VOV.VN - Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and VNPAY, Vietnam’s top fintech company, have entered a strategic partnership to enhance the digital payments experience in Vietnam.
VOV.VN - Many experts and leaders of travel firms believe that the local tourism sector will recover quickly from the second quarter of this year following the Government’s decision to reopen borders to travel from March 15.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to finalize plans on tourism resumption and issue a policy on visas for foreign tourists.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has granted approval to a proposal put forward by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to reopen the country’s borders to international travel on March 15.
A meeting was held on February 15 to discuss the plan to reopen tourism activities in the context of safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam in the chair.
Some Vietnamese airlines, travel companies and hotel businesses have proposed the Prime Minister announce the point of time for resuming international tourism in the country right in February.
The Immigration Department of Vietnam has announced new policies on easing entry procedures for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese (OVs) as well as their family members with valid visas or visa exemptions.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has given in-principle approval that favourable entry procedures will be created for foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives.
Visa, the world’s leading digital payment service provider, has reported great pent-up appetite for travel among Vietnamese in its Voice of the Consumer survey, which found that 76% of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country, far higher than the 38% planning overseas trips.
Vietnam will discontinue automatic stay extension for foreign nationals in the country starting January 15, as it tentatively reopens its borders, according to a notice from the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security.