Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to the ancient riverbank city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam during the New Year holiday ((December 31, 2022 - January 2, 2023), opening a promising new year for the locality’s tourism sector.

Localities and travel firms have quickly embarked on plans to welcome back Chinese tourists to Vietnam and take Vietnamese visitors to China, after the Chinese side announced that it will officially cancel concentrated quarantine and COVID-19 testing for foreign visitors to this country from January 8.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was still modest, just 3.5 million, in 2022.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to add more than 500 flights, equivalent to 90,000 seats, in order to meet increasing travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest festival of the year.

VOV.VN - Prestigious website CNN Travel has listed Anam Resort Mui Ne among the top hotels to book ahead in 2023.

VOV.VN - A photo illustrating a green nipa palm forest in the south-central coastal province of Quang Ngai has been selected among the top 16 best images of 2022, as compiled by National Geographic Traveler of the UK.

VOV.VN - Hanoi is anticipated to welcome a total of 18.7 million visitors this year, including 1.5 million foreign arrivals and 17.2 million domestic visitors, representing a 4.7 fold-rise compared to figures recorded in 2021.

VOV.VN - Prestigious website CNN Travel of the United States has named Da Lat and Lan Ha Bay in its list of the top 18 most underrated travel destinations throughout all of Asia.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been listed among the leading places to visit in Asia for 2023, as compiled by magazine Fodor’s Travel of the United States.

VOV.VN - Prestigious international travel magazine Far & Wide has placed Vietnam in fifth position on its list of the 10 friendliest nation in the world.