Foreigners can now experience the next best thing to a holiday in Vietnam via an online tool called “Stay at Home with Vietnam”, which was launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board on April 20.
The 2020 Vesak Festival will be broadcast live on Youtube, Facebook, Butta and Phatsuonline, as well as An Vien TV due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s tourism sector is likely to be one of the first to recover strongly after the pandemic is brought under control, according to an expert from Savills Vietnam.
The Vietnam Railways (VNR) has asked competent authorities for permission to increase passenger trains on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh route from April 16.
The recently-issued strategy for Vietnam’s tourism development to 2030 is expected to be a driving force for the industry in weathering the storm posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.
Due to the complicated developments of COVID-19, the a first-ever online book fair will be held from April 19 to May 20 in celebration of the seventh Vietnam Book Day, which falls on April 21 each year.
At a time when the tourism sector is forced to switch to hibernation mode due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many hospitality businesses and firms have actively sought out ways to adapt their operations to overcome the difficulties caused by the epidemic.
The Ha Long Carnival and the 2020 Ha Long - Quang Ninh Tourism Week will take place on Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) holiday if the COVID-19 is brought under control, announced the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee.
“We hope to return to Vietnam and explore it properly under better circumstances. Many thanks, from Ethan and Uyoa.”, two Irish tourists displayed their sincere thanks to Vietnamese medical workers for the assistance provided to the pair during their compulsory 14-day quarantine period in Nghe An.
Vietnamese publishing houses are offering free e-books to entertain their readers over the long break.
Relevant agencies of Vietnam have been actively assisting foreign representative agencies in the country to carry out citizen protection measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on April 3.
“I just want to send you a letter of appreciation for your wonderful staff who have greatly taken care of us in what we will always remember as ‘Vietnam confinement days” and a very particular experience”, Cristina Daus wrote.