The five million tourists during the recent four-day April-May holiday have helped the tourism industry recover.

VOV.VN - Several local travel firms have suddenly offered discounts through travel combos or Free&Easy tours to popular tourist destinations such as Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, and Da Nang as the National Reunification Day on April 30, and May Day on May 1 draws near.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese travel firms have received plenty of inbound and outbound tour bookings ahead of a four-day national break on April 30 and May 1, after a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Egyptian travel firms have restarted tours to Vietnam following the nation reopening to international tourism from March 15 due to rising demand for travel.

VOV.VN - One day ahead of March 15, the date when Vietnam reopens its doors to international tourism, all eyes are now on State management agencies which are required to introduce consistent regulations.

VOV.VN - Major travel firms have expressed their concerns about the Ministry of Health’s latest COVID-19 rules, saying Vietnam will find it difficult to attract foreign visitors as of March 15 unless the policy is revised.

The complicated pandemic developments, plus the inconsistency in anti-pandemic policies in localities, have made travel firms feel as if they are walking a tightrope.

VOV.VN - Many localities across the country have started to pilot a “travel bubble” model aimed at welcoming the return of tourists and accelerating travel recovery plans following a hiatus caused by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese travel operators have revealed that tens of thousands of Russian tourists have booked tours to travel to the nation, according to Vietnamese news website Zing news.

Many travel businesses are looking forward to the introduction of Vietnam’s safe tourism map to “live in peace” with the COVID-19 pandemic.