.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has led to changes in tourism habits, thus giving a facelift to the tourism sector of the world and Vietnam in particular.
Experts have suggested that Vietnam’s tourism sector should diversify its products, not focus on only some major markets and create imprints right on flights to the country.
Tourists from Southeast Asian nations are expected to be the main factor to help the Japanese government realise its goal of welcoming 60 million visitors by 2030.
The National Tourism Year 2019 and the ninth Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival opened on May 11 evening in the central province with an art performance show joined by about 1,400 artists.
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