The 39th online meeting of ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) National Tourism Organisations discussed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism activities and worked out solutions, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and La Vie Co., Ltd. have launched an initiative that helps people sit at home and still get a glimpse of the beauty of the country’s nature amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

Hanoi is striving for over 15 million domestic tourists in 2021, equal to 70% of that in 2019 and but two times higher than that in 2020, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Da Nang City Tourism Promotion Centre, in collaboration with Helen Le, the host of Helen’s Recipes YouTube channel on Vietnamese cuisine, have launched a livestream programme entitled “Mam Mam Da Nang” to provide viewers with cooking instructions for typical Da Nang dishes.

VOV.VN - The Asia-Pacific region has been the area hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new annual Economic Trends Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

VOV.VN - Over 70 firms of the Red Sea Governorate in Egypt attended a business forum held by the Vietnamese Embassy on July 7 in Hurghada city in order to learn more about the country’s potential for trade, economic, and tourism co-operation.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry discussed ways to deepen bilateral relations and cooperation at multilateral forums during their telephone talks held on July 5.

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.