India is seen as a market of potential for Vietnam’s tourism sector, and the country plans to strengthen promotional activities to attract more holidaymakers from the South Asian market.
Vietnam has welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of 2023, soaring 12.6-fold from the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on May 29.
Fruit growers who offer tourism services in their orchards in Dong Nai province are diversifying their products to attract tourists and increase incomes.
Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam, earned over 5.9 trillion VND (251 million USD) from tourism services during the New Year holiday from December 31 to January 2.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, which has been known for Con Dao Islands and many beautiful beaches, is working to promote ecotourism, bringing new experiences to visitors in its agriculture and rural areas.
After two years of stagnation due to COVID-19, this year’s summer season has given a much-needed boost to Vietnam’s tourism sector, putting the target of catering to 100 million domestic travellers within reach. Tourists are returning to famous hotspots with a vengeance, however, exerting major pressure on tourism infrastructure.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the central province of Ha Tinh utilise its potential and strengths in tourism and services, especially maritime and eco-tourism, during his working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on June 11.
Farmers in the Mekong Delta have played an important role in tourism development, giving the region a facelift and contributing significantly to its socio-economic growth. Community-based tourism and nature-based tourism products created in Tra Vinh province have generated stable incomes for local farmers involved.
Seventeen tourism services operators in the central city of Da Nang have fulfilled requirements to join a pilot programme welcoming foreign visitors back to the beach city, the municipal Department of Tourism announced on December 2.
The northern province of Quang Ninh resumed the operation of inter-provincial coaches to areas free from COVID-19 pandemic, except Hai Duong province, and tourism activities on March 11, after 16 days without new infection cases.
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is expected to increase its flower and ornamental plant output to 4.14 trillion VND (178 million USD) worth this year, up three times from 2015, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The central city of Da Nang has postponed the Fantastic Da Nang Festival that was slated for July 31 to August 5 and has stopped receiving tourists for 14 days, according to the coastal city’s Department of Tourism.
Local authorities in the northern province of Son La have kicked off a new tourism project in the capital town of Moc Chau aiming to promote local tourism potential and enhance the community's role in offering tourism services to improve income among locals, especially women.
More than 20 travel agencies including hotels, resorts and tour operators have registered for the Can Tho’s tourism stimulus programme, according to the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Tourism services at popular destinations in the ancient town of Hoi An, the central province of Quang Ngai, is set to open from June 1 after being closed for two months to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a 48.8 percent decline in the number of foreign tourists visiting Vietnam in the first five months of the year, with the total standing at 3.73 million.
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