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Central city Da Nang and its neighbor Hoi An will organize festivals showcasing hot air balloons later this week to give tourism a boost post pandemic. As part of a series of activities to welcome the first international flights to Da Nang after nearly two years of suspension, 17 colorful …

A sand dune in central Vietnam and a tower in HCMC have been recommended as best places to see sunrises and sunsets in the country. The white sand dunes in Binh Thuan Province, dubbed “Little Sahara,” is where most tourists say they have found the best views of the sun …

With many Vietnamese tourists interested in traveling abroad as countries lift Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements, here’s a review of available international flights to enable such travel plans. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines currently operates three weekly flights from Hanoi and HCMC to Bangkok while Vietjet Air has doubled its …

Vietnam is determined to fully reopen tourism and will adopt measures to treat foreign and domestic tourists alike, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said Tuesday. “We are not just reopening tourism but also international trade and international exchange from March 15, like before Covid-19. “We will not treat foreign …

With the number of daily Covid cases in Vietnam increasing rapidly, tightening entry rules for foreign arrivals “is no longer essential,” Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son said. “At a time when the health ministry proposed tightening entry restrictions for foreign tourists, the number of daily infections in Vietnam was …

Authorities in Hanoi plan to open a new pedestrian zone around Son Tay old fortress citadel during the upcoming Reunification Day (April 30) holiday to boost tourism. The 820-meter-long pedestrian zone spans some streets around the ancient citadel in the outlying district of Son Tay, 40 kilometers from downtown Hanoi, …

Singaporean authorities have decided to restore two-way quarantine-free travel with Vietnam from March 16, with the latter fully reopening international tourism a day earlier. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore announced Friday that vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) will be launched for Greece and Vietnam from March 16, the Strait Times …

Canadian tourism website The Travel has included HCMC’s War Remnants Museum among the 10 ‘best ancient museums’ in Asia. It says: “It was built in remembrance of the war in Vietnam. The museum contains many artifacts and other machines used during the war. “For a tourist interested in learning as …

The tourism ministry on Thursday rejected a proposal by the health ministry to increase isolation time and Covid-19 tests for foreign tourists entering Vietnam. Nguyen Trung Khanh, head of the National Administration of Tourism, said the plan to reopen tourism starting Mar. 15 has been submitted to the government by …

The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in the first two months this year increased by 71.7 percent year-on-year to 49,200 as the country resumed regular international flights. Of the arrivals, 32,723 came from Asia and 10,130 from Europe, according to the General Statistics Office. Most visitors chose to fly …