A shared visa zone for the Southeast Asia region, similar to Europe’s Schengen visa mechanism, could be a game-changer Vietnam’s tourism sector needs.

The capital city of Hanoi is envisaged to become the nation’s tourism growth pole in the north under the tourism system planning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 recently announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Da Nang’s Department of Tourism, in co-operation with Vietjet Air, welcomed Miss Universe India Rhea Singha to attend a ceremony to open the new Da Nang-Ahmedabad (India) air route and to promote Vietnamese tourism.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) will play host to a tourism promotion programme from November 5 to 10 in the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing.

VOV.VN - Flight WFL8623 operated by World2Fly landed at Phu Quoc International Airport in southern Kien Giang province on October 24 bringing approximately 400 tourists from the Czech Republic to the island district for a one-week visit.

Vietnamese travel firms are attending the Asia International Trade Fair (ITB Asia 2024) in Singapore.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore are hosting a tourism promotion programme for Vietnam and the southern metropolis in the island nation from October 21 to 26.

VOV.VN - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will host both the National Tourism Year, alongside its branded Hue Festival, in 2025 with a total of 62 major programmes and events to take place during the year.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Ninh Binh will organise the Tourism Food Festival and the Trang An - Cuc Phuong Hot Air Balloon Festival from October 18 to 29 to mark the 10th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of Trang An Landscape Complex as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has planned to increase the frequency of its flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok from 3 to 4 flights per day, starting December 1, 2024 using Airbus A321 aircraft.