Hanoi is striving for over 15 million domestic tourists in 2021, equal to 70% of that in 2019 and but two times higher than that in 2020, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
The Prime Minister has approved a task on planning the tourism system for 2021 – 2030 with a vision to 2045.
Facing the COVID-19 resurgence that is spreading fast and strongly affecting the entire society, travel firms in Hanoi are taking actions to minimise losses and prepare for recovery in the new context.
The tourism sector of the southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking measures to adapt to the “new normal” situation amid complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that it had remained free of COVID-19 so far.
Overtourism, deforestation for tourism and the use of single-use plastic products are top concerns for the tourism sector in Vietnam and many other countries, according to the Sustainable Travel Trends Survey launched by Agoda on the occasion of the World Environment Day 2021 (June 5).
With a series of impressive milestones and symbols, Vietnam has quickly become an attractive destination for international tourists in recent years.
VOV.VN - The 2021 National Tourism Year was launched on April 20 in the former imperial city of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province, aiming to promote Vietnam as a safe tourist destination moving into the post COVID-19 period.
The seventh Japan-Vietnam Festival (JVF) opened at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on April 17 with a host of activities.
A culinary contest in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong province on April 8 set a record by making 100 dishes using vegetables and flowers grown in the city.
COVID-19 has been largely brought under control around Vietnam thanks to appropriate containment measures being adopted by the Government nationwide, and the Prime Minister has ordered the quick implementation of a vaccination programme to halt the pandemic and create the conditions necessary for socio-economic development.