The firms winning the Vietnam Top 10Tourism Reputation Award 2023 consist of Vietnam Travel and MarketingTransports JSC - Vietravel, Saigontourist Travel Service Co. Ltd, Ben Thanh TouristService Corporation, Hanoitourist Corporation, Vietluxtour Travel JSC, VietnamPeace Tour JSC, Vinacomin - Tourism and Trading JSC, Hong Ngoc Ha TourismTrading and Constructing JSC, Exotissimo Travel Vietnam JSC, and Vina Phu QuocTravel Co. Ltd.
Meanwhile,those gaining the Vietnam Top 5 Hospitality Reputation Award 2023 are SofitelLegend Metropole Hanoi (S.E.M Thong Nhat Metropole Hotel Co. Ltd), Park HyattSaigon (Grand Imperial Saigon Hotel Co. Ltd), JW Marriott Hanoi (Bitexco HotelManagement Co. Ltd), Caravelle Hotel Saigon (Chains Caravelle Hotel JointVenture Co. Ltd), and Furama Resort Da Nang (Bac My An Tourism JSC).
The lists were based on businesses’ financial reports since 2022, theirreputation on the media, and surveys of companies and related parties conductedbetween October and December this year.
Vietnam Report General Director Vu Dang Vinh said that the country’s tourism sectorhopes to serve 14 - 15 million travellers in 2024. Surveys of tourism andhospitality companies showed that up to 66.7% of them expect a slightly moreoptimistic prospect for the sector next year.
Up to 92.9% of the respondents believe that their revenue will increase while85.7% are confident in profit growth in 2024, he noted, adding that theirconfidence was driven by the new visa policy that took effect on August 15 thisyear.
Under the new policy, e-visas aregranted to visitors from all countries, and those from a number of certain countries areentitled to visa exemption for up to 45 days.
This visa policy has generated a golden chance for Vietnam’s tourismsector as the country welcomed more than 1 million international arrivals forfour straight months. As many as 92.9% of the respondents considered thispolicy as a leverage for the sector to continue growing next year, Vinhsaid./.