Six winning shots from the “Resilient Vietnam” photo contest went on display on the big screen of Times Square in the centre of New York City, the United States, on October 15.
Several Vietnamese resorts have clinched spots at the Conde Nast Traveler 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards, with The Anam coming in as the highest-ranking Vietnamese resort on the “Top 30 Resorts in Asia” list, closely followed by Banyan Tree Lang Co.
With a score of 92.12 points, Vietnam has ranked ninth in a list of the world’s 20 favourite countries compiled by the US’s prestigious travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.
Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to Vietnam and 11 other countries next month, the Yomiuri newspaper has reported.
Vietnamese travellers are riding the trend of domestic travel in the context of the ‘new normal’ situation, with many Vietnamese who only love remote destinations now turning to discover joy in neighbouring localities in their own country.
Four Vietnamese hotels namely Azerai La Residence Hue, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi and InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 have been honoured with the Readers' Choice Awards 2020 in the "Top 20 Hotels in Asia" category.
Singapore is stepping up measures to ensure safety once its border is reopened, including the establishment of a COVID-19 testing lab at Changi airport.
A photo of an apartment block on Nguyen Hue street in Ho Chi Minh City at night has been featured on Facebook by the photo-sharing community of National Geographic UK, with the image receiving 51,000 reactions and thousands of comments from friends worldwide.
Singapore has unilaterally decided to lift its border restrictions and allow visitors travelling from both Vietnam and Australia, with the exception off the state of Victoria, to visit the island nation as of October 8, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
Singapore will lift border restrictions on visitors from Vietnam and Australia, except for the state of Victoria, from October 8.
Vietnam’s effective control of COVID-19 has impressed prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler (CNTraveler), as in its latest US and UK publications, the magazine has listed the Southeast Asian country as among the best holiday destinations after the pandemic ends and for 2021.
Vietnam’s Sapa Town (in Lao Cai Province) and Ninh Binh Province have been listed among 14 up-and-coming destinations in Asia, which were announced by the US-based travel site TripstoDiscover.