The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) said on February 25 that it has asked travel firms to stop receiving tourists from countries hit by COVID-19 in the face of new complicated development of the disease in the Republic of Korea and Japan.
About 650,000 Russians visited Vietnam in 2019, up 6.6 percent from 2018, while the number of Indian tourists nearly doubled the 2016 figure to reach 25,000, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi) will take place in Hanoi from May 14-17, later than the initial schedule for April 1-4 due to coronavirus concerns, the Vietnam Tourism Association said on February 24.
(TITC) - On 21st February 2020, in Hanoi, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and Vietnam Grand Prix LLC (VGPC) signed an agreement on tourism promotion at Formula 1 for the period 2020 - 2025.
The Da Nang International Firework Festival 2020, a big cultural and tourism event of the central coastal city of Da Nang, has been cancelled due to the complex developments of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The images of Vietnam’s conical hat, a mask used by Vietnamese stage artists, a Dong Ho folk painting, the lotus and a bronze drum have been featured on tickets of the Formula One (F1) VinFast Vietnam Grand Prix 2020, creating a way to popularize Vietnamese culture to international friends.
As the novel coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19 ) has resulted in multiple tour cancellations, travel firms have taken innovative measures with special promotions to woo visitors.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has stressed the need to develop a set of travel safety standards to develop the tourism sector, which has suffered since the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 20 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the municipal Department of Tourism on February 20 to discuss solutions in response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The Hue Festival 2020, a big cultural event of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be rescheduled due to complex developments of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The first overseas tourism office of Vietnam was officially opened in London, the UK, on February 18.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has affirmed that Vietnam is a safe destination amid the global Covid-19 outbreak.