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A high-speed boat service linking the southernmost province of Ca Mau, and Nam Du Archipelago and Phu Quoc islands in Kien Giang province will be resumed on March 18.

More than ten days after the official reopening of Vietnam’s tourism sector, localities and businesses are putting all hands on deck to prepare for the summer travel season and revive the industry.

Domestic air travel in Thailand has dropped by 60 percent since the start of 2020 due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, said the Department of Airports of Thailand (DoA).

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry is aiming high for 100 million domestic trips this year as the international travel market will not be likely to return to normal soon because of the COVID-19.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Sabre Corporation (SABR) - the leading technology provider for the global travel industry will expand their existing strategic cooperation in aviation information and technology under a 300-million USD deal inked in Hanoi on February 27.

The hospitality market in Vietnam, which has been an attractive sector for investors over the past few years thanks to its consistent growth, is expected to continue to expand this year, partly due to global trends, according to Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.

An international seminar to seek ways to develop cruise tourism was held in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 7.

Vietnam will attend the World Travel Market scheduled for November 6-8 in London, the UK.

A delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan attended the 24th Ukraine International Travel Market in Kiev on October 4-6.

Vietravel has been recognised as ‘Vietnam’s Best Travel Agency’ at the TTG Travel Awards Ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.

Two passenger planes collided at an airport in Indonesia’s Medan city on August 3, damaging their wings.