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210 tourists from Uzbekistan landed at Phu Quoc Airport in the southern province Kien Giang Saturday on a nine-day tour under the ongoing vaccine passport trial program. They arrived on a charter flight operated by Uzbekistan Airlines. The Uzbek visitors will stay at the Vinpearl Discovery Coastalland Phu Quoc, and …

The Thai government has reimposed mandatory quarantine for all foreign tourists to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The ‘Test and Go’ scheme since early November, which allowed fully vaccinated travelers from more than 60 countries, including Vietnam, to enter without mandatory quarantine, was suspended …

The Thai government has reimposed mandatory quarantine rule for all foreign tourists to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The ‘Test and Go’ scheme since early November, which allowed fully vaccinated travelers from more than 60 countries, including Vietnam, to enter without mandatory quarantine, was …

Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam is scheduled to welcome a group of South Korean tourists on January 7 under a vaccine passport trial program. This would be the first foreign tourists visiting the province, home to world heritage site Ha Long Bay, since the country partially reopened its borders …

Domestic carriers have opened their ticket sales for Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday, and increased flight frequency to meet peak travel demand. Vietnam Airlines and its subsidiaries Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) plan to operate 10,000 to 11,000 flights, or around two million seats, from Jan. 16 to …

Vietnamese carriers and travel firms are preparing to revive their businesses on the premise of the government approving the resumption of international flights. A representative of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said the government’s decision to reopen regular international flights from January 1 was a positive sign for the recovery …

Vietnamese budget carrier Bamboo Airways announced Friday it would launch a direct service connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Australia’s Melbourne early next year to meet growing demand. Initially, there will be two weekly return flights using the wide-body aircraft Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, and this will be increased to four …

Vietnam and India have agreed to work toward recognizing each other’s vaccine passports and soon resume direct flights to facilitate travel demand. During a meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of Representatives) of India Om Birla …

Hong Kong authorities have banned Cathay Pacific flights from HCMC for two weeks starting December 10 after three passengers on a flight tested positive for Covid-19. Two women, 27 and 48, and a man, 57, arrived in Hong Kong last Wednesday from the Vietnamese city, The Standard newspaper reported quoting …

Residents and visitors can see HCMC in a completely new light with a 30-minute water bus ride, enjoying the sunset and watching the city don its shimmering nightwear.     Water bus ride shows off HCMC in glittering fashion Short water bus ride shows off HCMC in glittering fashion