The HCMC Department of Tourism received many opinions from experts and travel agencies at a seminar on collecting measures attracting international visitors to HCMC in 2022 that was held on March 3.
Thanks to the implementation of the pilot route to welcome international passengers, with many international routes having been restored, international arrivals to Vietnam in February increased by 49.6% over the previous month and 169.6% over the same period last year.
The southcentral province of Binh Thuan is set to launch a pilot scheme welcoming foreign arrivals under package tourism programmes from Tan Son Nhat International Airport or Cam Ranh airport to resorts in the Ham Tien - Mui Ne area of Phan Thiet City from February.
The Prime Minister has allowed Ho Chi Minh City to participate in the pilot programme of welcoming international visitors, which will offer a chance for the city to recover tourism following the long period of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The central province of Binh Dinh is going to become the sixth destination for international tourists before January 2022, together with Kien Giang, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Quang Ninh.
Ho Chi Minh City received more than 3.8 million international visitors in the first 6 months, a 26.5 percent higher than in the same period last year, and reached 51 percent of this year's target.
Based on its 2017 success, Ho Chi Minh City aims to attract between seven and eight million international visitors and a whopping 29 million domestic visitors in 2018.
From the end of September 2017, international visitors to Viet Nam will have the chance to take free walking tours in Ho Chi Minh city, Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi, Hoi An and Ha Long.
(TITC) – In August 2017, Viet Nam received 1,229,163 international visitor arrivals, up 18.5 percent over last month and seeing a significant increase of 35.1 percent compared to the same period last year, the General Statistic Office reported.
A flight from Hong Kong with 172 passengers landed at Da Nang International Airport on January 28, bringing first tourists to the central city on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
(TITC) - According to the General Statistics Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in October estimated 812,017 arrivals, slightly decreasing 0.1% compared to the previous month and increasing 23.2% over the same period last year.
(TITC) - According to the General Statistics Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in June 2016 estimated 700,446 arrivals, decrease 7.5% compared to May 2016, and increase 29.8% over June 2015.