Experts have said Vietnam needs a roadmap to recover the tourism sector which has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A conference was held in the central province of Nghe An on December 25 to discuss ways to promote the tourism sector’s recovery and development moving forward.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese tourism sector aims to welcome five million international visitors and 60 million domestic tourists in 2022 to earn approximately VND400 trillion in revenue.

The tourism sector has been on the path of recovery after a period of "freezing" due to COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has planned to expand locations in its pilot scheme to welcome back vaccinated visitors from overseas in early 2022, according to Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Da Nang city, a large tourist magnet in the central region, is taking various measures in an effort to revive tourism in the new normal, after a long hiatus caused by the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

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.

The fourth wave of COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on tourism in Vietnam, including Hanoi, but it has also opened up opportunities to restructure this industry, change approaches to the market, and align products to travellers’ demand and the reality, according to insiders.

The tourism sector should take firm steps to resume its services safely, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a working session with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) on October 14.

VOV.VN - A number of tourism destinations located in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh have reopened while following COVID-19 containment measures, showing their readiness to welcome tourists from other cities and provinces in November.