Localities are diversifying tourism products and stepping up promotion activities to attract both domestic and foreign holidaymakers in the remaining months of this year.

To attract more tourists and improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese tourism, in addition to the new e-visa policy, there is still much work to be done, including building products to meet the needs of long-term vacationers and those with high payment capacity, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people will enjoy four days off work during the upcoming national holiday period which is set to start on September 1, offering families and groups of friends the chance to go on a last tour before the start of the new school year.

The Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on the Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, as well as the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam is expected to serve as momentum for the tourism sector towards the target of welcoming 8 million international holidaymakers this year.

With more than 5,000 accommodation establishments receiving Travel Sustainable badge of Booking.com, Vietnam is among the top five countries in Asia-Pacific region with the highest number of the providers of this kind of service recognised for their efforts to operate more sustainably.

India is seen as a potential market for Vietnam’s tourism, and the country will strengthen promotion activities to lure more holiday-makers from the South Asian market, according to Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has welcomed a large number of foreign holidaymakers in recent times who are visiting, enjoying cuisine, and going shopping around its many ancient streets, marking a positive signal for the recovery of the capital’s tourism industry.

VOV.VN - The recent five-day national break from April 29 to May 3 saw tourist destination and entertainment centres across the country attract hordes of holidaymakers, and it was no surprise that the local tourism industry coned it.

VOV.VN - Beaches in coastal provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan are crowded with hordes of holidaymakers spending days off during the five-day national break.

VOV.VN - A large number of people have gathered at Mien Dong (East) and Mien Tay (West) coach stations in Ho Chi Minh City as they return to their hometowns to celebrate the upcoming national holidays of National Reunification Day on April 30 and International Labour Day on May 1.