VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tourism industry is gathering full steam from the COVID-19 inflicted hiatus thanks to its new visa waiver policy, high safety level, new attractive products and tourism promotion efforts locally and globally.

VOV.VN - Pakistan has recently announced changes to its visa policies, including a significant waiver of visa fees for visitors from 126 countries, including Vietnam.

Vietnam has been recognised as a compelling travel destination, drawing attention from international tourists thanks to its favourable visa and immigration policies.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed approximately 10 million foreign arrivals in the opening seven months of the year, marking a year on year increase of 51%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - According to an announcement on July 15 in the Thai Government news outlet the Royal Gazette, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has signed a decision to allow 60-day visa-free travel for tourists from Vietnam and 89 other countries as part of measures to promote tourism and encourage longer stays.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted the strong development of tourism and culture cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), calling it a bright spot of the bilateral ties, while addressing a conference in Seoul on July 1 as part of his official visit to the Northeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Justice has decided to extend its pilot visa scheme for tourists in group for another two years for citizens from Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has proposed that Australia consider relaxing visa application procedures in a bid to encourage more Vietnamese tourists to visit Australia moving forward, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - Some airlines have proposed that the government continue to ease visa rules to attract more foreign visitors, especially those from key markets such as Australia, the United States, Japan, India and China, to Vietnam.

Digital payments provider Visa recently announced a new partnership with three of the most popular e-wallets in Vietnam - MoMo, VNPAY and ZaloPay - to provide a more convenient payment experience for Visa cardholders at participating small and medium enterprises (SMEs).