The number of Vietnamese tourists to Australia grew more than 50% as compared with the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, Australian Tourism and Trade Minister Don Farrell said on June 26.

Malaysia’s Batik Air opened a new direct route connecting Kuala Lumpur and Indonesia’s Batam on February 18 to boost tourism traffic between the two countries.

The northernmost province of Ha Giang, honoured as the “Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination” by World Travel Awards 2023 and among the 52 best places to travel in 2023 by New York Times, is rolling out measures to optimise its cultural values for tourism development and taking tourism expansion as a way to preserve and promote the local culture.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revealed a plan to boost its revenue from foreign tourists and the “Thais Travelling in Thailand” campaign.

India is seen as a potential market for Vietnam’s tourism, and the country will strengthen promotion activities to lure more holiday-makers from the South Asian market, according to Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.

Nearly 3.7 million foreign tourists travelled to Vietnam in the first four months of 2023, accordiing to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The Chinese Government's decision to add Vietnam into the list of countries that can receive groups of Chinese tourists from March 15 is expected to further promote the recovery and development of tourism and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

The Tet (Lunar New Year) tourism market this year is assessed to be more exciting, as diverse domestic, inbound and outbound tours are offered.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, bestowed with breathtaking landscapes coupled with a kaleidoscope of culture and cuisine, needs to diversify to better tap into the tourism market to increase revenues, insiders have said.

The Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), the Private Sector Development Committee (Committee IV) and the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) Alliance have proposed that the Government remove all domestic and international travel restrictions and completely reopen the tourism market from May 1.

Ho Chi Minh City and the central province of Binh Dinh have received approval from the Government to reopen to foreign visitors this month, the sixth and seven localities to do so.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a dialogue with Japanese investors on November 24, during which the Vietnamese government leader affirmed that the Vietnam-Japan relationship has never been as good as it is now, and will even grow better in the future.

A video clip entitled “Viet Nam: Di de yeu!” (Vietnam: Travel to Love!) was scheduled to be officially launched on YouTube digital platform on November 23 to take visitors to a journey through beautiful destinations of Vietnam.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2021, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from July 29 to August 1, is expected to serve as a good chance to warm up Vietnam’s tourism market.

Tourism businesses should be flexible to foster domestic travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said.

Tourism markets in the southeast region have remained dynamic thanks to appropriate changes to minimise losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies and local governments have focused on promoting domestic travel by creating new itineraries that include local attractions.

Tourism markets in the southeast region have remained dynamic thanks to appropriate changes to minimise losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is making preparations for the recovery of the tourism market amid a new COVID-19 outbreak.

The tourism market has recovered since mid-April when social distancing measures against COVID-19 were eased, heard a conference held in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa on May 16.

The central province of Quang Binh plans to shift the focus of tourism from international tourists to domestic tourists while offering affordable prices to stir the tourism market.