The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for urgent support for tourism businesses impacted by the second wave of COVID-19.

As the resurgence of COVID-19 in Vietnam has been basically brought under control, the tourism sector in the capital city of Hanoi has been swiftly making plans to attract visitors again and gradually return to previous levels of growth.

VOV.VN - Popular tourist attractions in Da Nang and the central province of Quang Nam such as Ba Na Hills, the Da Nang Museum, and Cham Museum are welcoming the return of tourists in an effort to reinvigorate the local tourism industry following the second novel coronavirus (COVID-19) wave.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document, asking tourism management departments, tourism associations and businesses to continue carrying out domestic tourism stimulus programmes in the remaining months of 2020.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi) 2020 is scheduled to get underway between November 18-21 after being postponed three times due to fears surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - The northern border province of Quang Ninh has initiated two tourism stimulus packages worth VND300 billion in total which have proved effective despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh is set to offer huge discounts on entrance fees to a series of popular tourist attractions, including the renowned Ha Long Bay, from September 9 until the end of the year to stimulate tourism demand.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has launched a new stimulus programme aimed at boosting the local tourism industry, with attractions anticipated to offer discounts of between 50% and 100% on entrance fees.

Tickets for the Formula One VinFast Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 will be valid when the event finally takes place, the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper quoted the organisers as saying.

The northern province of Lai Chau, situated 450km northwest of Hanoi, is not as popular a destination as Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province or Moc Chau in Son La Province. Yet it has a primitive and mysterious beauty that is well worth exploring.