It’s fair to say that 2020 was a challenging year for Vietnam’s tourism sector, but it wasn’t an unmitigated disaster. Analysts have said that COVID-19 created a turning point for both local and international tourism, requiring travel companies study and craft a new future for their business.

VOV.VN - 2020 was a difficult year for all businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was a year in which Vietnamese enterprises exerted greater efforts for international integration and development.

Nearly 500 representatives from the Vietnam Tourism Association, the Vietnam Society of Travel Agents, the culture and tourism sector, and involved agencies joined the National Travel Agents Forum 2021 held in the northern city of Hai Phong on January 12.

Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Da Nang have agreed to develop a joint tourism promotion programme to boost travel demand to the central region.

VOV.VN - The judging panel of Miss Vietnam Tourism 2020 have selected 35 outstanding contestants from across the country who will progress to the pageant’s semi-finals which are due to be held in Dak Nong province between November 18 and November 30.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2020 is set to run in Hanoi from November 18 to November 23 on the theme of "Vietnam Tourism - changing for development."

VOV.VN - A 30-second video titled “Why not Vietnam” will be broadcast on news broadcaster Cable News Network (CNN) of the United States starting from October 15 to advertise Vietnamese tourism worldwide.

VOV.VN - Young women across the country between the ages of 18 and 26 are being encouraged to participate in Miss Vietnam Tourism 2020, with organisers holding a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 to mark the start of the national beauty contest.

The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) in conjunction with the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) on September 30 organised an online forum on digital transformation to promote Vietnam's tourism development in the context of global COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - A ceremony took place on September 24 at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi to award the winners of the ninth national tourism photo contest Explore Vietnam.