Vietnam recorded over 88,200 international visitors in the first half of 2021, plunging 97.6% year on year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on June 29.

VOV.VN - The resort island of Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam is initiating plans to pilot receiving Russian visitors as of August in a closed tourism model through a vaccine passport pilot scheme.

VOV.VN - A short clip aimed at introducing the northern province of Ninh Binh was uploaded to YouTube on June 28, with the one-minute video featuring many images of beautiful sightseeing spots.

The number of tourists to Hanoi in the first half of 2021 is estimated at 2.9 million, down 25% year-on-year, according to the municipal Tourism Department.

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.

Tourism firms are speeding up digital transformation to better adapt to the circumstances in the pandemic through switching to new models and methods of business administration and operation, while creating novel and unique products.

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.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognised the making of fish sauce on Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang as a national intangible cultural heritage in late May.

Michelin Group wishes to cooperate with Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to introduce Vietnamese cuisine to the world.