VOV.VN - The central coastal city of Da Nang welcomed more than 1200 MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) tourists during the opening days of this year, with the majority coming from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Republic of Korea RoK), according to a statement by Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Promotion Center on February 1.

A key for Vietnam to attract more foreign tourists at this time is to change its visa policy, said Chris Farewell, a member of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

VOV.VN - Vietnam will attend the 2023 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) to be held in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia, from February 2-5, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The tourism sector of the northern port city of Hai Phong will focus on developing sports and yacht tourism towards attracting more holiday-makers with high spending power, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Situated in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Con Dao island has been named among the top 16 best island vacations in the world, as compiled by tourism magazine Condé Nast Traveler (CNTraveler) of the United States.

2023 is a promising year for the tourism sector in terms of both tourist arrivals and revenue, according to Chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.

VOV.VN - Phung Phuoc Thinh, the Vietnamese representative at Mister Tourism World 2022, recently left for the Philippines to compete in the final round of the male pageant.

The number of cruise tourists accounts for only 2-3% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital has welcomed roughly 332,000 visitors, including 32,000 international guests, during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 21 to January 26, with total tourism revenue anticipated to reach more than VND1 trillion.

VOV.VN - Italy’s Silver Spirit cruise ship docked at Tien Sa port on January 23, bringing 648 foreign visitors to Da Nang city, a tourist attraction in central Vietnam.