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Experts have called for fully reopening the country to foreign tourists from April 30 since Vietnam has one of the world’s highest Covid-19 vaccination rates. Tran Trong Kien, chairman of the National Tourism Advisory Board, and Truong Gia Binh, head of the Private Economic Development Research Board, said at a …

The frequency of regular flights between Vietnam and several destinations is being increased starting Sunday to accommodate higher travel demand as Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near. The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to 14 weekly flights on routes between Hanoi, HCMC and Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and …

Authorities in the coastal Binh Thuan Province have sought the tourism ministry’s green light to allow in foreign tourists from next month under a vaccine passport program. Its people’s committee on Thursday sent a proposal for a two-phase international tourism reopening program to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism …

The first regular commercial flight in nearly two years arrived in Vietnam with 121 passengers from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Vietnam Airlines flight VN852 landed at Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC at 6:45 p.m, Saturday. The passengers were overseas Vietnamese and people from Japan, Germany, South Korea, Indonesia …

Hanoi will allow no outdoor programs on New Year’s Eve while the central towns of Hue and Hoi An will suspend a series of countdown events due to the worsening pandemic situation. Authorities in Hanoi have decided not to organize fireworks shows and outdoor countdown events on New Year’s Eve …

With more areas in Hanoi turning into orange zones with high Covid risks, here is a guide to places capital tourists can travel during the New Year holiday without quarantine. With four days to go before the three-day New Year holiday begins this Saturday, eight districts in the capital including …

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 …