In the poll of 1,000 people by Changi Airport Group, the operator of the island nation's airport, 95 percent said they would stay in Vietnam for over seven days for their holidays, and their favorite destinations are Hanoi, HCMC, Da Nang, and Ha Long Bay.

An aerial view of downtown HCMC at night.

Three in five said they have visited Vietnam before, and most respondents were impressed by Vietnam's diverse cuisine, natural landscapes and traditional culture.

Vietnam resumed commercial flights to and from Singapore on January 1.

In November the government started allowing in foreign tourists under a vaccine passport program, and nearly 8,000 have arrived so far.

But they are only allowed to come on package tours with limited itineraries.

Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh, and Binh Dinh provinces and HCMC and Da Nang City are the only localities they are allowed to visit.

Various industry trade groups have called on the government to consider fully reopening the country to foreign visitors from May 1 to revive the tourism sector.

Vietnam Tourism officially on CNBC on air

CNBC - the famous American television channel, officially broadcasted the interview with Deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Ha Van Sieu, regarding Vietnam tourism, on January 17 (local time).

Vietnamese golf returns with 11 tournaments in 2022 after quiet year

Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) is set to organize 11 pro and amateur tournaments in 2022.

Various entities to be honoured at upcoming ASEAN Tourism Forum

Many Vietnamese entities will be honoured at this year’s ASEAN Tourism Awards in four out of the five categories, namely ASEAN Green Hotel Awards, ASEAN MICE Venue Awards, ASEAN Clean Tourist City Awards, and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards, according to the organisers of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022.

Son Doong cave adventure tour fully booked for 2022

All 1,000 slots for Son Dong expedition adventure tour to the world’s largest cave in the central province of Quang Binh have been fully booked by domestic visitors for 2022, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

HCMC, Da Nang eye return of foreign tourists in 2022

Tourist hubs HCMC and Da Nang have unveiled two scenarios for tourism recovery this year, both focused on receiving foreign tourists under a trial vaccine passport program.

Source: VnExpress