Travel

Authorities in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, home to popular tourist town Vung Tau, have allowed hotels, resorts and restaurants in low and medium Covid-risk areas to reopen from Friday. In those areas, authorities also permitted tourist spots, museums, movie theaters and religious sites to reopen. Non-essential services like karaoke parlors, …

The government has approved the resumption of international flights between Vietnam and nine destinations that have managed high vaccination rates and good pandemic control on January 1. They are San Francisco or Los Angeles (the U.S.), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos), Beijing/Guangzhou (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South …

HCMC wants the government to allow the resumption of international flights this month to enable foreign tourists to visit. In a proposal they submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Wednesday, city authorities said the Covid-19 pandemic is basically under control with high vaccination rates, and with the healthcare system …

Authorities in HCMC have launched a boat tour at night on the Saigon River as part of efforts to increase tourism options. The tour run by Thuong Nhat Co. Ltd. will begin at the Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 and end at Binh An Wharf in Thu Duc City. …

Several ministries have voiced support for the Ministry of Transport’s recommendation to resume international flights on December 15, saying the high vaccination rates have basically brought Covid-19 under control. Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said at a government meeting Thursday that 97 percent of the country’s population aged …

Experts and businesses support the transport ministry’s proposal to reopen international flights from mid-December, saying it would help aviation and tourism recovery take off during peak travel season. The ministry proposed Tuesday that the government allows regular international flights to resume December 15, starting with nine destinations: San Francisco or …

Pitching a tent and sleeping overnight on top of Ta Xua Mountain is an interesting travel experience: you will wake up amid a sea of white clouds. Situated 230 kilometers (143 miles) north of Hanoi, Ta Xua, the 10th highest peak in Vietnam at 2,865 meters, straddles Yen Bai and …

The Ministry of Transport has suggested that the government allows international flights to resume on nine routes from next week (December 15). In a plan submitted Tuesday, the ministry proposed that the resumption be carried out in two pilot phases. The first phase starting Dec. 15 will reopen flights between …

The U.S. CDC listed Vietnam in a group of high Covid risk countries in its updated travel warnings while Pakistan banned travel from Vietnam. Fifty-six countries and territories, including Australia, Laos, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, have been listed as level 3, or those posing high Covid-19 risks …

Vietnam’s two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, are part of a global index of 100 best city destinations complied by a British market research firm. The capital city was ranked 94th while the southern metropolis stood 90th in the first edition of Top 100 City Destinations Index …